Table 3.
Participants’ attitude toward dialysis vascular access cannulation and management (N = 197).
| Items | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. I have good understanding of the anatomy of the vascular access (various AVF and AVG). | 0 | 0 | 6.0% | 50.0% | 43.0% |
| 2. I had sufficient training and supervision in my early dialysis nurse career before performing actual cannulation. | 0.5% | 1.5% | 5.0% | 43.0% | 50.0% |
| 3. The use of ultrasound-guided cannulation would be helpful in facilitating cannulation. | 0 | 3.0% | 10.0% | 47.0% | 40.0% |
| 4. Diagrammatic illustration of anatomy of HD access and suggested needling sites from access surgeon is helpful. | 0 | 0.5% | 6.5% | 48.0% | 45.0% |
| 5. In your current practice, the communication between hospital care and community dialysis center is adequate. | 0 | 3.0% | 21.0% | 50.0% | 26.0% |
| 6. In your current practice, the communication between hospital care and community dialysis center is efficient. | 0 | 5.0% | 20.0% | 48.0% | 27.0% |
AVF = arteriovenous fistula, AVG = arteriovenous graft, HD = hemodialysis.