Nephrology Nursing Theory 3: Living with Renal Disease and Complex Health Challenges NSNN 7600

As a healthcare practitioner, you are expected to follow professional standards of practice throughout all SN programs and courses. In this course, you will have opportunities to use the processes of critical thinking, systematic inquiry, communication, collaboration, leadership, professionalism, and clinical decision-making. Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Describe the pathophysiology, assessment and symptom management of the three most common complex health challenges for a renal client: cardiovascular complications, diabetes and acute renal failure.
• Perform a comprehensive assessment for a renal client with complex health challenges building on your own assessment and clinical decision-making skills.
• Utilize a family-centered care approach to address social support issues for renal clients.
• Analyze a renal client through the lens of the renal transplantation process, including donor and recipient evaluation, transplant surgery, immunosuppression, and associated management of complications such as rejection and infection.
• Utilize an ethical framework in exploring end of life decision-making for clients and their families.

Effective as of Spring/Summer 2023