title: A pre-training assessment tool for home dialysis.
abstract: Learning only occurs when one is ready to learn and involves a wide range of intellectual skills. A pre-training assessment is the foundation for all client care activities, especially for the success of a home training programme. This paper discusses the process of the development of a pre-training assessment tool for home dialysis, which acts as a screening instrument to identify suitable candidates for the home dialysis programme, and therefore serves to reinforce the chance of success with the learning.
authors.affiliation: Liverpool Health Service, Australia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chow
mesh_terms: D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D006437:Hemodialysis, Home / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D018579:Patient Selection; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*