Nursing Experience in Training Patients for CAPD

Initial experience with CAPD in patients with HIV infection in a developing country.

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Metabolic syndrome and mortality in CAPD patients

Background. Metabolic syndrome is associated with higher morbidity and mortality in the general population, but the corresponding effects in patients on dialysis have not been clearly defined. In this study, we prospectively investigated the effect of metabolic syndrome and its individual components on outcome in non-diabetic peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Method. The study subjects include...

Specialist nursing training in Poland: applications for neuroscience nursing.

BACKGROUND Nurses have a pivotal role in providing facilitating, advocating and promoting the best possible care and outcome for the client. To ensure decisions and actions are based on current standards of practice, nurses must be accountable for participation in ongoing education in their area of practice. AIM To present a description of the current state of Polish nursing education and spe...

Inservice training in nursing.

Navorsing is gedoen om die stand van indiensopleiding vir verpleegkundiges in die Witwatersrand-gebied te beskryf. Deur ’n literatuurstudie en onderhoude is agt kriteria vir geslaagde indiensopleiding geidentifiseer. Die navorsing is uitgevoer met behulp van ’n vraelys wat op grond van die agt kriteria saamgestel is. Verskeie probleemareas in indiensopleiding is geidentifiseer op grond waarvan ...

Ferrokinetics in Patients on CAPD: Influence of CAPD on the Anemia of Uremia*