CE: Continuing Education article. Patient management in chronic kidney disease stages 4 to 5.
This is the second article in a two part Continuing Education (CE) series on managing patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). The first CE article addressed the management of patients during CKD stages 1 to 3. This article will focus on the management of patients during CKD stages 4 to 5. Nephrology nurses and other healthcare professionals play an important role in the monitoring and management of the many physical symptoms that patients present with during stages 4 to 5. During these stages the healthcare team must provide psychological support along with educating patients and their families/carers regarding their treatment options including renal replacement therapy, conservative treatment and withdrawal of dialysis.
Murphy
Fiona
F
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. fiona.murphy@tcd.ie
Jenkins
Karen
K
McCann
Margaret
M
Sedgewick
John
J
D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D017582:Renal Replacement Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing