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September/October 2005 • Volume 32, Number 5
ARTICLES
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Impact on Living Kidney Donors: QOL, Self-Image and Family Dynamics
Patricia A. Fisher, Denise J. Kropp, and Eileen A. Fleming
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Diabetes and Kidney Failure: How Individuals Experience Kidney Failure
Eleanor Ravenscroft
Should Patients Eat During Hemodialysis Treatments?
Katina Kinnel
A Trial of ExSept® for Hemodialysis Central Venous Catheters
Colleen Marie Astle and Louise Jensen
Communicating for Quality: In-Service Training Modules
Nancy C. Armistead
EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Sponsored by Watson Pharma, Inc.
Using CQI Strategies to Improve and Simplify IV Iron and Anemia Management: A Dialysis Facility’s Experience
Deborah Bowe and Debra Ammel
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Sponsored by Amgen, Inc.
Hemoglobin Variability: Managing Inevitable Changes in Clinical Status
Randee Breiterman White
DEPARTMENTS
From the Editor
Comparing Nephrology Nurses’ Work Environment to RNs Nationwide
Beth Ulrich
President's Message
Looking Back on Dad’s Last Days
Suzann VanBuskirk
Controversies in Nephrology Nursing
Non-Compete Clauses: Are They an Appropriate Business Strategy?
Covenant Not to Compete Agreements: Are They a Necessary Evil?
Mary Rau Foster
Non-Compete Agreements Have No Place in Healthcare
Gary Rabetoy
Issues in Renal Nutrition
Feeding the Patient on Dialysis With Wounds to Heal
Ann Beemer Cotton
Clinical Consult
Dealing with Patient Preferences for Specific Staff Members for Cannulation
Lynda K. Ball
Book and Media Reviews
Medical Care of the Soul: A Practical Guide to End-of-Life Issues
Deborah Brooks
ANNA Membership Survey – Part 2
Calendar of Events
Professional Issues
Nephrology Nursing Standards of Practice and Guidelines for Care:
A Comprehensive Document
Sally Burrows-Hudson and Barbara F. Prowant
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