title: Long-term care and nursing management of a patient who is the recipient of a renal transplant.
abstract: This is the final article in a three-part education series on renal transplantation, which addresses the specialist knowledge required in the long-term management of the people undergoing renal transplantation. The first article in this series (Murphy F., Trevitt R., Chamney M. et al. (2011). Patient health and well-being while waiting for renal transplantation: Part 1. Journal of Renal Care 37(4), 224-231) addressed patient health and well being while waiting for a renal transplant. The second article (Trevitt R., Dunsmore V., Murphy F., Piso L., Perriss C., Englebright B. & Chamney M. (2012) Pre- and post-transplant care: nursing management of the renal transplant recipient: Part 2. Journal of Renal Care 38(2), 107-114) examined pre- and post-operative care and management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Renal Medicine andTransplantation, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, and Transplantation, London, UK. clare.whittaker@bartshealth.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Whittaker
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dunsmore
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rolfe
authors.forename: Ray
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Trevitt
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing*; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000379:methods*; D064647:Nephrology Nursing / Q000193:education*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents