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Daniel R Mead1, Ian P Rios2, Tim Mallers3
1ANNA Membership ID: 1118426613, Chapter: Windy City #305, USA; Associate Professor, MSN-MENP and DNP-AGACNP Programs, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, College of Nursing, 3333 N Green Bay Rd, North Chicago, IL 60064, USA; Chief Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nephrology Nurse Practitioner, Shifa Nephrology Associates, 1540 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60642, USA.
Abstract:
The overall prevalence of End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) has been increasing as are Nurse Practitioners (NPs) in skilled nursing facility settings (SNFs). Since optimal dialysis modality is unknown in these patients, a retrospective cohort study was conducted with a sample of 301 patients on various dialysis modalities in SNFs. Survival analytics were conducted on demographics and dialysis type to determine significant factors leading to mortality. Home/daily hemodialysis modalities, Black/African American patients, and individuals with less chronic disease burden demonstrated more favorable survival outcomes. NPs treating patients with advancing CKD should consider these factors when discussing survival on RRT.
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