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More About This Title Renal Nursing - Care and Management of People withKidney Disease, 5th Edition
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Renal Nursing is a comprehensive evidence-based guide to nursing in the field of nephrology and kidney care. This fully updated fifth edition discusses the stages of chronic kidney disease, prevention and early management, pre-dialysis care, haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, transplantation, investigations and nutrition. It also includes key information on renal care in infancy, childhood and early adolescence. The underlying anatomy, physiology and psychology of kidney disease are reviewed in depth, along with the skills and knowledge required to provide support, treatment and high-quality care.
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Professor Nicola Thomas is Professor of Kidney Care, London South Bank University, UK.
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CHAPTER 1 The History of Dialysis and Transplantation
CHAPTER 2 Applied Anatomy and Physiology and the Renal Disease Process
CHAPTER 3 Patient and Carer Involvement in Renal Nursing Care, Education and Research
CHAPTER 4 Psychological Perspectives
CHAPTER 5 Acute Kidney Injury
CHAPTER 6 Chronic Kidney Disease
CHAPTER 7 Investigations in Kidney Disease
CHAPTER 8 Haemodialysis
CHAPTER 9 Peritoneal Dialysis
CHAPTER 10 Renal Transplantation
CHAPTER 11 Nondialytic Options and the Role of Palliative Care
CHAPTER 12 Renal Care in Infancy, Childhood and Early Adulthood
CHAPTER 13 Renal Nutrition
CHAPTER 14 Quality Improvement in Kidney Care
