Περιγραφή
Get complete dialysis coverage and an excellent review for the certification exam! Review of Dialysis Care for Nurses and Dialysis Personnel, Eleventh Edition uses a concise Q&A format to cover the principles, diseases, and problems of dialysis treatment for kidney failure. Dialysis expert Judy Kallenbach provides clear, easy-to-read guidelines that will apply to every member of the dialysis team, from technicians and nurses to social workers and patients.
New to this edition
- Info on changes to the certification exam
- Updated medication and dialysis content
- Information on new dialysis machines
- Updated info on infection control
- New info on vascular access
Key Features
- Question and Answer format streamlines the learning process and engages the reader. It also makes the book suitable for independent learning
- Book does not assume prior dialysis knowledge. Introduces new terms and concepts in easy-to-understand language
- Lifespan Coverage: Includes separate pediatric chapters and content on end-stage renal disease in the elderly. This content makes personnel feel more-at-ease with patients of different ages
- Comprehensive coverage: Includes a review of fluid and electrolytes through transplantation, infection control, and the important psychosocial aspects of dialysis treatment. Provides the reader with the complete knowledge needed to care for dialysis patients and/or prepare for the certification exam
- Multidisciplinary approach: Includes a chapter on the dialysis team. Reader has a better understanding about how dialysis care is coordinated and what patients go through during their treatment
- Home dialysis therapies: Home dialysis therapies are covered in one chapter. This is an important aspect of care for technicians to learn as home dialysis treatment is becoming more prevalent (cost-cutting measure)
- Illustration program: Book provides 70 illustrations, which is very unusual for a question and answer book. Illustrations help the reader to understand all aspects of dialysis treatment and care
