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Goal: To increase awareness about the knowledge expectations held by patients receiving dialysis treatments.

Objectives:

Outline the areas patients expect to become knowledgeable about in relation to their diagnosis and treatment.
Summarize data from a study describing the knowledge expectations of patients on dialysis treatment.
Relate findings from a study about knowledge expectations of patients on dialysis treatment to patients in own one's practice.

Disclosure Statement: The authors reported no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this continuing nursing education article.

Heli Virtanen

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