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Vol 35/No. 3
 "Pharmacotherapeutic Options for the Treatment of Depression in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease"
by Colette B. Raymond, Lori D. Wazny and Patricia L. Honcharik May-June 2008, Volume 35, number 3, pp. 257-264
Expires: 6/30/2010
1.5 contact hour

Vol 35/No. 3
 "Knowledge Expectations of Patients On Dialysis Treatment"
by Mirkka Rantanen,
Tapio Kallio, Kirsi Johansson, Sanna Salanterä, Heli Virtanen, and Helena Leino-Kilpi 		May-June 2008, Volume 35, number 3, pp. 249-256
Expires: 6/30/2010
1.5 contact hour

Vol 35/No. 2
 "Improved Patient Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease: Optimizing Vitamin D Therapy"
by Frank A. Gesek and
Jennifer S. Desmond 		March-April 2008, Volume 35, number S2, pp. 5S-23S
Expires: 4/20/2010
2.5 contact hour

Vol 35/No. 2
 "IV Iron Use in Patients With Higher Serum Ferritin: Case Study on Anemia in Kidney Disease"
by Kristin Larson March-April 2008, pp. 184-195
Expires: 4/20/2010
1.5 contact hour

Vol 35/No. 2
 "The Self-Management Experience
Of People with Mild to Moderate Chronic Kidney Disease "
by Lucia Costantini, Heather Beanlands, Elizabeth McCay,
Daniel Cattran, Michelle Hladunewich, and Daphene Francis 		March-April 2008, pp. 147-156
Expires: 4/20/2010
1.5 contact hour

Vol 35/No. 2
 "Relationships Between Registered Nurse Staffing, Processes of Nursing Care, and Nurse-Reported Patient Outcomes in Chronic Hemodialysis Units "
by Charlotte Thomas-Hawkins,
Linda Flynn, and
Sean P. Clarke 		March-April 2008, pp. 123-131
Expires: 4/20/2010
1.4 contact hour

Vol 35/No. 1
 "Cognitive Function and Adherence of Older Adults Undergoing Hemodialysis "
by Debra J. Hain January-February 2008, pp. 23-30
Expires: 2/20/2010
1.4 contact hour

Vol 35/No. 1
 "Learning from Stories of People with Chronic Kidney Disease"
by Anita E. Molzahn,
Anne Bruce and
Laurene Sheilds 		January-February 2008, pp. 13-21
Expires: 2/20/2010
1.3 contact hour

Vol 34/No. 6
 "Fatigue in African American Women on Hemodialysis"
by Amy G. Williams, Patricia B. Crane, and Daria Kring November-December 2007, pp. 610-618
Expires: 12/20/2009
1.5 contact hour

Vol 34/No. 6
 "Nephrology Nurses’ Perspectives on Difficult Ethical Issues and
Practice Guideline for Shared Decision Making"
by Christy Price Rabetoy
and Bradley C. Bair 		November-December 2007, pp. 599-607
Expires: 12/20/2009
1.5 contact hour

Vol 34/No. 5
 "Updating Practices in an Evolving IV Iron and Anemia
Environment: Practical Solutions"
by Richard Amerling, Andrea Easom, and Peter Juergensen

 September-October 2007, pp. 533--543
Expires: 10/20/2009
1.5 contact hour

Vol 34/No. 5
 "Perceptions of Adult Patients on Hemodialysis Concerning
Choice Among Renal Replacement Therapies"
by Kandace J. Landreneau and Peggy Ward-Smith

 September-October 2007, pp. 513-520
Expires: 10/20/2009
1.5 contact hour

Vol 34/No. 5
 "Blood Pump Speed vs. Actual or “Compensated” Blood Flow Rate"
by Helen F. Williams, Kirsten Jensen, David Gillum, and Jose Nabut

 September-October 2007, pp. 491-501
Expires: 10/20/2009
1.5 contact hour

Vol 34/No. 5
 "Adherence in Patients on Dialysis: Strategies for Success"
by Jean Kammerer, Glenn Garry, Marguerite Hartigan, Barbara Carter, and Linda Erlich
 September-October 2007, pp. 479-487
Expires: 10/20/2009
1.5 contact hour

Vol 34/No. 4
 "Important Considerations in Iron Management and Nutritional Status in Select Hemodialysis Populations"
by Rosie Olivares
 July-August 2007, pp. 425-434
Expires: 8/20/2009
1.5 contact hour

Vol 34/No. 4
 "Sodium Profiling: The Key to Reducing Symptoms of Dialysis?"
by Paula McLaren and
Cheri Hunter
 July-August 2007, pp. 403-415
Expires: 8/20/2009
1.5 contact hour

Vol 34/No. 4
 "Von Hippel-Lindau Disease: An Overview"
by Michele Inglese
 July-August 2007, pp. 390-394
Expires: 8/20/2009
1.0 contact hour

Vol 34/No. 4
 "Prayer Warriors: A Grounded Theory Study of American Indians Receiving Hemodialysis"
by Joni Walton
 July-August 2007, pp. 377-387
Expires: 8/20/2009
1.3 contact hour

Vol 34/No. 3 "A Descriptive Study of Individuals with Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis"
by Der-Fa Lu, Ann Marie McCarthy, Lynne D. Lanning, Connie Delaney, and Craig Porter
 May-June 2007, pp. 295-303
Expires: 6/20/2009
1.5 contact hour

Vol 34/No. 3 "Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy/Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis"
by Karen Hamilton-Persaud
Loretta D. Ezell and
Joyce G. Macklin
 May-June 2007, pp. 283-288
Expires: 6/20/2009
1.4 contact hour

Vol 34/No. 3 "The Relationships Between Nurses’ Perceptions of the Hemodialysis Unit Work Environment and Nurse Turnover, Patient Satisfaction, and Hospitalizations"
by Jane K. Gardner,
Charlotte Thomas-Hawkins, Louis Fogg and
Carolyn E. Latham
 May-June 2007, pp. 271-282
Expires: 6/20/2009
1.5 contact hour

Vol 34/No. 2 "Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: A Case Presentation"
by Patricia B. McCarley and
Patricia B. Salai
 March-April 2007, pp. 187-200
Expires: 4/20/2009
1.5 contact hour

Vol 34/No. 2 "Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis:
A Case Study with Review of Pathophysiology"
by Anndee M. Glick
 March-April 2007, pp. 176-183
Expires: 4/20/2009
1.4 contact hour

Vol 34/No. 2 "Impact of an Anemia Clinic on Emergency Room Visits and Hospitalizations in Patients with Anemia of CKD Pre-Dialysis"
by Robert Perkins, Stephen Olson, Janice Hansen, Joseph Lee,
Kevin Stiles, and Christopher Lebrun
 March-April 2007, pp. 167-174
Expires: 4/20/2009
1.4 contact hour

Vol 34/No. 2 "Assessment of the Impact of Weekly Versus Monthly Erythropoiesis Stimulating Protein Therapy on Patients with CKD and Their Families"
by Denise Globe, Deborah Glidden, Joachim Hertel, Joele Thomas, Michele Ackerman, Felicia Chidolue, Bianca Blanco, Annette Borden, Thomas F. Goss, Xiao Xu, and Reshma Kewalramani
 March-April 2007, pp. 151-162
Expires: 4/20/2009
1.5 contact hour

Vol 34/No. 1 "Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: Pathophysiologic Links"
by LaVonne Burrows
and Robert Muller
 January-February 2007, pp. 55-65
Expires: 2/20/2009
1.5 contact hour

Vol 34/No. 1 "Feasibility of Using a Personal Digital Assistant to Self-Monitor Diet and Fluid Intake"
by Janet L. Welch, Shannon Dowell and Cynthia S. Johnson
 January-February 2007, pp. 43-49
Expires: 2/20/2009
1.4 contact hour

Vol 34/No. 1 "The Multidimensional Characteristics of Symptoms Reported by Patients on Hemodialysis"
by Anita Jablonski January-February 2007, pp. 29-38
Expires: 2/20/2009
1.5 contact hour

Vol 34/No. 1 "Flash Pulmonary Edema in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and
End Stage Renal Disease"
by Carol M. Headley
and Barry M. Wall		 January-February 2007, pp. 15-28
Expires: 2/20/2009
1.5 contact hour

Vol 33/No. 6 "Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Disease -
Using the ANNA Standards and Practice Guidelines to Improve Care"
by Patricia B. McCarley and
Sally Burrows-Hudson		 November-December 2006, pp. 666-676
Expires: 12/20/2008
1.4 contact hour

Vol 33/No. 6 "Erythropoietin Claims Monitoring Policy: Implications of the October 2006 Update"
by Tony Messana November-December 2006, pp. 660-665
Expires: 12/20/2008
1.4 contact hour

Vol 33/No. 6 "Narrative Literature Review: Sexual Dysfunction in the Patient on Hemodialysis"
by Merry Stewart November-December 2006, pp. 631-642
Expires: 12/20/2008
1.4 contact hour

Vol 33/No. 6 "A Preceptor Training Program Model for the Hemodialysis Setting"
by Chris Singer November-December 2006, pp. 623-630
Expires: 12/20/2008
1.4 contact hour

Vol 33/No. 6 "Symptom Occurrence, Symptom Distress, and Quality of Life in Renal Transplant Recipients"
by April Zarifian November-December 2006, pp. 609-619
Expires: 12/20/2008
1.5 contact hour

Vol 33/No. 5 "C-Reactive Protein and Anemia: Implications for Patients on Dialysis"
by Randee Breiterman-White September-October 2006, pp. 555-559
Expires: 10/20/2008
1.4 contact hour

Vol 33/No. 5 "The Challenges of Using Serum Ferritin to Guide IV Iron Treatment Practices in Patients on Hemodialysis With Anemia"
by Andrea Easom September-October 2006, pp. 543-553
Expires: 10/20/2008
1.4 contact hour

Vol 33/No. 5 "Perceptions of Incorporating Spirituality into Their Care:
A Phenomenological Study of Female Patients on Hemodialysis"
by Ruth A. Tanyi,
Joan Stehle Werner,
Ann C. Gentry Recine
and Rita A. Sperstad		 September-October 2006, pp. 532-539