ANNA Journal articles from October 1996

ANNA Journal archives from October 1996

The victory "v's" for nursing's survival.
October 1, 1996... As we all are fully aware, the health care community is filled with many anxieties, fears and unknowns. The general public will always have a need for health care services, but the providers of their care in the future may be unlike the...

Cardiovascular assessment of the patient with renal problems.
October 1, 1996... This offering for 2.6 contact hours is being provided by the American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA), which is accredited as a provider and approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses' Credentialing...

Pathophysiology of congestive heart failure in ESRD. (end-stage renal disease)
October 1, 1996... This offering for 3.0 contact hours is being provided by the American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA), which is accredited as a provider and approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses' Credentialing...

Rehabilitation and social and adaptive development of young renal transplant recipients.
October 1, 1996... OBJECTIVE: To survey a group (n = 37) of children and adolescents, who had received renal transplants, along with a parent, to determine their rehabilitation status and social and adaptive development. Additionally, subjects were asked to...

Coping strategies and styles of hemodialysis patients by gender.
October 1, 1996... OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of gender to coping strategies of patients on hemodialysis. DESIGN: Nonexperimental, retrospective. SAMPLE/SETTING: A stratified random sample of 15 male and 15 female...

Renal regulation of extracellular fluid volume and osmolality.
October 1, 1996... Objectives After reading this article, the reader will be able to: 1. Describe the mechanisms by which sodium and water input and output are controlled. 2. Outline the neurological and endocrine effects on sodium and water...

CMV pneumonia after renal transplantation. (cytomegalovirus)
October 1, 1996... Patient Profile S.H. is a 36-year-old female who received a living related transplant from her mother on July 27, 1995. Her renal failure was secondary to polycystic disease. Past medical history included urinary tract infections and a...

Bacterial growth in BiCart columns after use in routine patient treatments.
October 1, 1996... Q: Our unit recently began using BiCart[R] columns on our COBE Centrysystem[R] 3 hemodialysis machines to replace liquid bicarbonate mixed in large containers for each hemodialysis machine. It often happens that at the end of the day there are...

Epoetin alfa - focus on patients who are hospitalized; case study of the anemic patient.
October 1, 1996... Maintaining continuity of care in dialysis patients who require hospitalization is an ongoing challenge for nephrology clinicians. One of the keys to improving continuity of care is establishing open lines of communication between the staffs of...

Handbook of Multicultural Counseling.
October 1, 1996... By Joseph G. Ponterotto, J. Manuel Casas, Lisa A. Suzuki, and Charlene M. Alexander, Editors First Edition, 1995 Sage Publications 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 679 pages, soft cover, $36.00 The purpose of this handbook is to...

Qualitative Research Methods for Health Professionals, 2d ed.
October 1, 1996... By Janice M. Morse and Peggy Anne Field Second Edition, 1995 Sage Publications 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 254 pages, soft cover, $21.95 This text is identified by the authors as the "starting point" guide for beginning...

Interpretive Phenomenology: Embodiment, Caring, and Ethics in Health and Illness.
October 1, 1996... By Patricia Benner, Editor First Edition, 1995 Sage Publications 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 Soft cover, $24.00 As a contributing author and editor, Benner has compiled a rich, valuable source of information on interpretive...

Nephrology nurses, euthanasia, and assisted suicide.
October 1, 1996... Ethical Issue An elderly woman who has been on hemodialysis for many years is lying in her chair receiving treatment. In caring for her today, you are disturbed by her nearly constant moaning and apparent discomfort during her...

Divided we fall: the danger of alienating non-BSN nephrology nurses. (bachelor of science in nursing)
October 1, 1996... As a member of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA), I am concerned by the association's position that the baccalaureate degree in nursing science (BSN) is the minimum degree for entry into professional nursing practice and the...