Renal Nursing: Care and Management of People with Kidney Disease (5th Edition)

Description

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.

Table of Contents

1. List of Contributors vii
2. Foreword ix
3. Preface xi
4. The History of Dialysis and Transplantation 1 – Nicola Thomas
5. Applied Anatomy and Physiology and the Renal Disease Process 21 – Charlotte Chalmers
6. Patient and Carer Involvement in Renal Nursing Care, Education, and Research 59 – Ratna Das, Brian Gracey, Linda Gracey, Fiona Loud and Shahid Nazir Muhammad
7. Psychological Perspectives 81 – Fiona Murphy
8. Acute Kidney Injury 105 – Marissa Dainton
9. Chronic Kidney Disease 127 – Nicola Thomas
10. Investigations in Kidney Disease 147 – Althea Mahon
11. Haemodialysis 179 – Catherine Fielding
12. Peritoneal Dialysis 235 – Linsey Worsey
13. Renal Transplantation 277 – Victoria Dunsmore
14. Nondialytic Options and the Role of Palliative Care 335 – Helen R. Noble, Claire Carswell and Ian Walsh
15. Renal Care in Infancy, Childhood, and Early Adulthood 349 – Diane Blyton and Shelley Jepson
16. Renal Nutrition 367 – Barbara Engel and Pearl Pugh
17. Quality Improvement in Kidney Care 413 – Nicola Thomas
18. Index 423

Author Biography

Nicola Thomas is Professor of Kidney Care, London South Bank University, London, UK.