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CE: Continuing Education Article PATIENT MANAGEMENT IN CKD STAGES 1 TO 3
Author(s) -
Murphy Fiona,
Jenkins Karen,
Chamney Melissa,
McCann Margaret,
Sedgewick John
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of renal care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1755-6686
pISSN - 1755-6678
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2008.00029.x
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , nephrology , continuing education , intensive care medicine , health professionals , health care , disease , disease management , patient education , public health , family medicine , nursing , medical education , parkinson's disease , economics , economic growth
SUMMARY This is the first article in a two‐part Continuing Education (CE) series on the management of patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). CKD is now recognised as a global public health concern. It has been classified into five stages to assist healthcare professionals to care for patients presenting with this chronic illness. Numerous risk factors are associated with CKD including anaemia, hypertension and cardiovascular risk. Nephrology nurses play an important role in the monitoring and management of these factors along with educating patients and their families/carers to encourage self‐management of their illness