NURSE SERIES - Prevent the Pivot: Reducing ER Visits & CLABSI in Home Infusion Care

Nurse Bytes: Top Reasons a Home Infusion Patient Goes to the ER (April 28)

This session introduces home infusion nurses to the most common non-emergent and emergent reasons home infusion patients head to the ER, helping them recognize and respond appropriately to each. 

1. Indicate common reasons for ER utilization.
2. Discuss components of appropriate patient selection.

Nurse Necessities: A Nurse's Role in Reducing ER Visits: Ongoing Education (April 29)

This session equips home infusion nurses with targeted interventions to reduce avoidable emergency room visits, improving both patient outcomes and cost-efficiency. Nurses will explore proactive strategies that support clinical excellence while contributing to stronger fiscal stewardship and resource optimization in care.

1. Describe components of a safe home discharge.
2. Discuss catheter complication mitigation strategies.
3. Identify actions to prevent erroneous lab results. 
4. Outline plan for addressing equipment malfunction.

Nurse Bytes: Clinical Strategies for Reducing CLABSIs (April 30)

This session provides home infusion nurses with evidence-based strategies to CLABSI prevention.

1. Describe catheter infection prevention strategies.

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