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Author:   Nicola Thomas (London South Bank University, UK) ,  Helen Noble (Queens University Belfast, UK)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Edition:   6th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.862kg
ISBN:  

9781394178766

ISBN 10:   139417876
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   01 August 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors vii Foreword viii Preface ix Acknowledgements x 1 The History of Kidney Dialysis and Transplantation 1 Nicola Thomas 2 Applied Anatomy and Physiology, the Kidney Disease Process, and Kidney Investigations 14 Claire Carswell and Stephen O'Neil 3 Patient and Carer Involvement in Kidney Care, Education, and Research 52 Brian Gracey, Linda Gracey, Fiona Loud, and Nicola Thomas 4 Emotional Well-being 67 Fiona Murphy 5 Acute Kidney Injury 115 Marissa Dainton 6 Chronic Kidney Disease and Advanced Kidney Care 132 Nicola Thomas and Catherine Maina 7 Haemodialysis 148 Catherine Fielding 8 Peritoneal Dialysis 189 Sally Punzalan 9 Kidney Transplantation 220 Victoria Dunsmore 10 Non-dialytic Options and a Palliative Conservative Kidney Management Approach 262 Helen Noble, Claire Carswell, and Ian Walsh 11 Kidney Care in Infancy, Childhood, and Early Adulthood 274 Diane Blyton and Shelley Jepson 12 Nutrition in Kidney Disease 288 Barbara Engel and Pearl Pugh 13 Quality Improvement and Nursing Research in Kidney Care 326 Nicola Thomas Index 334

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Professor Nicola Thomas is Professor of Kidney Care at London South Bank University in the UK. She is a registered nurse with more than 40 years’ experience in renal nursing practice, education, and research. Her clinical and research work has focused on prevention and self-management of kidney disease, with a specific interest in health inequalities. She is experienced in patient and public involvement initiatives and is a founder member of the Kidney Patient Involvement Network (KPIN). She is a past Executive Board member of the Association of Nephrology Nurses UK and past Editor of the Journal of Renal Care. She was President of the European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses’ Association/European Renal Care Association (EDTNA/ERCA) in 2000-2001. Professor Helen Noble is Professor of Nursing at Queens University Belfast in the UK. As a registered nurse and with extensive experience in renal nursing practice and education, her international, collaborative research is aimed at improving the quality of life and well-being of people with kidney disease. She has developed novel collaborations with creative artists and kidney patients, leading the inaugural UK Renal Arts Group for which she was awarded the prestigious 2023 Donna Lamping MDT Researcher Award by the UK Kidney Association, the leading professional body for the UK renal community. She has helped deploy original creative arts approaches to improve health and wellbeing in renal healthcare staff, patients and their carers. She was previous Chair of the inaugural European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses’ Association/European Renal Care Association (EDTNA/ERCA) Research Board (2017-19) and subsequently a Scientific Board Committee (SPC) member (2019-2024).

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