Patient Rights and Responsibilities: Kidney School Module 14

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Module 14 of Kidney School provides information about the rights and responsibilities of the person with kidney disease and their role as a member of the healthcare team. This module offers suggestions about how to handle conflicts with healthcare providers. Decision-making about end-of-life issues is also included in this module. The purpose of Kidney School Continuing Education courses is to enable the learner to better understand the medical and psychosocial impacts of end stage kidney disease, as well as patients’ experience managing this chronic condition.

Objectives

After taking this course, participants will be able to:

  • List at least three of the eight rights dialysis patients have to information.
  • List at least three of the six rights patients have to take part in their own care and treatment.
  • List at least three responsibilities dialysis patients have in their own care.

Audience

This course is for:

  • Nurses and Dialysis Technicians

Contact Hour Approval

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by Medical Education Institute, approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP-17088, for 1 contact hour.  

Accreditation for this course expires October 31, 2026.

It is the responsibility of the applicant to determine if these CE contact hours will be accepted by a particular licensing organization.

About Kidney School

All content for Kidney School is developed by Medical Education Institute and reviewed by a multidisciplinary team of experts and patients. Kidney School does not endorse any products, and use of Kidney School does not replace a patient’s need to talk with a healthcare professional about individual healthcare concerns and treatment options.

The Kidney School CE Planning Committee members are: Catherine G. Cox, RN, BSN, MS, Dori Schatell, MS, and Beth Witten, MSW, LSCSW.

Conflicts of interest

No conflicts of interest were disclosed.

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