Renal nursing / / edited by Nicola Thomas

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014
• Edizione: Fourth edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 616.610231
• Soggetto topico: Kidneys - Diseases - Nursing; Palliative treatment
• Altri autori: ThomasNicola
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The history of dialysis and transplantation -- Applied anatomy and physiology and the renal disease process -- Patient and carer involvement in renal nursing care, education and research -- Psychological perspectives -- Acute kidney injury -- Chronic kidney disease -- Investigations in kidney disease -- Haemodialysis -- Peritoneal dialysis -- Renal transplantation -- Non dialytic options and the role of palliative care -- Renal care in infancy, childhood and early adulthood -- Renal nutrition -- Quality improvement in renal nursing.
• Sommario/riassunto: Renal Nursing is a comprehensive evidence-based guide to nursing in the field of nephrology and kidney care. This fully updated fourth edition discusses the stages of chronic kidney disease, prevention and early management, pre-dialysis care, haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, transplantation, investigations and nutrition. It also includes key information on renal care in infancy, childhood and early adolescence. The underlying anatomy, physiology and psychology of kidney disease are reviewed in depth, along with the skills and knowledge required to provide support, treatment and high-quality care.
• Titolo autorizzato: Renal nursing
• ISBN: 1-118-41074-2; 1-118-41073-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820108903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II