title: Chronic kidney disease: risk factors, assessment and nursing care.
abstract: This article provides an overview of chronic kidney disease in adults and outlines nursing management in primary and secondary care. Patient assessment, including the stages of chronic kidney disease, common causes and risk factors, are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Haemodialysis Unit, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast. avril.redmond@bch.n-i.nhs.uk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Redmond
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: McClelland
mesh_terms: D004496:Education, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology