Indigenous Australians and location choices for dialysis modality

Indigenous Australians and
location choices for dialysis
modality

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Renal replacement therapy refers to a term that is generally used to refer to the modality
of treatment that is used for replacing the waste filtering function of the kidney. Acute kidney
insufficiency causes progressive deterioration in body regulation of acid-base balance. It also
deteriorates electrolyte and fluid balance. The therapy is needed when individual kidney function
fails to achieve Homeostasis. Some situations may include chronic renal failure and septic shock,
acute kidney insufficiency, acute hepatic failure and others. To overcome this, there is a need for
renal replacement therapy which is highly effective and can provide individuals to live longer.
Renal replacement theory is a type of dialysis which is done for unstable patients who are not
able to tolerate regular dialysis. Nowadays, this dialysis can be done at home and have a positive
outcome (Nkhoma and et. al., 2021). Australian population generally used this treatment were
some of the group not likely to get treated with hemodialysis. There are some of the groups who
have lower uptake of renal replacement therapy at their home. In this report, there is a discussion
about the reason for not going for renal replacement therapy at home. There is also a discussion
about some barriers and their solution which can have a high impact on accessing the services
along with health resources. This essay also includes a recommendation that how nephrology
nurses can influence an individual to uptake renal replacement therapy at home which can also
be helpful for the healthcare system.
MAIN BODY
Home dialysis has shown better improvement in quality of life within a patient with a
renal problem. This provides various levels of benefit like freedom of daily diet, increased
control and opportunity to travel along with medications. It also provides benefits in high-quality
interaction with family members and helps in improved sleep patterns through adopting home
dialysis. It was also helpful to return to work easily. There are various clinical benefits of home
dialysis which help to provide the ability to increase the frequency at home. As per the
observation, it has been identified that consumers have a high level of reference for home
dialysis. There are the majority of patients and caregivers like to prefer home-based modalities
(Haber and et. al., 2021). Through this, they can travel for long and also get improve quality of
life which enhances their freedom. Through Australian survey, it has been identified that about