Implementation Plan
Implementation Plan
Goal:
General Objectives:
Hemodialysis is one of the common treatments to manage CKD & ESRD patient cases
wherein it provides a routine therapy to remove the toxins inside the patient’s body and manage
the body’s homeostasis. However, this treatment interferes with their life quality as it limits their
capacity to perform their daily activities and experience social (support system and financial
issues) and behavioral crises such as anxiety, depression, anger, and denial. Patients with the
chronic renal disease tend to be vulnerable to poor quality of life as they continue to experience
health complications, physical and behavioral instability, behavioral problems, inadequate social
support, and financial distress (Liu, Chang, Yang, Lu, & Hou, 2017). These life burdens
encountered by most CKD & ESRD patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment have shown
deterioration in their physical condition and poor prognosis for their treatment of care (Izabel,
Rafaela, & Fabiana, 2017). Over time, this treatment could increase their risk of frailty leading to
disability and dysfunction of the patient. Under such circumstances, these burdens likely prevent
them to go to school, work, and social gatherings as the patient need to balance out their situation
Renal care and rehabilitation (RCR) are one of the essential health components to be considered
in the community to appraise the CKD and ESRD patient’s functional capacity for their daily
living. The program aims to optimize the physical function of the CKD & ESRD patients when
performing self-care activities and improve self-management of their health care needs to
function independently. The program will enable the target group to be actively involved in
intervention and nutritional support which contribute to a better quality of life among CKD and
ESRD patients. This has been a significant factor due to the surge of disability related to kidney
disease and lower physical activity (Hoshino, 2021). Patients tend to develop joint pain, fatigue,
muscle weakness, anxiety, and depression over time. Renal care and rehabilitation mediate the
optimum independent function of the CKD and ESRD patients in different health dimensions.
Integration of knowledge and practices about the disease prevention and control
strategies contribute to address the needs of the patient. Health care professionals demonstrate
specialized skills and advanced knowledge to address various health problems which influenced
other nations to promulgate regulations and standards of practices. These are especially true in
monitoring the public health of the individuals and groups, informing and educating the local
and local government unit, and providing linkages of health care services. Its health domain
emphasizes the pathological event of the diseases in which we monitor, analyze, and intervene
for the possibility of the illnesses to likely disperse in the growing population. Thus, the need of
inoculation for the bigger groups and susceptible groups will weigh great advantage to prevent
According to the study of Yamagata Kunihiro ,et.al (2019), the renal rehabilitation is an initiative
behavioral change towards exercise, dietary & fluid restrictions, medication adjustment or
sedentary behavior pattern, reduced cardiorespiratory fitness, and improved physical health-
The Renal Care and Rehabilitation program promotes on providing physical functioning,
quality of life and general well-being in individuals with kidney disease. The interventions
include exercise, diet, and fluid management and medical and medication surveillance in which
these will be provided in an individualized care plan emphasizing on improving the patient’s
Conceptual Framework
A structured approach to living with CKD, which underscores proactive management, overall
well-being, adaptability to change and empowerment through education, support systems and
optimized nursing care plans are provided by this conceptual framework. It aims to enable
individuals with kidney disease to lead satisfying lives in spite of the challenges that come with
their condition by fostering resilience, self-care, and a positive outlook on life. The domains of
the RCR program outlines the areas in which the program components are identified and
interconnected to achieve optimal living with chronic kidney disease. Independent physical
functioning aims at performing self-care and self-management of the patient’s condition through
medical and medication surveillance and exercise, diet, and fluid management. This provides a
holistic approach that promote well-being and empower individuals living with CKD to embrace
life. It is an ongoing and dynamic process that evolves over time. It requires ongoing adaptation,
self-reflection, and support. Thus, empowering and building relationship with the stakeholders
and team and establish collaboration and partnership will strengthen the goals of the RCR
program and will understand the multifaceted nature of living with CKD and identify areas for
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a critical health issue that affects individuals as well as
healthcare systems. This problem involves an all-inclusive approach to renal treatment and rehabilitation.
As such, the strategies for renal care and rehabilitation program which include: stakeholder involvement,
medical and medication management, exercise, food, fluid management and empowerment of
stakeholders, team work and program extension. One of the initial steps in developing an effective renal
care and rehabilitation program is engaging key stakeholders like patients, caregivers, healthcare
providers and community organizations. Program planning or orientation sessions may be held by
administrators to facilitate all parties knowing their roles, understanding the missions of this program thus
motivating them to take part in it. (Sanders et al., 2013). Engaging stakeholders in the evaluation process
is also critical because it ensures that the evaluation addresses important elements of the program's
objectives, operations, and outcomes. (Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health, 1999)
Stakeholders can help execute the other steps of the evaluation process, such as identifying program
goals, developing evaluation questions, and interpreting findings. Understanding the incentives and
management practices of various stakeholder groups, incorporating stakeholder feedback at both the
strategic and operational levels, and involving stakeholders in the evaluation process allows program
managers to create a comprehensive and sustainable renal care and rehabilitation program that addresses
the needs and concerns of all stakeholders. Moreover, a comprehensive medical and pharmacologic
surveillance are very crucial for any renal care or rehab plan. In particular this entails regular examination
of patients’ renal functions; alteration of pharmaceutical regimen as well as treating co morbidities such
At end stage renal diseases, patients often require specific dietary instructions to regulate fluid balance,
electrolyte composition and nutrient uptake which they must learn to adapt to their illness. It is important
that there is timely and appropriate nutritional intervention like consulting a certified dietitian as it helps
improve patient care and outcomes. Through working closely with their healthcare professionals, patients
can acquire knowledge on how to make the right choices while feeding themselves thus improving their
general health and quality life. Managing fluids properly is an essential aspect of renal therapy and
rehabilitation since fluid-electrolyte imbalance can be severe for people who have chronic kidney failure.
It is vital that stakeholders be empowered. These programs can instill a sense of ownership and
investment in patients, their families, healthcare practitioners, and community organizations (Sanders et
al., 2013) By means of patient education and collaborative decision-making, open communication assists
in involving people with CKD in their own treatment leading to improved treatment adherence and health
The success of renal care and rehabilitation programs relies on collaboration as well as cooperation (Jha
et al., 2013). The range or scope of these programs can be broadened through strong links between
healthcare systems, community organizations, and government agencies. Furthermore, ensuring fair
access to these basic treatments necessitates making renal care and rehabilitation services more available
to all people.
Priority Area 1: Medication and medical surveillance.
Medication and medical surveillance among CKD & ESRD patients direct to their ability
to adapt, manage, and control their health. Patients’ adaptive process in their kidney disease is
link to their physical and social health aspects as they demonstrated progressive compliance
behavior and increase awareness of their treatment management. The success rate of the
patient’s recovery and recuperation from their kidney diseases and complications are highly
associated with their high adherence to their treatment regimen and management of their
nutrition, medication, fluid restrictions, and lifestyle practices (Noghan, A. et.al, 2018). It is
imperative that through medication and medical surveillance, patient’s complications can be
prevented and corrected. Likewise, the essentiality of the medical interventions can also be
provided to the patients to communicate and address their underlying signs and symptoms. This
1. Perform regular medication reviews to prevent adverse drug interactions and drug
toxicity.
3. Communicate among healthcare teas members when complication of the disease arises.
Strategies:
1. Identifying the health barriers of treatment to reduce the risk factors of care. Promoting
behavior change such as consistency in complying with the treatment for CKD & ESRD
patients.
2. Seeking availability of free renal replacement therapy session and medication treatment from
treatment.
Key Activities Resources Short-term Short-term Long–term Long-term
4 weeks months
professional
consultation)
medications
laboratory s services blood workups compliance and other CKD & complications such
provider electrolyte
imbalance,
and
dyslipidemi
1.
Priority Area 2: Exercise training, diet, and fluid management.
do daily living activities independently and to prevent permanent physical disability. Diet
modification will help to control and manage their food intake appropriately to maintain
the body’s homeostasis (potassium, sodium, phosphorous) and to reduce waste products
in their blood such as urea and creatinine. This activity can be implemented thru the
following:
Objectives:
2. Engage in regular physical activity and exercise that improve muscular and
3. Collaborate with the rehabilitation specialist, dietician, and allied health professionals
Strategies:
2. Employing physical exercises and dietary planning to manage the desired physical
ability to perform the activities of daily living and to monitor the daily body
4weeks months
of body mass equipment body mass index nt of desired congestion in the pulmonary
than 30
minutes
during on
non-dialysis
days)
Resistance
training
(squatting)
2.1 Provide
physical immobility
prevent showed
muscle from no
imbalance independen
Resistance
training
(squats)
Balance
training
(double/singl
es-leg-
balance
training for 5
minutes 3-5
times a
week)
2.3 Encourage Therapeuti Established self- Actions identified
as household activities
work within
the patient’s
capability
Section II:
To maintain normal
blood pressure levels
from systolic of
>180mmHg to
systolic <140mmHg
To achieve May 2 hours Exercise, Diet, Comprehensi HD unit head Decreased the
significant 19- and fluid ve health nurse development of
improvements in May management assessment Nurse progressive
weight control (from 30, and researcher bone
obesity/undernourish 2024 individualized REDCOP nurse demineralizatio
ed to ideal body nursing care, Dietician n, malnutrition,
weight), and improve individualized Physical and fluid
functional diet planning, therapist overload
independence in and
performing self-care individualized Reduced rate of
activities such as physical emergency
eating, bathing, therapy hospitalization
grooming, cooking due to
and preparing food, hypoglycemia,
defecating and undernutrition,
urinating, walking uremia, and
without an assistive respiratory
device, communicate complications
with the health care
providers and family
members, recalling
events.;
To achieve
significant
improvements in
adequate and
recommended food
nutrition (salt intake
of < 2 grams per day,
0.8-1 gram /day
phosphorus intake)
and fluid intake of 1-
2 liters per day with
adequate diuresis of
2L per day
Exercise
training
Diet and fluid
management
Week 3 -Week 4
Exercise
training
Diet and fluid
management
Monitoring and
evaluation of the
activities
Analyzing results
Presentation of the final
report
Legends:
Administrative works
Month of May
Week Week 1 Week 2
st nd
Days 1 2 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 1st
2nd rd
3 4th 5th 6th 7th
Activities
Program planning and
preparation
Coordination with the
City Health Office I
Presentation of the
program to the program
coordinator
Meeting with the
participants (Home
Visits)
Assessment and
identification of needs
Implementation of
program
Medication and
medical
surveillance
Exercise
training
Diet and fluid
management
Month of May
Weeks Week 3 Week 4
Days 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Activities
Implementation of the
program
Medication and
medical
surveillance
Exercise
training
Diet and fluid
management
Monitoring and
evaluation of the
activities
Month of June
Weeks Week 1 Week 2
Days 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Activities
Implementation of the
program
Medication and
medical
surveillance
Exercise training
Diet and fluid
management
Monitoring and
evaluation of the
activities
Month of June
Weeks Week 3 Week 4
Days 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Activities
Implementation of the
program
Medication and
medical
surveillance
Exercise training
Diet and fluid
management
Monitoring and
evaluation of the
activities
Month of July
Weeks Week 1 Week 2
Days 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Activities
Implementation of the
program
Medication and
medical
surveillance
Exercise
training
Diet and fluid
management
Monitoring and
evaluation of the
activities
Month of July
Weeks Week 3 Week 4
st nd
Days 1 2 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 1st
2nd rd
3 4th 5th 6th 7th
Activities
Implementation of the
program
Medication and
medical
surveillance
Exercise
training
Diet and fluid
management
Monitoring and
evaluation of the
activities
Month of August
Weeks Week 1 Week 2
st nd
Days 1 2 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 1st
2nd rd
3 4th 5th 6th 7th
Activities
Implementation of the
program
Medication and
medical
surveillance
Exercise
training
Diet and fluid
management
Monitoring and
evaluation of the
activities
Month of August
Weeks Week 3 Week 4
st nd
Days 1 2 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 1st
2nd rd
3 4th 5th 6th 7th
Activities
Implementation of the
program
Medication and
medical
surveillance
Exercise
training
Diet and fluid
management
Monitoring and
evaluation of the
activities
Analyzing results
Presentation of the final
report
Legends:
Administrative works
the program after the funding is over. This requires long-term planning to expedite the involvement of the
health care providers and engagement of the stakeholder toward the improvement of the program capacity
for the target groups. Sustainability program adaptation is one of the domains of sustainability assessment
which ensures actions to be taken to adapt the program for its ongoing effectiveness.
Long-term objective:
Improve full independent
function to perform self-care
activities, adhere to
hemodialysis treatment and
medication treatment and
comply with regular renal
function monitoring
Exercise Short-term objective: Therapeutic Home visits Attainment of
training, diet a. Improve functional exercise Home care modified Total
and fluid performance to do daily regimen service independence functional
management living activities such as monitoring score (6) independenc
household works with Diet and e to manage
minimal assistance fluid Attainment of daily living
b. Adhere to a diet and planning independence activities
fluid restrictions practice score (7)
with minimal assistance from
the healthcare provider and Achieved the
family members desired body
Long-term objectives: mass index and
a. Sustain full body weight
functional performance to
perform daily living
activities such as general
labor work
b. Adhere to a diet
and fluid restrictions practice
without assistance from the
healthcare provider and
family members
Cognitive Short-term objective: Apply Cognitive Home visits
behavioral health-seeking behaviors to and Home care Attainment of Behavioral
therapy control anxiety, depression, behavioral service desired management
and emotional instability manageme monitoring behavioral to control
Long-term objective: nt responses from anxiety
Maintain an adaptive the journals and levels,
functioning behavior to cognitive- depression,
manage behavioral problems behavioral and
therapy of the aggression
patients
Community Community Formative Establishment
engagement Short-term objective: Seek capacity assessment of independent supportive
support from the LGU and Weekly learning community
their family to address their monitoring behavior of the environment
health needs for renal care family members
and rehabilitation to maintain the
Long-term objective: therapy and
Exercise their rights to health treatment of the
access and support for renal patient
care and rehabilitation
Coordination
with the local
government for
financial
support
Template sources: Building sustainable programs: The resource guide (March 2014)
Assessing potential partners
Template sources: Building sustainable programs: The resource guide (March 2014)
Parties Involved
Nurse
The nurse serves as the main health care provider of the program in terms of prevention and health
education. The nurse significantly supports the target group to independently function and perform self-
care activities. Also, to educate and train the family members to accomplish the goals of renal care
interventions.
Physical Therapist
The physical therapist functions to provide a proper exercise program to ensure the optimum physical
function of the patient. They are responsible for ensuring the target participant’s capability to perform
Occupational Therapist
The occupational therapist functions to assess the patient’s adaptation functions within their environment
to improve daily function. They structure behavioral therapy intended to the patient’s psychosocial and
developmental needs to restore their full independence to performance patterns such as daily routines.
Budget Plan Proposal
Project title: Functional Independence Program
Duration/Period:
Short–term period: May 5- 31, 2024
Volunteer labor
Physical therapist 0 2 4 weeks 0
Occupational therapist 500.00 1 4 weeks 500.00
Work Site place 0 2 4 weeks 0
Total Budget 500.00 500.00
Travel expenses
Mileage 300.00 4 4 weeks 1,800.00
Total Budget 300.00 1,800.00
Equipment and Supplies
dumbbells (rent) 0.00 2 4 weeks 0
weights (rent) 0 2 4 weeks 0
AV projector (rent) 0 1 1 day 0
microphone and speakers (rent) 500.00 1 1 day 500.00
Total Budget 500.00 500.00
Learning Materials
Visual aids 100.00 1 1 day 100.00
Hand-outs 100.00 10 1 day 1,000.00
Total Budget 300.00 1,100.00
Volunteer labor
Physical therapist 0 2 3 months 0
Work Site place 0 2 day 0
Total Budget 3,000.00 3,000.00
Travel expenses
Mileage 300.00 20 15 weeks 6,000.00
Total Budget 6,000.00
Equipment and Supplies
dumbbells (rent) 0.00 2 3 months 0
weights (rent) 0 2 3 months 0
AV projector (rent) 0 1 1 day 0
microphone and speakers (rent) 500.00 1 1 day 500.00
Total Budget 500.00
Learning Materials
Visual aids 200.00 1 1 day 200.00
Hand-outs 100.00 10 1 day 1,000.00
Total Budget 300.00 1,200.00
track of the progress of the program activities and objectives. The process will identify and measure the
outcome and method of the data, therefore it scrutinizes areas that need further improvement.
Full
compliance
Tools
These tools are designed to measure the functional independence of the CKD & ESRD patients in terms
of physical, and behavioral health functioning. The FIMS scale is the standardized instrument utilized by
the physical therapist to measure motor and cognitive function of the body toward independent functional
mobility to daily living activities. Whilst, the cognitive-behavioral therapy instrument will measure the
cognition, behavior, emotion, and mood of the target group. This will track down the progress of the
therapy as it will monitor the daily association of the target group to renal care and rehabilitation and
determine the outcomes of care and therapy. This checklist was permitted by the Mental Illness Research,
Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC, 2021), to adapt and used by the occupational therapist.
FIMS Scale
CBT monitoring Sheet
Adapted Source: Cully, J.A., Dawson, D.B., Hamer, J., & Tharp, A.L. 2020. A
Provider’s Guide to Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Department of Veterans
Affairs South Central MIRECC, Houston, TX.
CBT monitoring Sheet
Adapted Source: Cully, J.A., Dawson, D.B., Hamer, J., & Tharp, A.L. 2020. A
Provider’s Guide to Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Department of Veterans
Affairs South Central MIRECC, Houston, TX.
CBT monitoring Sheet: Thought Record
Adapted Source: Cully, J.A., Dawson, D.B., Hamer, J., & Tharp, A.L. 2020. A
Provider’s Guide to Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Department of Veterans
Affairs South Central MIRECC, Houston, TX.
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