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Patient Education and the Nursing Process: Meeting the Patient’s Needs
(Vol 32/No. 2. On-line test expires: 4/20/2007)
To receive continuing education credit, you must read the information in this article and take an on-line post test and fill out an on-line program evaluation form. The certificate will then be generated for you as a .pdf file which you can print out locally on your computer.

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  AUTHOR
Rebecca Wingard, MSN, RN, CNN
 Rebecca Wingard, MSN, RN, CNN, is a Vice President in the Medical Office at the Renal Care Group in Nashville, TN, and a member of the Music City chapter of ANNA.
  OUTLINE

The ultimate goal of patient educational programs is to achieve long-lasting changes in behavior by providing patients with the knowledge to allow them to make autonomous decisions to take ownership of their care as much as possible and improve their own outcomes. Patient education is an integral part of the nursing process, and nephrology nurses can use this process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate an effective and individualized patient education program.
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  CE RELATED INFORMATION
This offering for 1.1 contact hours is being provided by the American Nephrology Nurses’ Association (ANNA), which is accredited as a provider and approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center-Commission on Accreditation (ANCCCOA). This educational activity is approved by most states and specialty organizations that recognize the ANCC-COA accreditation process. ANNA is an approved provider of continuing education in nursing by the California Board of Registered Nursing, BRN Provider No. 00910.

  EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Goal:
Identify the domains and dimensions of self-management experienced by peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients who have been on PD for more than 4 years.

 Objectives:
1. Examine the domains of patient autonomy and normality that were suggested by study participants.
2. Explore the dimensions of autonomy including partnership in care, self-care activity, and self-care self-efficacy.
3. Explore the dimensions of normality including flexibility/freedom, interpretations of illness severity, and perceptions of body image.
4. Attempt to interpret the domains and dimensions of self-management revealed by PD patients as they might apply to all ESRD patients and to other chronically ill individuals as well.
AUTHOR DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Rebecca Wingard, MSN, RN, CNN has no conflicts of interest to disclose.

 ANNA and HDCN CE POLICY STATEMENTS

The CE policy and disclosure statements of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association are given in detail on the Symposium Home Page. The CE policy statements of HDCN are listed on this page.