The Nursing Care of a Chinese Suicidal Patient with an Internal Jugular Vein Catheterization with Hemodialysis

Abstract

Purposes: Summarize the experience of nursing care on a suicidal patient with an internal jugular vein catheterization with hemodialysis. Prevention of such adverse events, improving adherence of patient to hemodialysis. Method: According to the patient's condition, implement emergency care when in a coma and observe closely to give treatment promptly in order to rescue the patient's life. Focus on prevention of a second suicide attempt when the patient is awake. Through timely psychological counseling and health education, instruct the patient's family to identify the various symptoms of a threatened suicide and take prompt interventions, thereby to reduce the incidence of suicidal behavior. Result: Through emergency nursing care treatment, Patient was in a stable condition and cooperated with the treatment. Patient's family knew how to deal with kinds of complication of hemodialysis simply. Conclusi on: Generally, several factors will result in suicide behavior of diabetic nephropathy patients in hemodialysis. It is to find patient's u nhealthy feelings timely, to take effective measures including aggressive symptomatic treatment, psychological counseling, and to ask help from patient's family that will avoid adverse events and improve patient's quality of life consequently.