Category Archives: Clinical Care
Ways to Support Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis
When it comes to the ongoing management of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, finding ways to help improve outcomes and reducing patient loss rate should always…
Continue Reading »Podcast: Home Dialysis First
“Home first” has become a slogan in the nephrology community, but what does that slogan mean? Listen to this podcast, in which Ashley Henson interviews…
Continue Reading »Rare Renal Disorders: It Isn’t Always Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Nephrology care team members who perform dialysis therapies are often only peripherally exposed to patients with rare renal conditions. At times, a patient receiving hospital…
Continue Reading »Multiple Transplant Center Waitlists: What Patients Should Consider
Among treatment options for end stage renal disease (ESRD), kidney transplantation is considered the optimal treatment for most patients, with the best outcomes—in terms of…
Continue Reading »Motivational Interviewing for Busy Health Care Professionals
Do you feel frustrated at times with your patients? You tell them what they need to do to improve their health and why they need…
Continue Reading »5 Key Components for Individualized Care Plan Success
Within the field of nephrology and across the entire health care spectrum, patient-centered care has become a fundamental approach to creating higher levels of patient…
Continue Reading »Maintaining Clinical Safety for Hospitalized Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
As a long-standing peritoneal dialysis (PD) nurse, one of the biggest challenges that my PD patients face is entering into a hospital setting while actively…
Continue Reading »Eating on Dialysis Treatment: A Closer Look
Nutrition status is a known factor impacting the health and well-being of patients on in-center hemodialysis (HD), with albumin being one of the strongest predictors…
Continue Reading »In-Center Nocturnal Hemodialysis, Part III: Prescription and Operational Guidelines
In-center nocturnal hemodialysis (INHD) is a hybrid modality administered at a dialysis facility at night typically for six to eight hours, three times per week….
Continue Reading »In-Center Nocturnal Hemodialysis, Part II: Optimal Patient Characteristics
In-center nocturnal hemodialysis (INHD) is a unique form of dialysis treatment that is performed in a dialysis center at night, typically for six or more…
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