{"title":"Treatment of hyperkalemia in patients with chronic kidney disease--a focus on medications.","authors":"Colette B Raymond, Amy R Sood, Lori D Wazny","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":83648,"journal":{"name":"CANNT journal = Journal ACITN","volume":"20 3","pages":"49-53; quiz 54-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29436264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Colette B Raymond, Lance Breland, Lori D Wazny, Amy R Sood, Cali D Orsulak
{"title":"Treatment of restless legs syndrome in patients with chronic kidney disease: a focus on medications.","authors":"Colette B Raymond, Lance Breland, Lori D Wazny, Amy R Sood, Cali D Orsulak","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":83648,"journal":{"name":"CANNT journal = Journal ACITN","volume":"20 2","pages":"29-33; quiz 34-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29132204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lori Harwood, Jane Ridley, Barbara Wilson, Heather K Laschinger
{"title":"Workplace empowerment and burnout in Canadian nephrology nurses.","authors":"Lori Harwood, Jane Ridley, Barbara Wilson, Heather K Laschinger","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nephrology nurses, like nurses in other areas, are impacted by the stress in their work environment. As recruitment and retention issues become more apparent, research in the area of conditions of work life for nephrology nursing has emerged, as an important area of study. Burnout has been reported as high as one in every three nephrology nurses (Flynn, Thomas-Hawkins, & Clarke, 2009). This cross-sectional study examined the influence of empowerment on burnout. Total empowerment was negatively correlated with emotional exhaustion in the bivariate analysis. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that access to resources and nursing education had an influence on burnout for nephrology nurses. Access to resources was a significant negative predictor of burnout for nephrology nurses. Degree-prepared nurses were more likely to experience burnout. Application of these results by providing access to resources for nephrology nurses may impact on occupational burnout.</p>","PeriodicalId":83648,"journal":{"name":"CANNT journal = Journal ACITN","volume":"20 2","pages":"12-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29132280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Looking after our health and our patients' health.","authors":"Gillian Brunier","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":83648,"journal":{"name":"CANNT journal = Journal ACITN","volume":"20 2","pages":"4-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29132276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hemodialysis patients' perceptions of home hemodialysis and self-care.","authors":"Marie Angela Visaya","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Home hemodialysis (HHD) is an optimal option for patients requiring renal replacement therapy. It has been noted through research that this type of therapy is more cost-effective than in-centre therapies, and the benefits to patients are well documented (Harwood & Leitch, 2006). As stated by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MoHLTC), a total of 40% of renal failure patients are expected to do home dialysis (either peritoneal dialysis or HHD) by the year 2010 (Kashani & Motiwala, 2007). Even though the literature indicates that the numbers of those doing home dialysis are declining every year, there is no evidence to demonstrate why the numbers are declining. A quantitative cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted using the Patient Perception Survey and the Jo Pre-Training Assessment Tool (JPAT) to assess in-centre hemodialysis patients' perceptions regarding home dialysis, as well as their self-care ability. The two frameworks utilized were the Theory of Planned Behavior and Orem's Theory of Self-Care. According to the Theory of Planned Behavior, the 26 patients out of 49 who had positive perceptions regarding home dialysis would be expected to participate in home dialysis. However, according to the patients' responses to the domains within the JPAT, only eight out of the 26 would be considered suitable to participate in home dialysis. Only two of the domains, communication and social support, were found to be significantly related to patients'perceptions regarding home dialysis. Health care professionals need to implement interventions that incorporate assessment of communication and social support when addressing home dialysis therapy with a patient with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).</p>","PeriodicalId":83648,"journal":{"name":"CANNT journal = Journal ACITN","volume":"20 2","pages":"23-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29132201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism.","authors":"Rick Luscombe","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":83648,"journal":{"name":"CANNT journal = Journal ACITN","volume":"20 2","pages":"6-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29132278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding the lived experience of loss and grieving in persons with end stage renal disease: a humanbecoming approach.","authors":"Jennifer Duteau","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Grieving a loss is a devastating universal human experience that affects our emotional, physical and spiritual well being. End stage renal disease is a lifelong illness creating a serious and complex impact on individually defined quality of life. Losses such as that of independence, employment, self-esteem and physical functioning can leave individuals in a state of ongoing grief. Parse's humanbecoming theory provides nephrology nurses with a framework for practice that is based in a human science philosophy. The purpose of this paper is to explore the phenomenon of loss and grieving in the population with end stage renal disease, and how Parse's humanbecoming theory can have a positive impact on the lives of both nephrology nurses and the patients for whom they care.</p>","PeriodicalId":83648,"journal":{"name":"CANNT journal = Journal ACITN","volume":"20 2","pages":"18-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29132281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Barbara L Paterson, Lee Ann Sock, Denis LeBlanc, Joan Brewer
{"title":"Ripples in the water: a toolkit for Aboriginal people on hemodialysis.","authors":"Barbara L Paterson, Lee Ann Sock, Denis LeBlanc, Joan Brewer","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 2004-2005, the authors were engaged in a community-based research study with people of Elsipogtog First Nation to determine the causes of and solutions to non-adherence among community members with chronic kidney disease. This study highlighted the need for a toolkit intended for Aboriginal people who are required to undergo hemodialysis at a dialysis unit in a city away from their rural community, so that they are sufficiently educated, supported and resourced to access and experience culturally relevant health care. This paper presents the findings of a two-year community-based research study to develop the prototype or model for such a toolkit. The research involved meeting with nine community members in group meetings at least monthly over the two years to determine what such a toolkit should include and how it should best be presented. It also entailed an extensive review of relevant literature and relevant educational materials, as well as individual interviews with key stakeholders. The project resulted in a culturally relevant toolkit that can be staged according to people's readiness for the information and that fosters collaborative discussions between patients, family members and health care practitioners.</p>","PeriodicalId":83648,"journal":{"name":"CANNT journal = Journal ACITN","volume":"20 1","pages":"20-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28951900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}