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The older person with renal failure

03 May 2000

Nursing Standard

CPD

The number of older people with end-stage renal failure is increasing. Mark Bevan describes the implications this will have for renal nurses, and others working with...

Assessment and management of the child requiring chronic haemodialysis

01 September 2004

Paediatric Nursing

CPD

A child with acute or end stage renal failure requiring haemodialysis has specific needs. This article provides the opportunity for nurses to update their knowledge...

Nutritional management of renal disease

01 May 1999

Paediatric Nursing

CPD

Managing the side effects of sunitinib: a guide to empowering the patient

01 May 2008

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

In June 2007, 12 research nurses involved in the clinical trials of sunitinib in the UK met to discuss the common side effects they had encountered with the drug....

Ageism in renal replacement therapy

01 December 2003

Nursing Older People

General

The need to avoid discrimination against older people in the provision of health or social services on the basis of age is highlighted in the National Service...

Renal disease in older people

01 September 2001

Nursing Older People

Continuing professional development

There has been a significant rise in the incidence of renal failure in older people. This article gives an overview of possible causes and treatment.

Peritoneal dialysis

21 June 2005

Nursing Standard

Learning zone continuing professional development

Peritoneal dialysis has much to offer patients with chronic renal failure who wish to manage their care and live relatively independent lives. The authors discuss...

Peritoneal dialysis

15 June 2005

Nursing Standard

CPD

Peritoneal dialysis has much to offer patients with chronic renal failure who wish to manage their care and live relatively independent lives. The authors discuss...

Rehabilitation services for patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis in Hong Kong

25 January 2006

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Aim To examine whether rehabilitation services are provided to patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis in Hong Kong, and the impact of such services on patients’...

Early identification and management of chronic kidney disease in primary care

05 December 2008

Primary Health Care

General

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasingly common as it is associated with diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Most people with CKD are...