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Kidney transplants: does ethnicity affect patients' chances?

Kidney transplants: does ethnicity affect patients' chances?

According to a recent study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN), some ethnic groups can be found at the bottom, or missing, from waitlists for kidney transplants.

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Kidney disease
Minority health disparities
Minority health research
Transplant nursing
Vital Signs

Careers in Nephrology Nursing

The growing epidemic of kidney disease in minority communities is creating an urgent need for culturally competent nurses of color with training and skills in this specialty.

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Community health
Nursing careers
Minority nurses
Kidney disease

A Cry for Help

Nurses of color must recognize the important role they can play in fighting the growing epidemic of kidney disease in minority communities.

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Kidney disease

New Kidney Disease Detection Guidelines Target Minority Patients

According to the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), one in nine adults in the U.S. has chronic kidney disease (CKD), yet most of them are undiagnosed and are not receiving medical treatment.

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Vital Signs
Minority Health
American Indian / Native American health
Diabetes
African American / Black health
Asian American health
Hispanic / Latino health
Kidney disease
Pacific Islander health

Racial Divide for Kidney Transplants

African-American children and adolescents, regardless of gender, geographic location or family income, wait longer than white children for kidney transplants, according to a study from Johns Hopkins University’s Department of Pediatrics published in the October 2000 edition of the Journal of Pediatrics.

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Vital Signs
African American / Black health
Kidney disease
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