This is the first article in a two-part Continuing Education (CE) series on the management of patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). CKD is now recognised as a global public health concern. It has been classified into five stages to assist healthcare professionals to care for patients presenting with this chronic illness. Numerous risk factors are associated with CKD including anaemia, hypertension and cardiovascular risk. Nephrology nurses play an important role in the monitoring and management of these factors along with educating patients and their families/carers to encourage self-management of their illness.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-6686.2008.00029.x | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Contraceptive patch in Mexico, an underused option.
Gac Med Mex
January 2025
Terminal 4 Communications, Hilversum, Netherlands.
Introduction: The transdermal patch is an effective contraceptive with advantages over other hormonal methods. However, the percentage of patch's users is 2.8 %.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCould the R2C2 Feedback and Coaching Model Enhance Feedback Literacy Behaviors: A Qualitative Study Exploring Learner-Preceptor Feedback Conversations.
Perspect Med Educ
January 2025
Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, 3280 Hospital Drive NW University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada.
Introduction: Feedback literacy (FBL) is a critical skill for learners encompassing four behaviors: appreciating feedback, making judgements, managing affect, and taking action. Little guidance has been available for clinical preceptors to promote FBL. The R2C2 feedback and coaching model that guides teachers through building Relationships, exploring Reactions and Reflections, discussing Content and Coaching to co-develop an action plan for follow-up may support FBL.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA National Physician Survey Examining Switching From Sulfonylureas or Insulin to Newer Diabetes Medications.
Clin Diabetes
September 2024
Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
This study was a national survey of U.S. physicians in general medicine, geriatrics, or endocrinology who were asked what medication change they would make for adults with type 2 diabetes taking sulfonylureas or insulin with an A1C below their individualized goal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is a critical shortage of registered nurses working in regional, rural and remote Australia. It is the people from these areas that are most likely to address this shortage. This research therefore sets out to explore the question "what is known about the experiences of regional, rural and remote Australian women undertaking a Bachelor of Nursing program delivered online?".
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA type of cryptic epitope-binding antibody on SARS-CoV-2 RBD retains the neutralization against SARS-CoV-2 variants and sarbecoviruses.
Int J Biol Macromol
January 2025
Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250012, China. Electronic address:
The continuing emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants has posed a great challenge to vaccination strategies. Therefore, the development of broad-spectrum protective antibodies and universal vaccines remains urgently needed. In this study, we isolated two broadly neutralizing mAbs, nCoV-R48 and nCoV-R70, from a vaccinated person.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!