Vet nurse pocket guide: renal edition
This vet nurse pocket guide is jam-packed with everything you need to know about nursing patients with kidney disease!
This 22-page guide includes overviews of both chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury, an overview of how we diagnose and stage renal disease, how to treat and nurse patients with CKD and AKI, and the practical skills you can use when caring for them.
This guide will be your go-to when nursing patients with renal disease!
Make practice life easy with a pocket guide which helps you:
Understand chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury, why they occur, how they differ, and the impact this has on your patients
Understand how to diagnose renal disease, including which tests we perform, and what the results mean
Understand how to stage CKD and grade AKI, and what these mean when it comes to treating and nursing your renal patients
Understand how to perform advanced nursing procedures, including naso-oesophageal feeding tube placement, urinary catheter placement and sampling catheter placement for ongoing blood sampling
Understand how to collect accurate blood pressure readings in these patients, and the importance of doing so
Calculate and administer fluid therapy accurately to your renal patients
Understand how to monitor renal function, including calculating urine output and comparing this with fluid input
Understand how to plan and carry out effective renal nursing consultations
Plan and deliver high standards of nursing care to your renal patients
The renal pocket guide is designed to help vet nurses (and technicians) as well as veterinary students and veterinary surgeons. It fits right into your scrub pocket or nursing pouch, is durable and is encased in an antibacterial laminate for easy disinfection.
Product Details
Size: A6 (148mm x 105mm)
Contains 11 double-sided ring-bound cards
Shipping Information
Orders are dispatched within 5 working days
If you’re ordering for international delivery, please place your order via Etsy here.
Customer Feedback:
“I have found these guides to be so informative and helpful! They cover everything you could possibly need to know and in a simplified way that’s easy to follow and understand. They are my go-to guides at work!”