Utility of the Beck Depression Inventory in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 4 without Kidney Replacement Therapy

Type: Article

Authors:

• Tonya R. Runner, DNP, MBA, APRN, CNP
• Jeri J. Berryman, DNP, RN, CNE, EBP-C
• Julie C. Lehrer, DNP, APRN, CNP

Tags: dialysis chronic kidney disease depression kidney failure beck depression inventory patient health questionnaire-2 mental health referral

Patient Peer-to-Peer Mentoring for Patients with Kidney Failure: Methods, Facilitators, and Lessons Learned

Type: Article

Authors:

• Kou Kha-Moua, BSN, RN
• Amber B. Paulus, PhD, RN, CPHQ, CPPS, Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University

Tags: dialysis home dialysis kidney transplant advocacy peer mentoring

Water Treatment for Hemodialysis: Keeping Patients Safe

Type: Article

Authors:

• Glenda M. Payne, MS, RN, CNN, Co-Founder and Chief Compliance Officer, National Dialysis Accreditation Commission
• Jim Curtis, CHT

Tags: hemodialysis dialysis water treatment system patient safety dialysate concentrate preparation

Determinants of Nephrology Provider Engagement in Comprehensive Pre-Dialysis Discussions with Older Adults: Scale Development and Psychometric Evaluation

Type: Article

Authors:

• Vicki Montoya, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC
• Norma Conner, PhD, RN, FNAP
• Xin Yan, PhD
• Ladda Thiamwong, PhD, RN

Tags: dialysis shared decision-making instrument development gerontology psychometric testing

Communication Skills Training for Nurses and Social Workers: An Initiative to Promote Interdisciplinary Advance Care Planning and Palliative Care in Patients on Dialysis

Type: Article

Authors:

• Katharine L. Cheung, MD, PhD
• Jane O. Schell, MD
• Alan Rubin, MD
• Jacqueline Hoops, BSN, RN, CNN
• Bette J. Gilmartin, MSN, RN
• Robert A. Cohen, MD

Tags: education dialysis palliative care advance care planning nurse communication skills social worker

Quality Improvement: What Is It and Who Is Responsible for It?

Type: Article

Authors:

• Deborah Halinski, BSN, RN, CNN, CPHQ

Tags: dialysis patient safety quality improvement quality of care qapi standards of care health care performance measures quality assessment performance improvement

Exploring the Evidence: Considerations for the Dialysis Practice Setting Approach to Staffing

Type: Article

Authors:

• Amber B. Paulus, PhD, RN, CPHQ, CPPS, Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University

Tags: dialysis nursing shortage recruitment and retention nurse staffing staffing model

An Innovative Approach to Integrating Nephrology Nursing into Acute and Critical Care

Type: Article

Authors:

• Nancy Colobong-Smith, MN, ARNP, CNN

Tags: education hemodialysis dialysis nephrology acute training nursing shortage

The Use of Lung Ultrasound for Detection of Fluid Overload in Patients on Dialysis and Its Applicability to Routine Nursing Practice: A Literature Review

Type: Article

Authors:

• Victoria Meissner, MClinNursPrac (Renal), GDipNurs (Renal), BSN

Tags: dialysis b lines fluid overload lung ultrasound

A 50th Anniversary Visit to the Nephrology Nursing Journal Archives: The Early Years

Type: Article

Authors:

• Linda S. Wright, DrNP, RN, CNN, CCTC

Tags: transplant dialysis kidney disease nephrology nursing history