Review of Hemodialysis for Nurses and Dialysis Personnel / Edition 10

by Judith Z. Kallenbach MSN, RN, CNN

Overview

Using a practical, straight-forward introduction to dialysis, this text is a must-have reference for health care workers caring for hemodialysis patients. Assuming no prior knowledge of patient care, nursing procedures, or dialysis principles, it takes an interdisciplinary approach to provide an overview of dialysis technology and the relationship of dialysis to nursing, nutrition, medicine, and psychosocial aspects of treatment. Each chapter is presented in a logical question-and-answer format that promotes critical thinking and engages the reader. Lifespan content, home dialysis considerations, and quick reference material enhance the text's comprehensive approach to care. Its up-to-date material and comprehensiveness also make it an excellent resource for dialysis technicians preparing for a certification examination.

• Features a question-and-answer format that streamlines the learning process and engages the reader.
• Offers comprehensive coverage including a review of fluids and electrolytes through transplantation, infection control and the important psychosocial aspects of dialysis treatment.
• Introduces new terms and concepts using simplified language style to assist the patient, novice health care worker, and technician with the learning process.
• Offers definitions of new terms and clear explanations of concepts along with the "how and why" of principles and effects to facilitate learning and foster critical thinking.
• Covers the lifespan with separate chapters on pediatric hemodialysis and end-stage renal disease in the elderly.
• Includes home dialysis therapies to provide instruction on this important aspect ofcare.
• Focuses on the roles of the multidisciplinary dialysis team, including the patient and the patient's family, to provide a comprehensive approach to dialysis and the related patient care.
• Provides an excellent resource for dialysis technicians preparing for a certification examination.
• Includes useful quick reference content - including nephrology organizations and resources, conversion table, and a glossary.

• Provides updated information to reflect current changes and technological advances in dialysis therapy.
• Features two new chapters that offer up-to-date and comprehensive coverage: Clinical Manifestations of ESRD and Laboratory Data - Analysis and Interpretation.
• Includes updated HCFA requirements and guidelines and DOQI guidelines to promote standards of nephrology care.
• Offers new and expanded pharmacologic information to provide readers with a current and complete resource.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323641920
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	05/21/2020
Edition description:	10th ed.
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Area Director of Inservice/Program Administrator, Fresenius Medical Care, Akron, OH

University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD

University Hospital; University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO

UCLA Medical Center; UCLA School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA

Table of Contents

1. The Hemodialysis Team
2. History of Dialysis
3. Basic Chemistry of Body Fluids and Electrolytes
4. Kidney Physiology and the Pathology of Kidney Failure
5. Clinical Manifestations of Chronic Kidney Disease
6. Dialyzers, Dialysate, and Delivery Systems
7. Principles of Hemodialysis
8. Water Treatment
9. Dialyzer Preparation and Reprocessing
10. Infection Control
11. Anticoagulation and Heparin Administration
12. Access to the Bloodstream
13. Patient and Machine Monitoring and Assessment
14. Nutrition Management
15. Laboratory Data: Analysis and Interpretation
16. Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease
17. Medication Problems and Dialysis
18. Acute Kidney Injury and Dialysis
19. Peritoneal Dialysis and Home Dialysis Therapies
20. Transplantation
21. Pediatric Dialysis
22. Chronic Kidney Disease in the Elderly
23. Case Management of the Chronic Kidney Disease Patient  NEW!
24. Psychosocial Aspects of Dialysis Therapy
25. Patient Education Guidelines
26. Management of Quality in Dialysis Care
27. On Being a Preceptor 
28. Basic Math Calculations
29. Test-Taking Guidelines
Appendices
A: Nephrology Organizations and Resources
B: High-Potassium Foods to Limit or Avoid
C: High-Sodium Foods to Limit or Avoid
D: High-Phosphorus Foods to Limit or Avoid 
E: Dialysis Lab Tests at a Glance 
Glossary
References

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