Nephrology Nursing: Kidney Function Monitoring, Dialysis Access and Patient Self-Management

Course Purpose

4 contact hours nursing continuing education course: Nephrology Nursing: Kidney Function Monitoring, Dialysis Access and Patient Self-Management.

Continuing Education Credit Designation

This educational activity is credited for 4 contact hours at completion of the activity.

Overview

4 contact hours nursing continuing education course: Nephrology Nursing: Kidney Function Monitoring, Dialysis Access and Patient Self-Management.

Objectives

Upon completion of this independent study, the learner will be able to:

1. State the retrieved definition of chronic kidney disease, including the estimated glomerular filtration rate threshold and the duration required, and describe what counts as kidney damage.
2. Describe the KDIGO criteria for acute kidney injury and explain why urine output measurement and serum creatinine trends are both nursing priorities.
3. Distinguish pre-renal, renal and post-renal categories of acute kidney injury and explain how a pre-renal insult can become an intrinsic renal injury.
4. Identify the tests the retrieved reviews name for diagnosing and monitoring diabetic kidney disease and the observations nurses commonly record in it.
5. Recognize nephrotoxic medication classes named in the retrieved review and describe the stated monitoring expectation around starting them.
6. Interpret the documented dose-dependent electrocardiographic sequence of hyperkalemia and explain why the rate of rise matters as much as the level.
7. Explain why a specimen handling artefact must be excluded before aggressive potassium treatment, and describe the nurse's role in that verification.
8. Describe the mechanisms and laboratory workup of anemia of chronic kidney disease and the parameters nurses monitor during treatment.
9. Outline the disturbances that define chronic kidney disease mineral and bone disorder and the laboratory values that guide its treatment.
10. Teach the sodium, potassium, phosphorus, protein and fluid principles stated in the retrieved patient-education source while directing individual targets to the renal dietitian.
11. Compare hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis as described in the retrieved reviews, including the stated basis for choosing a modality.
12. Describe the access hierarchy for hemodialysis and the named complications of fistulas and dialysis catheters that nurses observe for.
13. Summarize the screening considerations that affect kidney transplant candidacy and the early postoperative complication the review tells clinicians to suspect.
14. Describe the role of renal palliative and supportive care for patients who decline or stop dialysis and the team required to deliver it.

Who this course is for:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, registered nurses, licensed practical or vocational nurses, and other healthcare providers in any setting who want continuing education on Nephrology Nursing: Kidney Function Monitoring, Dialysis Access and Patient Self-Management.

Course outline

12 sections · finish in any order across devices

1. 1

   Course overview and learning objectives

2. 2

   Introduction

3. 3

   What Chronic Kidney Disease Means: Definition, Staging and Why Nurses Read the Number

4. 4

   Catching Acute Kidney Injury: Criteria, Categories and the Nursing Observations That Find It First

5. 5

   Nephrotoxic Exposure: Reading the Medication List as a Kidney Assessment

6. 6

   Potassium Safety: Confirming the Result, Reading the Electrocardiogram and Escalating in Order

7. 7

   Anemia, Minerals and Bones: The Laboratory Trends Nurses Follow

8. 8

   Sodium, Potassium, Phosphorus, Protein and Fluid: Teaching the Principle, Referring the Number

9. 9

   Dialysis Modalities and Access: Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Fistulas and Catheters

10. 10

    Transplant, Conservative Care and Goals: Supporting the Decision Either Way

11. 11

    Nursing Considerations

12. 12

    Conclusion

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