Nephrology

1.0 INTRODUCTION TO REPORT Professor Priscilla Sheath Kincaid-Smith (Smith) was a world-renowned nephrologist and trailblazer for Australian female scientists. This report will highlight some of her research and contribution to nephrology discipline such as the establishment of renal transplantation unit in The Royal Melbourne Hospital and the relationship between hypertension, analgesic usage and kidney diseases. In addition, the impact of her contributions to the current discipline will also be

plan for Maine Nephrology Associates, an 11 physician specialty practice that specializes in the treatment of kidney disease and hypertension. With contributions from the National Kidney Foundation, patients, providers and staff, Maine Nephrology was given the opportunity to influence the direction of the practice over the next several years. This strategic plan represents a true consensus of the stakeholders of Maine Nephrology Associates. In the plan you will find that Maine Nephrology will continue

of Nephrology Nursing: Implementation of Home Dialysis vs. Institutional Dialysis For patients suffering from the implications of kidney disease, nephrology nurses not only provide physical and supportive care, but also act as the patient’s advocate to improve their quality of life. Nephrology nurses advocate for the administration of home hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis as a means to improve quality of life and level of independence of patients experiencing kidney disease. Nephrology nurses

There is a need for greater awareness of the importance of early intervention. Nephrology nurses have assumed increased clinical responsibilities within today's practice setting, and their role in managing CKD patients may increase in the future. Nephrology nurses can have a major impact on the clinical outcomes of CKD patients, primarily through patient education and improved patient compliance. Nephrology nurses who do not oversee the direct medical management of CKD patients may still play

The American Nephrology Nurses’ Association (ANNA) is the professional association that represents nurses who work in all areas of nephrology. The ANNA was established in 1969, as a nonprofit organization. The organization promotes excellence in and appreciation of nephrology nursing so a positive impact can be made on the lives of people living with kidney disease. Members of the organization

management in order to attempt to delay the progression of CKD (Walker, Marshall, & Polaschek, 2014). This research is relevant because it introduces a new intervention by using nephrology nurse practitioners in the primary care setting. Walker, Marshall, and Polaschek (2014), found that the use of nephrology nurse practitioners with the help of practice nurses improved primary outcomes, such as proteinuria and secondary outcomes, such as estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), as

Needed Education for the Hemodialysis Staff: Death and Dying I have been a Registered Nurse for almost twenty years specializing in Nephrology Nursing for the last ten. Working with the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patient has been very rewarding; however, if one is not prepared, it can lead to professional exhaustion because of the extremely high number of patient expirations (Lee & King, 2014). The inability of the kidneys to function properly in this particular chronic disease requires

Introduction Chronic diseases have lots of negative impacts on people’s quality of life.[1] These diseases not only cause a lot of physical and mental problems for patients [2], but also costs on patient’s family So their impacts will be shown in both patient and society [3]. The treatment of kidney patients as chronic disease is one of the most important issues for world’s health [4]because this disease has high rates of prevalence and incidence[5] and its treatment is associated with high cost

nephron consists of a filtering unit of tiny blood vessels called a glomerulus attached to a tubule, is a general anatomical term referring to any portion of the tubule of the nephron or of the collection duct system of the kidney (American Society of Nephrology). More specifically referring to that part of the nephron distal to the renal corpuscle and glomerulus and consisting of the proximal convoluted tubule. The loop of the nephron and the distal convoluted tubule; these tubules are lined with a simple

The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) (2009) reported, “an estimated two million Canadians have kidney disease or are at risk for it” (p. 17). According to Porth (2011) and the Kidney Foundatoin of Canada (n.d.c), chronic kidney disease (CKD) has several different causes that combined cause a loss in renal function over 3 months or more, resulting in kidney failure, and its progression is classified into five stages. The two main causes for CKD are diabetes and hypertension (HTN) (National