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Assessment and management of the child with nephrotic syndrome

01 February 2002

Paediatric Nursing

CPD

This article describes the clinical and social effects of childhood nephrotic syndrome and reviews current treatment options within a practice-based framework.

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...

End stage renal failure: the role of the nurse in patient education

17 April 1996

Nursing Standard

Renal nursing

The importance of information giving in the provision of quality nursing care is well established. Hayward (1975) and Boore (1978) have related this aspect of...

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...

Renal anaemia in children: the role of the specialist nurse

01 September 2002

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

Anaemia is a major and predictable complication in children with chronic renal failure (CRF). Nurse specialists with knowledge and skills in anaemia management can...

Hypercholesterolaemia: management and nursing implications

01 March 2005

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a common inborn error of metabolism (Day 1994). The heterozyote form affects one in 500 newborns and is autosomal dominant...

The ‘NICE’ way to manage anaemia of chronic kidney disease

01 June 2008

Primary Health Care

General

The National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions produced the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guideline Anaemia Management in...