Program Overview

Renal Replacement Therapies - Nursing Care of the Hemodialysis Patient

Overview

Hemodialysis is a common renal replacement therapy offered in hospital-based units and increasingly in community-based settings, including the home. This course prepares the learner with requisite knowledge for providing competent, safe and ethical care to the hemodialysis patient, as guided by the nursing process, evidence-based practices and a person-centered approach to care. Methods and tools that support clinical decision-making and comprehensive approaches to care are emphasized.

Admission Requirements

Prerequisite(s):

• Normal and Abnormal Kidney Function (DU-RN1588)
• Proof of current RN/RPN registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario

Registration

What You Need

Most college level courses require textbooks; textbooks are not included in the course fees. It is the student’s responsibility to purchase any required textbooks.

Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes represent culminating demonstrations of learning and achievement. In addition, learning outcomes are interrelated and cannot be viewed in isolation of one another. As such, they should be viewed as a comprehensive whole. They describe performances that demonstrate that significant integrated learning by graduates of the program has been achieved.

Program Information

• Overview
• Admission Requirements
• Registration
• What You Need
• Learning Outcomes
• Experiential Learning

Course Details

• Code: NEP115
• Type: Part-Time
• Intake:
• Campus: Online
• Duration: 14 weeks

Additional Information

• This course is part of the Continuing Education program.
• The course is designed to provide learners with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide competent, safe and ethical care to hemodialysis patients.
• The course is offered online, allowing learners to complete the course at their own pace.
• Learners are responsible for purchasing any required textbooks.