Chronic Kidney Disease

Course Code: REL-ACU-0-CKD

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025

Learning Objectives:
Identify clinical signs of renal impairment, chronic kidney disease stages, complications, and types of renal replacement therapies.
Recognize the nurse’s role in caring for patients with chronic kidney disease.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Kidney Disease

Incidence and Prevalence

What Is CKD?

Risk Factors

Screening

GFR Categories in CKD Stages

Section 3: CKD-Related Complications

Anemia

Hypertension

Diabetes Mellitus

Nursing Implications

Section 4: Renal Replacement Therapies

Initiating Therapy

Hemodialysis

Peritoneal Dialysis

Dialysis Access

PD Access

Comparing HD and PD

Dialysis-Related Complications

Infections

Medications

Clinician Considerations

Section 5: Clinical Vignette

Dialysis Initiation

Section 6: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

References

Subject Matter Expert: Monica Caicedo Orellana, MS, RN, OCN

Monica Caicedo Orellana, MS, RN, OCN, is an SME writer for Relias with over 20 years of acute care experience in nursing. She has served in several leadership roles in the acute care setting, the medical-surgical division, and as a nurse educator. She has mentored nurses in renal and oncology specialties. She has been involved in various institutional committees and quality improvement projects. Monica is passionate about professional nursing standards and fostering an environment of continuous lifelong learning as an instrument to improve patient care. 

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.