By the end of the course, candidates will be able to:
- Discuss legal and professional responsibilities associated with caring for CKD patients within local and national guidance
- Describe anatomy and functions of the urinary system
- Identify the tests and investigations that can help to diagnose renal impairment and assess renal function
- Discuss the measures required to reduce cardiovascular risks in patients with CKD
- Understand the management of patients with CKD and the nurse’s role within patient management.
- Discuss the complications of advanced CKD and understand why management needs to take account of these complications in older patients
Practitioners will be assessed by –
- Ability to answer questions during course
- Discussion following feedback from activities
- Completing a post course knowledge assessment
Course Content
- Legal and professional considerations and responsibilities
- Consent for care and treatment
- Prevalence of CKD
- Anatomy and physiology of the urinary system
- Defining CKD
- Stages of CKD
- Disease progression
- Common cause
- Risk factors
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Cardiovascular disease
- Symptoms
- Assessment of renal function
- Urinalysis
- Urinary protein excretion
- Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Renal imaging and renal biopsy
- Treatments and issues for CKD Stages 1-5
- Slowing down the progression
- Treating the underlying cause
- Reducing protein levels in urine
- Reducing risk of cardiovascular disease
- Regular monitoring
- Anaemia
- Acute kidney injury (AKI)
- Haemodialysis
- Peritoneal dialysis
- Kidney transplantation
- Diet and nutrition
- Patient education
- Nursing care