title: CE: Continuing Education article. Patient management in CKD stages 1 TO 3.
abstract: This is the first article in a two-part Continuing Education (CE) series on the management of patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). CKD is now recognised as a global public health concern. It has been classified into five stages to assist healthcare professionals to care for patients presenting with this chronic illness. Numerous risk factors are associated with CKD including anaemia, hypertension and cardiovascular risk. Nephrology nurses play an important role in the monitoring and management of these factors along with educating patients and their families/carers to encourage self-management of their illness.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. fiona.murphy@tcd.ie
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chamney
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McCann
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sedgewick
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D019468:Disease Management; D018450:Disease Progression; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D014943:Global Health; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000145:classification* / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008019:Life Style; D008403:Mass Screening; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D012648:Self Care; D012720:Severity of Illness Index