Acute renal failure: recognition and treatment in ward patients.
Nurses play a key role in the prevention and early detection of acute renal failure (ARF). This article provides an overview of patients in general ward settings who are at greatest risk of developing ARF and outlines the appropriate nursing interventions to assist diagnosis, prevention and management of this condition.
Belfast City Hospital. avril.redmond@bch.n-i.nhs.uk
Avril
A
Redmond
Mary
M
McDevitt
Susie
S
Barnes
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D012307:Risk Factors