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Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy; CRRT; CVVH; Acute Kidney Injury; Dialysis; Nurse Driven Protocols; Benner's Novice to Expert Model;
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Does Nurse Management Effect Continuous Renal Replacement Downtime?, Lisa Gardner
Does Nurse Management Effect Continuous Renal Replacement Downtime?, Lisa Gardner
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
Acute kidney failure (AKI) is common among patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) and can have a mortality rate of up to 70%. Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) provides constant dialysis treatment and is the recommended treatment for hemodynamically unstable AKI patients. Delay in CRRT delivery and interruptions of therapy are associated with negative outcomes such as fluid overload, electrolyte imbalance, acid-base imbalance and death. To reduce CRRT downtime, there has been a trend for the critical care nurse to be autonomous with the set-up, management and\ trouble-shooting of treatment instead of a collaboration between the critical care nurse …