Kidney transplantation: guidelines of nursing in the hospital discharge

Abstract

Introduction: Kidney transplantation is a procedure used as surgical treatment in patients with end-stage renal disease. Purpose: To survey the main guidelines found in the literature which needs to be passed by the nursing to kidney transplanted patients at the time of the hospital discharge. Method: It was used the integrative literature review method of the national and international scientific production in the transplantation area by researching on the Virtual Health Library (VHL) databases by sampling twenty publications. Results: The analysis of the studies enabled the main demands relate to self-care needed for transplant patients. Conclusion: It was clear the high relevance of the guidelines given by the nurse and the patient’s understanding about these guidelines for treatment adherence and successful transplantation.