ANNA Journal articles from June 1996

ANNA Journal archives from June 1996

Smoking cessation clinical practice guideline: implications for nephrology nurses.(Editorial)
June 1, 1996... In April, ANNA was asked by the American Nurses' Association to review the Clinical Practice Guideline number 18, Smoking Cessation (1996). This guideline was developed by a multidisciplinary panel under the auspices of the U.S. Department of...

Integrating research and practice for optimal clinical outcomes: an interview with Tim Porter O'Grady. (gerontology nurse who has written many books)(Interview)
June 1, 1996... Clinical Background Wick: You have an incredible background in health service and science. Tell us more about your clinical background. What were your areas of interest before you began travelling and consulting? Porter-O'Grady: I spent...

Diabetes insipidus. (includes test and answer form)
June 1, 1996... Under usual conditions, fluid balance is controlled primarily by release of arginine vasopressin, antidiuretic hormone (ADH), from the posterior pituitary gland. ADH acts on the kidney to increase reabsorption of water into the systemic...

A holistic protocol for management of fluid volume excess in hemodialysis patients.
June 1, 1996... The nursing diagnosis High Risk for Ineffective Management of Therapeutic Regimen (Lunney, 1992) was accepted by the House of Delegates of the 10th Conference on Classification of Nursing Diagnosis for further review and testing. It is a valid...

Sexuality and fertility concerns of dialysis patients.
June 1, 1996... The goals of dialysis treatment programs include not only survival, but also rehabilitation and maintenance of life quality (Blagg & Scribner, 1980; Evans et al., 1985; Johnson, McCauley & Copley, 1982; Schover, Novick, Steinmuller, &...

Hematologic and erythropoietin responses to iron dextran in the hemodialysis environment.
June 1, 1996... Sufficient iron stores are necessary for the body to use erythropoietin effectively. Iron deficiency will occur in approximately 50% of dialysis patients who demonstrate a partial response to erythropoietin treatment after administration of...

Epoetin alfa - focus on nursing case management: case study of the anemic patient.
June 1, 1996... Current trends in health care reform require clinicians to develop new methods of delivering high-quality patient care while maintaining or decreasing costs. To meet this challenge, nephrology nurses and other members of the renal team must...

Transient hepatitis B antigenemia in hemodialysis patients following hepatitis B vaccination.
June 1, 1996... Patient Profile C.A. is a 69-year-old male with end stage renal disease (ESRD) secondary to a long-standing history of hypertension. C.A. began hemodialysis in July 1995. Initial blood work revealed that the patient's hepatitis B...

Infection control measures used to prevent spread of drug-resistant organisms in chronic hemodialysis units.
June 1, 1996... Q : Our chronic hemodialysis unit has recently admitted several patients known to have vancomycin-resistant enterococci and methicillin-resistant staphylococci. Are universal precautions sufficient to prevent the spread of these organisms to...

Liver transplantation in alcoholics.
June 1, 1996... Potential candidates with a history of alcohol abuse present a dilemma to the transplant community. We are now in an era when the success of transplantation has outpaced the availability of suitable organs. With patients dying while waiting...

Liver transplantation in alcohol-related end-stage liver disease.
June 1, 1996... Over the past 6 years, patients with alcohol-related end-stage liver disease (ARESLD) have received 16% of the liver transplants performed in the United States. Following a decade of controversy and research, the transplant community has...