There are factors to consider when caring for an older patient receiving dialysis. Topics include assessment of cognitive function, safety concerns such as falls, access options and challenges, and care planning.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 4/17/2021.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures: Elizabeth St. John – Employee, Fresenius Kidney Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses will state an increased confidence in caring for older adults receiving dialysis.
What is career coaching? Learn more about the benefits of coaching and career pathways when moving toward leadership roles.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 9/24/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures: Elizabeth St. John – Employee, Fresenius Kidney Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses will state an increased ability to utilize career coaching in their professional career trajectory.
This session addresses considerations for transplanting a hepatitis C positive kidney into an uninfected recipient. Treatment options for hepatitis C and potential patient outcomes are the focus.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 4/17/2021.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures: Elizabeth St. John – Employee, Fresenius Kidney Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses will state an increased confidence in caring for hepatitis C negative individuals who receive a hepatitis C positive liver transplant.
What’s new in diabetes management? This session will review current and anticipated guidelines for planning care for patients with diabetes.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 4/17/2021.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures: Elizabeth St. John – Employee, Fresenius Kidney Care
Speaker Disclosure: Betsy Dokken – Employee, Tandem Diabetes Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses will state an increased ability to utilize new guidelines in planning care for patients with diabetes.
Learn how to recognize acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with chronic kidney disease. Diagnostic criteria, risk factors, management, and prevention strategies are discussed.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 4/17/2021.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures: Elizabeth St. John – Employee, Fresenius Kidney Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses who care for patients with CKD will enumerate the assessments that indicate acute kidney injury development and the interventions required for these patients.
This session provides an overview of mentoring behaviors and skills. Learn how to foster a mentoring relationship from the perspectives of the mentor and mentee.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 9/24/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures: Elizabeth St. John – Employee, Fresenius Kidney Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses will admit the need to identify mentors as they progress in their career and be willing to be a mentor to others.
This session helps clinicians analyze the results of a kidney disease workup, including kidney markers, electrolytes, anemia, bone mineral density, urine analysis and microscopy, and kidney ultrasound and biopsy.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 4/17/2021.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures: Elizabeth St. John – Employee, Fresenius Kidney Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses will state an increased ability to analyze results from a kidney disease workup.
This session provides an overview of congenital anomalies of the kidney, including etiology, diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 4/17/2021.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures: Elizabeth St. John – Employee, Fresenius Kidney Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses will describe types, treatments, and outcomes of congenital anomalies of the kidney.
A goal for all patients – across the lifespan and across the disease continuum – is to preserve kidney function for as long as possible. Learn more about methods to achieve this goal.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 9/24/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures: Elizabeth St. John – Employee, Fresenius Kidney Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses will state nursing and medical interventions aimed at preserving a patient’s kidney function as long as possible.
Learn how to identify resources to help nurses effectively manage the emotional impact of patient care and methods to develop resiliency.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 9/24/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures: Elizabeth St. John – Employee, Fresenius Kidney Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses will state an increased ability to recognize and manage their own emotions.
This session focuses on strategies to prevent frequent rehospitalizations in patients with kidney disease. Transition care planning, medication reconciliation, care coordination, and the nurse’s role in daily assessments and post hospitalization are addressed.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 9/24/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures: Elizabeth St. John – Employee, Fresenius Kidney Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses will state a plan of education and interventions with a goal of decreasing hospital readmissions for patients with CKD to inpatient units.
Develop strategies for managing a patient with a complicated access, including assessment, evaluation, and treatment options.
Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information
Contact hours available until 4/17/2021.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures: Elizabeth St. John – Employee, Fresenius Kidney Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses will state an increased ability to assess, evaluate, and use appropriate treatment strategies when caring for a patient with a complicated access.