title: Management of patients on hemodialysis before, during, and after hospitalization: challenges and suggestions for improvements.
abstract: Patients on hemodialysis are hospitalized often and are vulnerable to deterioration of health during and after hospitalization. Lack of care coordination between hospital and outpatient dialysis facilities is a contributing factor. Proactive interventions to improve care coordination and the critical role nurses can play before, during, and after hospitalization are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Jersey Coast Nephrology and Hypertension Associates, Brick, NJ ,USA. renalnp@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Castner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers; D003142:Communication; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D008297:Male; D059065:Medication Reconciliation; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing; D010346:Patient Care Management; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000451:nursing*