Comorbidities in Complex Patients: Renal
Presented by Cheryl Lehman
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This course gives students an overview of medical co-morbidities that can be found in the post-acute care setting, focusing on renal function. In this setting, patients with the potential for multiple medical co-morbidities at different stages of renal system change and failure are likely to be admitted. Examples of medical co-morbidities will be shared, along with clinical pearls on focusing assessment and interventions on managing the complex patient. This course is appropriate for licensed nurses working in any setting, but particularly targets those in rehabilitation, long term care and home health.
This course is a part of a series discussing comorbidities in complex patients, including the following topics:
Cardiac and Vascular | Pulmonary | Renal | Neurologic | Endocrine | Digestive | Hematologic
Meet your instructor
Cheryl Lehman
Dr. Cheryl Lehman has been a registered nurse since graduating from the Decatur Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1978. Since that time, she earned a BSN from Maryville University-St. Louis in 1990; an MSN in Adult Health Nursing from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston in the Clinical Nurse…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Understanding Chronic Kidney Disease
Renal conditions occur frequently in patients in the post-acute care setting. These conditions include renal insufficiency and chronic kidney disease. Renal conditions that are seen in post-acute care have the potential to lead to patient complications. This chapter reviews a variety of renal conditions that are often seen in the patient population in the post-acute setting.
2. Dialysis
Post-acute nurses also care for patients in post-acute care who are receiving dialysis. Nurses have the legal responsibility of possessing the knowledge and skills to care for these patients. This chapter reviews dialysis methods and associated responsibilities.