In this course, you will learn practical ways to help patients find their best lifestyle fit treatment(s), assess them for clinical suitability, conduct home inspections, and empower your patients to take responsibility for as much of their own treatments as possible.
Objectives
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Explain the sequence of steps for a patient to choose a home modality.
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Define the patient’s role in PD or home HD
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Describe the process of assessing the home environment for PD or home HD safety
Accreditation for this course expires October 31, 2026.
Learners must complete the entire activity, receive a score of at least 80% on the post-test, and complete the course evaluation to be awarded contact hours. Learners can print or save their completion certificates and should keep them for a minimimum of 4 years. It is the responsibility of the learner to determine if these CE contact hours will be accepted by a particular licensing organization.- Nurse Planner – Steffanie Gissal, BSN, RN
- Authors – Jennifer Ravert, RN and Dori Schatell, MS
This class is part of our Self-guided Program to Advance Renal Knowledge (SPARK) series of online CE learning + professional mentoring education classes for nurses and dialysis technicians. Our goals are to help dialysis nurses and technicians stay up-to-date with their training and certifications—and to attract new interest in nephrology as a career. This activity was funded, in part, by an unrestricted educational grant from Fresenius Medical Care.
