An evaluation of patient's knowledge about acute kidney injury pre- and post-follow-up clinic

Abstract

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common occurrence among hospital patients, with patients being cared for by a wide range of health care specialties, rather than purely under the care of nephrologists. Patients with severe AKI are known to have poorer outcomes if they do not receive appropriate follow-up and medication reviews. Following the successful implementation of a nurse-led AKI follow-up clinic, a service evaluation was undertaken to assess whether there had been any impact on patients' knowledge of AKI. Patients were asked to assess their perceived knowledge about AKI before and after attending an AKI nurse-led clinic appointment. The results found that patients were more knowledgeable following attendance at clinic and felt reasonably confident in preventing future AKI.