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Goal: To provide an overview of the motivational interviewing technique as applied to patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis.

Objectives:

Define motivational interviewing.
Explain the process of motivational interviewing in the healthcare setting.
Discuss the benefits of using the motivational interviewing technique with patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis.

Authors' Note: This research was supported by a grant from the American Nephrology Nurses' Association.

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

Leonor P. Ponferrada BSN, RN, CNN

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