ANNA Journal articles from February 1998

ANNA Journal archives from February 1998

What is your role? You can make a difference!
February 1, 1998... ANNA's Mission The mission of ANNA is to advance the professional development of registered nurses practicing in nephrology, transplantation, and related therapies and to promote the highest standards of patient care. In the last issue of...

Preventing amputations in patients with end stage renal disease: whatever happened to foot care?
February 1, 1998... Lower extremity amputation is a devastating experience that occurs with alarming frequency in patients with diabetes. Approximately 57,000 diabetes-related amputations were performed in 1993, accounting for 60% of all nontraumatic amputations...

Osteitis fibrosa: treatment trends. (Continuing education)
February 1, 1998... Objectives: After reading this article, the reader will be able to: 1. Briefly describe the pathology associated with development of osteitis fibrosa. 2. Identify clinical criteria supporting the diagnosis of osteitis fibrosa. 3....

Teaching program effects on high phosphorus levels in patients receiving hemodialysis.
February 1, 1998... Bone disease, such as renal osteodystrophy, is a consequence of kidney failure. Healthy bone metabolism is a result of a complex balance between calcium, phosphorus, parathyroid hormone (PTH), and 1,25-dihydrocholecalciferol (calcitriol). Both...

Medication compliance and the older hemodialysis patient.
February 1, 1998... By the year 2000, approximately 13.1% of the population will be over 65 years of age (Pierce, Ryan, & Fulmer, 1989). As we age, there is a greater likelihood of developing a chronic disease which then requires treatment with one or more...

Where do young adult renal transplant recipients fit in?
February 1, 1998... Older teenagers and young adult men and women in their 20s often feel out of place in pediatric and adult renal transplantation programs. Because of their age and particular interests in education and family, together with the need of...

Survey of nephrology nurses' interest in graduate education.
February 1, 1998... Nephrology nurses are increasingly providing primary care for patients, as well as managing complex problems independently and in collaboration with nephrologists, serving as case managers, and basing their practice in research. This enhanced...

Maintaining iron balance with total-dose infusion of intravenous iron dextran.
February 1, 1998... Most dialysis patients who are receiving recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) to correct anemia associated with chronic renal failure require iron supplementation (Van Wyck, 1989a). While rHuEPO is an important component of anemia...

Teaching an illiterate transplant patient.
February 1, 1998... The Case Study department of the ANNA Journal invites nephrology nurses of all levels and subspecialties to share their clinical experience with their colleagues. The purpose of a Case Study is to educate others through discussion of a patient's...

Neoral: the new cyclosporine.
February 1, 1998... The Medication Review section of the ANNA Journal presents information on medications administered to individuals with nephrologic disorders. Readers wishing to contribute to this column should contact Randee Breiterman-White, department editor,...

Dialysis in the newborn with chronic renal insufficiency: ethical considerations.
February 1, 1998... Dealing With Difficult Situations provides the opportunity for readers to discuss ethical dilemmas in practice with a leading nephrology nurse ethicist. Please submit a brief scenario of a difficult situation in 2 to 4 double-spaced typed pages....

Nursing Staff Development Strategies for Success.
February 1, 1998... Nursing Staff Development Strategies For Success By Roberta Straessle Abruzzese Second Edition, 1996 Mosby-Yearbook, Inc. 11830 Westline Industrial Drive St. Louis, MO 63146-3318 364 pages, hard cover, $44.95 Nurses involved in staff...

Hemoglobin and hematocrit: an analysis of clinical accuracy.
February 1, 1998... Hemoglobin (Hgb) and hematocrit (Hct) continue to be the hallmark laboratory parameters used to monitor and manage anemia in dialysis patients. Nephrology clinicians generally assume that these two tests are equally useful and therefore use...