Nephrology: Innovations in Clinical Practice

During Dr Farrar ’s senior year of nursing school at Vanderbilt University, a rotation to a chronic hemodialysis outpatient clinic sparked her passion for nephrology. She started her career as a charge nurse at this hemodialysis clinic. In 1975, dialysis machines were hand built by technicians and required 7 to 8 hours of dialysis, and patients experienced complications such as severe leg cramps and seizures with the procedure. Currently, machines are built in factories with dialysis lasting 3 to 5 hours with minimal complications due to the ability to customize treatment.
Source: Nursing Clinics of North America - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Preface Source Type: research