Contact hours available until 4/24/2015

Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation.

Faculty, Planners and Authors Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee: Kristin Larson – Consultant, Nephrology Clinical Solutions; Employee, Affymax; Other financial support, Kristin M. Larson, RN, MSN, LLC; Sandy Bodin – Employee, Affymax; Dawn Koonkongsatian – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care; Elizabeth St. John - Employee, Fresenius Medical Care

Presenter(s) have no disclosures to declare.

Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.

Non-Endorsement of Products:
Accreditation of activities for contact hours does not imply approval or endorsement of any product, advertising, or educational content by ANNA or the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses’ Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

ANNA is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 00910.

Objectives:
Living on Dialysis-Quality of Life and Clinical Variables of Patients on Hemodialysis and Hemodiafiltration
• Investigate and compare the quality of life and clinical variables of patients on hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration.
RN Staffing and Workload, Dialysis Work Environment, Processes of Nursing Care and Patient Safety Culture in Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities
• Describe the extent to which RN staffing and workload, the dialysis work environment, and nursing processes of care are associated with patient safety culture in dialysis units.
Patient Safety Culture and Nurse-Reported Adverse Patient Events in Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities
• Describe the extent to which RN staffing and workload, the dialysis work environment, and nursing processes of care are associated with patient safety culture in dialysis units.
Extracellular Volume Control In Dialysis Patients to Reduce Hospitalizations
• Describe the effectiveness of an extracellular volume control quality initiative compared to education alone.
Special Nursing Needs for Patients with HeRO Grafts
• Identify nursing interventions to prevent HeRO device complications.

Rachel Allen RN

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