{"title":"Treatment of neuropathic pain in patients with chronic kidney disease.","authors":"Heather K Naylor, Colette B Raymond","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":83648,"journal":{"name":"CANNT journal = Journal ACITN","volume":"21 1","pages":"34-8; quiz 39-40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30177977","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":"Canadian Standards Association's new standard for home dialysis introduces consistent practices.","authors":"Cathryn Cortissoz","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":83648,"journal":{"name":"CANNT journal = Journal ACITN","volume":"21 1","pages":"41-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30177978","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":"Smoking cessation in patients with chronic kidney disease.","authors":"Colette B Raymond, Heather K Naylor","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":83648,"journal":{"name":"CANNT journal = Journal ACITN","volume":"20 4","pages":"24-9; quiz 30-1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29670750","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":"Occupational burnout, retention and health outcomes in nephrology nurses.","authors":"Lori Harwood, Jane Ridley, Barbara Wilson, Heather K Laschinger","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Occupational burnout can have serious implications on productivity, nurses'health, service usage, and health care costs. This study examined the effect of burnout on nurses' mental and physical health outcomes and job retention. Randomly selected Canadian nephrology nurses completed surveys consisting of the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Pressure Management Indicator. The nurses also completed questions related to job retention. After controlling for age and years of nephrology nursing experience, the multivariate results demonstrated that almost 40% of mental health symptoms experienced by nephrology nurses could be explained by burnout and 27.5% of physical symptoms could be explained by burnout. Twenty-three per cent of the sample had plans to leave their current position and retention was significantly associated with burnout, mental, and physical symptoms. Organizational strategies aimed at reducing perceptions of burnout are important, as a means to keep nurses healthy and working to their fullest potential.</p>","PeriodicalId":83648,"journal":{"name":"CANNT journal = Journal ACITN","volume":"20 4","pages":"18-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29670749","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 Wilson, Lori Harwood, Abe Oudshoorn, Bonita Thompson
{"title":"The culture of vascular access cannulation among nurses in a chronic hemodialysis unit.","authors":"Barbara Wilson, Lori Harwood, Abe Oudshoorn, Bonita Thompson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The native arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the vascular access of choice for patients on chronic hemodialysis (HD) because of its longevity and lower complication rate. Yet from 2001 to 2004 in Canada, there has been a notable increase in both incident and prevalent central venous catheter (CVC) use with a corresponding decrease in AVF use over the same time period (Moist, Trpeski, Na, & Lok, 2008). A similar trend has been found in other countries (Moist, Chang, Polkinghorne, & McDonald, 2007). There are a number of contributing factors to low AVF use in patients on chronic hemodialysis. While some of these factors may be patient-related, nursing interventions specific to cannulation may be a contributor. To date, little is known about HD nurses' attitudes and experiences regarding cannulation. The purpose of this study was to describe the culture and everyday practices of vascular access cannulation of the AVF from the perspective of the HD nurse. An ethnographic research design was employed, utilizing qualitative methods. Ten HD nurses were interviewed using a semi-structured interview tool, and a number of themes were generated from the interviews. One overarching theme of \"perpetual novice\" was evident, acknowledging the failure to transition from novice to expert cannulator despite working in HD for a number of years. Other common themes that emerged from the interviews were a) the lack of fistulas, b) the fistula as a \"hard sell\" to patients, c) the skill of cannulation, and d) the assembly-line approach to care. As a result of a number of factors, HD nurses were unable to acquire the skills necessary to become an expert cannulator. Moreover, the decrease in opportunities to practise cannulation has resulted in wide variation in skill level among HD nurses. To improve cannulation skills and achieve successful cannulation of AV fistulas, HD nurses identified a number of educational strategies that should take place. They also identified the need for an improved documentation system in order to track cannulation-related problems. Results of this study may be helpful in understanding the culture of cannulation in a chronic HD unit and in directing future educational, supportive, and practice interventions for HD nurses.</p>","PeriodicalId":83648,"journal":{"name":"CANNT journal = Journal ACITN","volume":"20 3","pages":"35-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29436351","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":"Organ donation in Canada is up, but still not meeting the demand.","authors":"Colleen Wile","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":83648,"journal":{"name":"CANNT journal = Journal ACITN","volume":"20 3","pages":"12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29436267","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":"[Impact of a fatigue management program in patients on hemodialysis].","authors":"Marjolaine Dionne Merlin, Gemma Gallant","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a fatigue management program on 25 hemodialysis patients regarding their level of fatigue and their rate of satisfaction towards knowledge. The study took place inside a hemodialysis unit in a health care facility located in New Brunswick. This research design was pre-experimental. The before-after design, with only one group of subjects, makes it possible to compare the level of fatigue, as well as the rate of satisfaction towards pre- and post-program knowledge. According to the results of our study, it seems that the subjects, after benefiting from a fatigue management program, managed to significantly decrease their level of fatigue and gain satisfaction related to the acquisition of knowledge. Even though our number of participants was small, our research supports the idea that a fatigue management program can meet the need of fatigue management in this population. The results of this study foresee the need to develop a fatigue management program in hemodialysis units and to evaluate its effectiveness in the medium or long term in selecting quasi-experimental studies, including a broader population of patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":83648,"journal":{"name":"CANNT journal = Journal ACITN","volume":"20 3","pages":"43-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29440062","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}