Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information:

Contact hours available until 2/28/2026.

Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online nursing continuing professional development evaluation. You will be able to print your NCPD certificate after you complete the evaluation.

Disclosure of relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies (planners, faculty, reviewers, authors):

Editorial Board Disclosures:
All members of the Editorial Board had no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this continuing nursing education activity.

Author(s) Disclosures:
There are no author disclosures to declare.

Commercial Support:
No commercial support declared.

This article was reviewed for contact hour value by Beth Ulrich, EdD, RN, FACHE, FAONL, FAAN, Nephrology Nursing Journal Editor-in-Chief, and Cynthia Calabrese, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, RN-BC, ANNA Director of Education Services.

Accreditation Statement:
The American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

ANNA is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 17499.

This NCPD article meets the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission’s (NNCC’s) continuing nursing education requirements for certification and recertification.

ANNA urges participants to be aware of the CE requirements for re-licensure in the states in which they hold a license.

Learning Outcome:
After completing this learning activity, the learner will be able to explain concepts of patient activation and quality of life as they relate to individuals living with rare kidney disease.

Jeff Schwehm PhD

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