Understanding Kidney Failure – Complete Patient Guide (CKD, Dialysis, Treatment & Lifestyle)
The kidney guide patients and nurses have been asking for.
Understanding Kidney Failure is a 128-page, evidence-based patient education resource written by Nurse Power Press — grounded in KDIGO 2024 Clinical Practice Guidelines, aligned with NICE NG203, and structured to be genuinely useful at every stage of CKD.
Covers: CKD stages 1–5 · AKI · dialysis (HD and PD) · transplantation · SGLT-2 inhibitors and breakthrough treatments · renal diet and nutrition · mental health · medication guide · NHS patient rights · carers · children · pregnancy · conservative management · faith and hope.
Six original medical diagrams. Forty-term glossary. Twenty-four Harvard references. Printable checklists. Nurse summary boxes throughout.
Suitable for newly diagnosed patients, families, carers, student nurses, and ward teams.
A diagnosis of kidney failure is not the end of your story. It is a comma.