Advanced Renal Care (eBook)

Nicola Thomas has been a renal nurse for over 20 years. She has clinical experience in nephrology, haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis and has taught diploma and degree level renal courses at City University for over ten years. She is currently undertaking a PhD and exploring the ways in which the progression of diabetic nephropathy can be slowed through patient-centred education. In 2001 she was President of the European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Association / European Renal Care Association (EDTNA/ERCA) and is now Chair of the EDTNA/ERCA Education Board.

Preface v

Contributors vii

1 Current Trends in Renal Care 1
Nicola Thomas

2 The Physiological Basis of Renal Disease 13
Peter Bentley

3 Anaemia Management in Nephrology 27
Karen Jenkins

4 Advances in Haemodialysis 50
Catherine Morgan

5 Advances in Peritoneal Dialysis 68
Althea Mahon

6 Advances in Renal Transplantation 87
Ray Trevitt

7 Care of Older People on Dialysis 111
Jane Bentley

8 Diabetes and Renal Failure 122
Sara Youngman

9Infection Control in Renal Care 134
Judith Hurst

10 Sexual Dysfunction and Renal Disease 143
Martin Steggall and Sandra Gann

11 Issues in Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation for Minority Ethnic Groups 158
Gurch Randhawa

12 Renal Nutrition 167
Debbie Sutton

13 Psychological Care 184
Mike Kelly, Cathal Gallagher and Celia Eggeling

14 Technical Aspects of Dialysis 204
André Stragier

15 Clinical Governance 216
Anne M. Keogh

16 Caring for Staff in Renal Care 231
Cordelia Ashwanden

Index 250

"Nicola Thomas has been successful in editing a text that assists the senior clinician.... This text will make an excellent addition to the library of any renal clinician and any renal unit." (Renal Society of Australia Journal)