title: Cirrhosis: caring for patients with end-stage liver failure.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky College of Nursing, Lexington, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Lynn A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kelso
mesh_terms: D020820:Dyskinesias / Q000209:etiology; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000209:etiology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000451:nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D019168:Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic / Q000451:nursing; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index