Receiving hemodialysis in the in-patient or outpatient setting is uncomfortable and non-pleasurable. Thankfully, “the movement of medical care out of institutional settings into patients’ homes has increased in most industrialized countries as part of the general emergence of self- care options in the healthcare field” (Halifax, 2009, p. 27). In relation to this, an alternative option has become available for Dialysis patients called Nocturnal Home Hemodialysis (NHHD) within the past few years. This new method allows patients to complete treatments within their own homes privately. These patient’s self-administer hemodialysis “for 6 to 8 hours, 5 to 6 nights per week” (Halifax, 2009, p. 28). Not only is the patient’s life made somewhat easier, there may be an “impact on medical expenses in general, including the number of hospital admissions and the amount of prescription medications required” (Halifax, 2009, p. 28).…