Admitting patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) for unplanned double-lumen catheter treatment as a temporary treatment measure for hemodialysis is a risky clinical practice. To gain insight into the factors that control or affect the temporary use of a catheter and to provide further effective health education for patients with CKD that could not avoid use of a catheter, this study employed descriptive statistics, the chi-squared test, and a multivariate logistic regression retrospective cohort design to perform secondary data analysis on 464 patients that underwent dialysis for the first time. The result revealed that 297 (64%) of these patients had used a temporary catheter. Younger age (OR = 0.96, p < .001), lower basal estimated glomerular filtration rate (OR = 0.88, p = .004), higher serum albumin (OR = 1.86, p = .017), and more education sessions (OR = 1.12, p = .023) were identified as influential factors. The results of this study are expected to serve as reference to CKD care teams for the design and establishment of plans and to advance dialysis paths and relevant educational programs.