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Understanding the Link Between Hypertension and End-Stage Renal Disease

Explains how hypertension and chronic kidney disease reinforce one another and guides nurses in assessment, treatment, kidney replacement therapy, and patient education.

A registered nurse measures blood pressure on the arm without dialysis access while reviewing kidney function results with an adult patient in a clinical setting.
Contact hours
4
Format
Self-paced, online
Last reviewed
Sep 19, 2026

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$5 per contact hour · 4 contact hours

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Course Purpose

Explains how hypertension and chronic kidney disease reinforce one another and guides nurses in assessment, treatment, kidney replacement therapy, and patient education.

Continuing Education Credit Designation

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

Overview

After completing this course, nurses will be able to connect blood pressure regulation with chronic kidney disease progression, recognize hypertensive emergencies and kidney failure complications, and interpret essential assessment findings. Learners will also be able to support evidence-based medication management, dialysis and transplant care, accurate blood pressure measurement, interdisciplinary coordination, and practical patient education.

Objectives

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

  1. Classify adult blood pressure using current American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association categories and confirm elevated readings with accurate measurement.
  2. Explain the bidirectional pathophysiologic relationship between sustained hypertension and progressive chronic kidney disease.
  3. Differentiate uncontrolled hypertension, apparent treatment-resistant hypertension, and hypertensive emergency using clinical findings.
  4. Assess patients with advanced chronic kidney disease for fluid, electrolyte, cardiovascular, neurologic, medication-related, and dialysis-access complications.
  5. Compare conservative kidney management, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and kidney transplantation.
  6. Apply nursing considerations for antihypertensive therapy, kidney replacement therapy, monitoring, care coordination, and patient education.

Policy Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the policies of FastCEForLess.com. This course should be used for informational purposes only and should not be used to diagnose, treat, prescribe, recommend, or initiate therapies or treatments in any setting. This course is copyrighted by Fast CE For Less, Inc. and may not be replicated, copied, or dispersed without written consent.

Disclosures

Fast CE For Less, Inc. and its authors have no disclosures. There is no commercial support.

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 Understanding the Link Between Hypertension and End-Stage Renal Disease.

Course outline

9 sections · finish in any order across devices

  1. 1

    Introduction

  2. 2

    Hypertension Pathophysiology

  3. 3

    Uncontrolled Hypertension

  4. 4

    End Stage Renal Disease Pathophysiology

  5. 5

    Mechanisms of Hypertension Leading to Kidney Failure

  6. 6

    Kidney Failure Treatment Options

  7. 7

    Antihypertensive Medications Options

  8. 8

    Nursing Considerations

  9. 9

    Conclusion

References

The full reference list is included inside the course, after the Conclusion.

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