Continuous renal replacement therapy. A national perspective AACN/NKF.

Health care providers rely on quality continuing education programs to increase their knowledge and to acquire new skills. Participation in programs such as CVVH: Implications for Clinical Practice-the Patient, the Circuit, the Team can potentially improve patient outcomes. While this study identifies critical care nurses as a receptive professional group for further CRRT training, it also indicates that additional education in this topic may benefit other members of the critical care team as well. Therefore, because the critical care nurse's role, while crucial to the clinical management of patients undergoing CRRT, does not include prescribing or initiating CRRT therapy, it is difficult to predict the impact of future workshops on the increased and sustained use of CRRT in critical care arenas. If you would like additional information on CVVH: Implications for Practice-the Patient, the Circuit, the Team, please contact the National Kidney Foundation at (800) 622-9010, or the American Association of Critical Care Nurses at (800) 899-2226.