title: The artificial kidney. 1952.
abstract: In this classic article, reprinted from the March 1952 issue of the American Journal of Nursing, Barbara K. Coleman, RN, and John P. Merrill, MD, describe the early artificial kidney, which was being used experimentally to treat acute renal failure. This is the first article published in the nursing literature addressing the role of the dialysis nurse.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Merrill
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007688:Kidneys, Artificial / Q000266:history* / Q000451:nursing; D014481:United States