CDI Tips & Friendly Reminders: Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Definition An abrupt (within hours) decrease in kidney function, which encompasses both injury (structural damage) and impairment (loss of function). Etiology categorized as: Pre-Renal: Caused by any type of reduced blood flow to the kidneys...
CDI Week Success Story: Staci Josten, BSN, RN, CCDS
Everyone’s CDI journey is unique… I love the opportunities that I have been provided by becoming a CDS. If you had asked me 27 years ago what my nursing career would look like, I would have never guessed this. I started in CDI over 15 years ago in my local...
CDI Week Success Story: Gina Stewart, MBA, BSN, RN, CCS, CCDS
Everyone’s CDI journey is unique… Like many people in the CDI industry, I never would have anticipated that my nursing career would have led me on this incredible journey. I transitioned into CDI with absolutely no prior knowledge and was nervous that I...