Now in its fifth edition, Renal Nursing continues to be the essential evidence-based guide to nephrology and kidney care for nurses and allied health care professionals. This comprehensive text examines the stages of chronic kidney disease, pre-dialysis care, acute kidney injury, renal replacement therapy, renal nutrition, renal care in children and young people and more. • Offers thorough coverage of all major aspects of kidney care • Includes updated content on current practice, changes in policies, care and management, with the latest research evidence and current NICE guidance on renal replacement therapy • Has an innovative chapter on patient and public involvement in kidney care Renal Nursing is an indispensable resource for nurses working in nephrology, dialysis and transplantation, nurses in post-registration renal courses, student nurses in renal wards, specialist renal dietitians, pharmacists and other allied health professionals in related fields.
List of Contributors vii Foreword ix Preface xi 1 The History of Dialysis and Transplantation 1 Nicola Thomas 2 Applied Anatomy and Physiology and the Renal Disease Process 21 Charlotte Chalmers 3 Patient and Carer Involvement in Renal Nursing Care, Education, and Research 59 Ratna Das, Brian Gracey, Linda Gracey, Fiona Loud and Shahid Nazir Muhammad 4 Psychological Perspectives 81 Fiona Murphy 5 Acute Kidney Injury 105 Marissa Dainton 6 Chronic Kidney Disease 127 Nicola Thomas 7 Investigations in Kidney Disease 147 Althea Mahon 8 Haemodialysis 179 Catherine Fielding 9 Peritoneal Dialysis 235 Linsey Worsey 10 Renal Transplantation 277 Victoria Dunsmore 11 Nondialytic Options and the Role of Palliative Care 335 Helen R. Noble, Claire Carswell and Ian Walsh 12 Renal Care in Infancy, Childhood, and Early Adulthood 349 Diane Blyton and Shelley Jepson 13 Renal Nutrition 367 Barbara Engel and Pearl Pugh 14 Quality Improvement in Kidney Care 413 Nicola Thomas Index 423
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