There are a significant number of factors that inspire me as a registered nurse to focus on the lives of dialysis patients. For instance, as a dialysis nurse, I depend mostly on the outstanding interpersonal ability, when attending to dialysis patients as well as dealing with other professionals studying this issue (Daugirdas, Blake & Ing, 2007). In addition, the natural compassion inspires me to maintain the treatment and make essential changes in its ordinary plan. Accordingly, for a person to become a registered nurse, there are various trainings and qualifications required. After going through one of such trainings, I attained the necessary key nursing skills that help me improve the quality of my work and get inspired to focus on saving lives of dialysis patients as well as taking care of them.
Furthermore, dialysis nurses are always trained to be team players who coordinate well with individuals from diverse areas. Thus, I got all the motivation and developed the will to stand with the patient throughout the entire process of their sickness due to my training program and skills developed.
The toughest challenge I have encountered during my work with the dialysis patients is making decision on stopping the dialysis treatment putting in mind the reaction of the health care team as well as the family. In most cases, from my experience, a considerable number of patients find it hard to talk about putting an end to the treatment. In addition, they worry a lot about how their family will take such decisions and react. However, such patients are always advised to discuss their feelings openly with their relatives close people or even let the health care team be present during the discussion.
As a registered nurse, I have met a lot of patients, but I have also encountered one dialysis patient who really inspired me. Lewis of New York was on dialysis for 30 years, and had five children and seven grandchildren. The most inspirational thing in this patient was the way he credited strict devotion to his treatment arrangement of his continuous achievement. His plan included taking his medicines, eating properly, and not missing any treatments. Lewis approached his treatment with a positive attitude and embraced the new lifestyle with the right mind. This is because he understood that the success of his treatment wais in eating healthy foods, being complaint and sustaining an active lifestyle. As long as patients take enough time to understand their diagnosis, they stand a good chance to remain on track with their treatment sessions. Dialysis patients should be independent and self-sufficient to live as normal life as possible. Lewis was an independent patient with a positive attitude in regard to living as long and normal life as possible.
The best things that dialysis patients can do to improve their quality of life and control their destiny are to create a positive attitude and embrace their new way of living. This implies that they have to comply with the advice of their health care providers, stick to their treatment sessions, and follow a healthy lifestyle. However, patients can achieve this by having a powerful and supportive network of relatives and close friends to act as motivators. There is no particular method of attaining long-term achievement with dialysis. Patients achieve the best results if they develop an optimistic attitude, become participants of healthy care practices, and ensure they follow the advice of their health care providers
Reference
Daugirdas, J. T., Blake, P. G., & Ing, T. S. (2007). Handbook of dialysis. 4 edn. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.