PATIENT EDUCATION: PREPARING THE PATIENT FOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION

Course overview

Kidney transplantation (KT) is a highly complex surgical procedure in which the diseased kidney of the patient (i.e., transplant recipient) is removed and replaced with a healthy kidney harvested from a living donor or nonliving donor. This continuing education module is designed to give the reader/learner an increased understanding of the procedure for providing patient education about KT, including a step-by-step process and the benefits of patient education on this topic. Readers may explore any or all of the topics. One contact hour of continuing education credit is available for those who successfully complete the post-test and evaluation form.