title: CE: Improving Outcomes for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Part 1.
abstract: : The burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is rising both in this country and worldwide. An estimated 10% to 15% of U.S. adults are currently living with CKD. Reducing the CKD burden requires a systematic, interdisciplinary approach to care. The greatest opportunities to reduce the impact of CKD arise early, when most patients are being followed in primary care; yet many clinicians are inadequately educated on this disease. Nurses are well positioned to facilitate the implementation of collaborative care. This two-part article aims to provide nurses with the basic information necessary to assess and manage patients with CKD. Part 1 offers an overview of the disease, describes identification and etiology, and discusses ways to slow disease progression. Part 2, which will appear next month, addresses disease complications and treatment of kidney failure.
authors.affiliation: Jenna M. Norton is program manager of the National Kidney and Urologic Science Translation Program at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Andrew S. Narva is the director and Eileen P. Newman is the associate director of the National Kidney Disease Education Program in the Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases at the NIDDK. Gayle Romancito is a nurse at the Zuni Comprehensive Community Health Center, Indian Health Service, Zuni, NM. Stephanie Mahooty is an NP at Renal Medicine Associates and Desert Kidney Associates in Albuquerque, NM. Theresa Kuracina is a dietitian at the Albuquerque Indian Health Center, Indian Health Service, Albuquerque, NM. Authors Narva, Newman, and Norton are federal employees of the National Institutes of Health, and Romancito and Kuracina are federal employees of the Indian Health Service. Contact author: Andrew S. Narva, narvaa@niddk.nih.gov. The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: Jenna M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Norton
authors.forename: Eileen P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: Gayle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Romancito
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahooty
authors.forename: Theresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuracina
authors.forename: Andrew S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Narva
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D018450:Disease Progression; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000451:nursing*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses'; D017582:Renal Replacement Therapy; D012709:Serum Albumin; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin