Guiding Growth: Mentorship, Onboarding, & Clinical Advancement in Home Infusion Nursing - October 2026

Includes Multiple Live Events. The next is on 10/20/2026 at 12:00 PM (EDT)

Recorded On: 10/22/2026

Nurse Bytes: Lead the Way: Mentoring & Precepting with Purpose

This session offers practical tips for nurse preceptors and mentors in guiding nurses across all experience levels. Participants will explore strategies to foster clinical confidence, reinforce standards of care, and build meaningful professional relationships that elevate team performance and patient outcomes.

  1. Describe the differences between preceptors and mentors.
  2. Discuss common tools/training used to equip mentors and preceptors.
  3. Explain how to encourage and recognize mentors, preceptors, and mentees in order to create a sustainable cycle.

Nurse Necessities: Onboarding New Nurses: Covering All the Bases

This session provides nurse leaders a structured approach to onboarding new home infusion nurses, focusing on clinical readiness, safety standards, and patient-centered care. Participants will explore strategies to build confidence, foster connection, and ensure a smooth transition into the field through mentorship and clear expectations.

  1. Describe the preparation of newly hired nurses prior to orientation.
  2. Discuss orientation planning, to include field shadowing, competency evaluation and continuous communication.
  3. Explain how a well planned and organized orientation plan contributes to nurse retention.

Nurse Bytes: Next-Level Nursing: Cultivating Advanced Skills in Home Infusion Nurses

This session equips home infusion nurse leaders with strategies to foster advanced clinical and critical thinking skills among their nursing staff, driving excellence in patient care. Participants will explore coaching techniques, competency mapping, and growth pathways that empower nurses to grow.

  1. Describe how cultivating advanced skills in home infusion nurse leaders to safe, effective, and patient-centered care in increasingly complex home environments.
  2. Discuss advanced skills to include Vascular Access mastery, complex infuion therapies, documentation, and patient education.
  3. Explain how opportunities for advanced certification programs, continuing education and mentorship, and preceporship will enhance nursing retention.

***Full front matter document will be attached for all 3 sessions

Lou Anne Epperson

Consultant

Consultant

Lou Anne Epperson, MSN, RN, IgCN, & is a member of INS and is an Advisory Board Member of IgNS.

Lou Anne received her Masters of Science in Nursing with Administrative focus, and has been involved with nursing education and home infusion for over 30 years. She has presented to local and national audiences regarding home care, home infusion of Ig, nursing competency and education.  She has also published articles in peer-reviewed journals related to home infusion therapy. nutrition and nursing competency.

NHIA Requires planners, faculty, and others who affect the content of this activity to disclose all financial relationships they have with ineligible companies. All relevant financial relationships are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to policy. 

Lou Anne Epperson has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

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Nurse Bytes: Lead the Way: Mentoring & Precepting with Purpose
Nurse Bytes: Lead the Way: Mentoring & Precepting with Purpose - Live
10/20/2026 at 12:00 PM (EDT)  |  15 minutes
10/20/2026 at 12:00 PM (EDT)  |  15 minutes
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8 Questions Nurse Bytes: Lead the Way: Mentoring & Precepting with Purpose NHIA Live Webinar - 0.25 CE
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Nurse Necessities: Onboarding New Nurses: Covering All the Bases
Nurse Necessities: Onboarding New Nurses: Covering All the Bases - Live
10/21/2026 at 12:00 PM (EDT)  |  30 minutes
10/21/2026 at 12:00 PM (EDT)  |  30 minutes
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Post Education Survey - Live
8 Questions
8 Questions Nurse Necessities: Onboarding New Nurses: Covering All the Bases NHIA Live Webinar - 0.50 CE
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Up to 0.50 medical credits available  |  Certificate available
Up to 0.50 medical credits available  |  Certificate available **PHARMACISTS & PHARMACY TECHNICIANS MUST SELECT THE BLUE "CLAIM CREDIT" BUTTON & ENTER YOUR DOB IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CE CREDIT** ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NHIA adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME/CE activity, including faculty, panelists, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity. Please note that the certificates printed from this platform are invalid as proof of continuing education (CE). For official documentation of CE credits, please print a paper statement of credit from your NABP e-profile.
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Nurse Bytes: Next-Level Nursing: Cultivating Advanced Skills in Home Infusion Nurses
Nurse Bytes: Next-Level Nursing: Cultivating Advanced Skills in Home Infusion Nurses - Live
10/22/2026 at 12:00 PM (EDT)  |  15 minutes
10/22/2026 at 12:00 PM (EDT)  |  15 minutes
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Post Education Survey - Live
8 Questions
8 Questions Nurse Bytes: Next-Level Nursing: Cultivating Advanced Skills in Home Infusion Nurses NHIA Live Webinar - 0.25 CE
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Required to Claim Live CE
Up to 0.25 medical credits available  |  Certificate available
Up to 0.25 medical credits available  |  Certificate available **PHARMACISTS & PHARMACY TECHNICIANS MUST SELECT THE BLUE "CLAIM CREDIT" BUTTON & ENTER YOUR DOB IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CE CREDIT** ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NHIA adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME/CE activity, including faculty, panelists, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity. Please note that the certificates printed from this platform are invalid as proof of continuing education (CE). For official documentation of CE credits, please print a paper statement of credit from your NABP e-profile.
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