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To establish and evaluate a nurse practitioner-led systematic model of care aimed at improving the identification, staging, and clinical management of chronic kidney disease in an Aboriginal community.

December 1, 2015Australian Journal of Rural Health

Chronic kidney disease in an Aboriginal population: A nurse practitioner‐led approach to management

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EBElizabeth BarrettUniversity College Dublin LSLesley Salem SWSue WilsonThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Quality improvement initiative reveals improved detection and staging of chronic kidney disease in a rural Indigenous cohort, highlighting the utility of nurse practitioner-led care models.

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To establish and evaluate a nurse practitioner-led systematic model of care aimed at improving the identification, staging, and clinical management of chronic kidney disease in an Aboriginal community.
Implemented a multidisciplinary partnership between an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service, a nurse practitioner, a hospital nephrologist, and a non-governmental organization in rural New South Wales.
Introduced systematic screening, clinical staging, pharmacological and non-pharmacological care pathways, and clinical guideline education for primary care clinicians.
Identified and staged 187 patients with chronic kidney disease across varying levels of severity.
Improved community-level access to specialized nephrology care and targeted management strategies aimed at disease remission and regression.

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Barrett et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a03a3d75fd9143e45855eb9 https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12230

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Quality improvement initiative reveals improved detection and staging of chronic kidney disease in a rural Indigenous cohort, highlighting the utility of nurse practitioner-led care models.

Chronic kidney disease in an Aboriginal population: A nurse practitioner‐led approach to management

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Chronic kidney disease in an Aboriginal population: A nurse practitioner‐led approach to management

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