American Nephrology Nurses Association National Symposium
Residency program prepares RNs to provide hemodialysis
A cohort of recent nursing graduates was “competent at providing hemodialysis treatments” and acute care after completing a nephrology nursing residency at a university hospital, according to a presentation.
During ultrasound project, missed cannulations decreased by 53%
The average number of missed cannulations per month decreased from 12 to 5.4 when staff were trained on ultrasound guided cannulation, according to research presented at the American Nephrology Nurses Association National Symposium.
Pre-transplant education expansion improves pediatric patient outcomes
Allograft survival rate is 96% after a process improvement project developed a more in-depth education program, according to a presentation at the American Nephrology Nurses Association National Symposium.
Multidisciplinary Patient Pathways committee reduces avoidable ED admission
ED-administered dialysis treatments decreased by 82% in three hospital systems that adopted a DaVita quality improvement program and tracked ED admissions during a 12-month period.
Comprehensive guidelines lead to better results for patients with mineral, bone disorders
Kidney disease guidelines paired with checklist and care coordination logs were linked to improved results in patients with mineral and bone disorders, according to a presentation.
Education program increases staff knowledge of peritoneal dialysis
After a peritoneal dialysis education program, the number of staff at a Veterans Affairs center who scored their knowledge level on the topic as “high” and “very high” increased, according to presented research.
Randomized clinical trial participation does not impact dialysis facility quality scores
Patients meet clinical quality targets equally at dialysis facilities that participate vs. centers that do not participate in randomized clinical trials, according to presented research.
Hyperkalemia improvement leads to overall patient well-being
Improved potassium levels impacted the physical and/or mental well-being of patients managing hyperkalemia, according to study results presented at the American Nephrology Nurses Association National Symposium.
Symptom burden in CKD stages 3 to 5 is ‘pervasive’
Understanding symptom clusters could help practitioners manage the symptoms of chronic kidney disease, researchers said in a poster presented at the American Nephrology Nurses Association National Symposium.
Providers, staff must make ‘radical changes’ to reach HHS goals for home dialysis
It could take close to 5 decades for dialysis providers to reach the Advancing American Kidney Health goal of starting 50% of new patients on home dialysis, a speaker said at the American Nephrology Nurses Association National Symposium.