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March/April 2006 • Volume 33, Number 2

ARTICLES
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Assessing Advance Care Planning Readiness in Individuals with
Kidney Failure

Amy O. Calvin and Lillian R. Eriksen


CONTINUING EDUCATION
Illness Representations in Patients with Chronic Kidney
Disease on Maintenance Hemodialysis

Christopher Fowler and Linda S. Baas

How a Dedicated Vascular Access Center Can Promote Increased
Use of Fistulas

Jerry Jackson and Terry F. Litchfield

Public Policy Issues and Legislative Process
Kathleen Smith

SPECIAL ANNA FEATURES
2006 ANNA National Symposium Abstracts

Celebrating ANNA Leadership: Proud Moments

EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENTS

CONTINUING EDUCATION
Sponsored by Amgen, Inc.
Erythropoietin Claims Monitoring Policy:
Implications for Clinical Practice

Tony Messana

DEPARTMENTS

From the Editor
Caring for the Caregivers

Beth Ulrich

President's Message
Nephrology Nursing: Breaking the Silence

Suzann VanBuskirk

President-Elect's Message
Advocacy Through Leadership

JoAnne Gilmore

Clinical Consult
Determining Maturity of New Arteriovenous Fistulae
Lynda Ball

Controversies in Nephrology Nursing
Peritoneal Dialysis as the Treatment of Choice for Pediatric Patients


CAPD Is the Best Modality for Children
Cyrena Gilman

CCPD Is the Therapy of Choice for Pediatric Patients with ESRD
Deborah Miller

Issues in Renal Nutrition
Non-Dietary Causes of Hyperkalemia
Jean Stover

Fistula First: Vascular Access Update
“Fistula Force” — A Team Approach to Fistula First
D’Anne Rudd

Practice Issues in Nephrology Nursing
The Legislative Process and the Kidney Care Quality and Improvement Act of 2005
Kathleen Kuchta, Anita Gilbreath, Cyrena Gilman, and Angeline Wieler

Calendar of Events

ANNA Chapter Presidents

Professional Issues
Encroachment Into Practice

Norma J. Gomez


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