Nurse Bytes: Steps to Ensure a Smooth Subcutaneous Infusion

This session outlines the practical steps home infusion nurses should take to ensure patients receive safe, effective, and efficient subcutaneous infusions.

1. Identify key steps to prepare for a safe SC infusion.
2. Demonstrate effective communication and assessment during visits.
3. Apply best practices for monitoring, teaching, and post-care follow-up.

Nurse Necessities: Nurse Considerations for Subcutaneous Infusions

This session provides specific interventions that home infusion nurses should take when providing subcutaneous infusion therapy to patients. Participants will also receive standards of care and best practices that support the nurse considerations to promote safety, accuracy, and quality of care.

1. Describe essential nursing steps for subcutaneous (SC) infusions.
2. Discuss strategies to enhance safety and patient comfort.
3. Apply best practices for infusion setup, monitoring, and documentation.

Nurse Bytes: Strategies for Teaching Patients Subcutaneous Infusions

This session will provide home infusion nurses with strategies for teaching patients how to self-administer subcutaneous infusions. 

1. Describe key steps for effective patient education and skill-building.
2. Discuss strategies to promote confidence and safety during training.
3. Explain how to tailor teaching to accommodate varying learning styles and needs.

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

Nurse Bytes: Nurse Tips for Audit-Readiness

This session offers the home infusion nurse practical steps in every day practice which prepares the nurse for an accreditation audit. 

1. Describe how to manage the patient's home for survey readiness.
2. Develop a process for managing initial and ongoing competencies. 
3. Identify areas of gaps in current practice.

Nurse Necessities: "Audit Alert: What Every Home Infusion Nurse Should Know"

This session offers home infusion nurses a deeper understanding into what is being observed and audited during an accreditation patient visit. Nurses will gain practical insight into the audit process, including standards that apply to the home infusion nurse. 

1. Describe the purpose of patient visits as part of the accreditation 
2. Recognize the clinical scope that accreditation auditors assess during patient visits.
3. Explain key components for nursing documentation that are commonly observed and audited during accreditation visits.

Nurse Bytes: Strategies for Overcoming Stage Fright: In Front of an Auditor for the First Time

This follow-up session helps home infusion nurses build confidence and composure when facing an auditor for the first time. Through practical strategies, mindset shifts, and real-world examples, participants will learn how to turn audit anxiety into professional readiness and poise.

1. Describe key strategies to prepare for a patient visit.
2. Discuss common pitfalls associated with audit visits.
3. Develop training for field nurses to prepare for patient visits.

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

Nurse Bytes: How to: Pre-Screening for REMS

This session will provide nurse professionals with an overview how to properly fill out the prescreen checklist for Tysabri and what to do with the information.

1. Describe the purpose of the Tysabri REMS pre-screening checklist and required patient information.
2. Discuss the steps for accurately completing and submitting pre-screen documentation.
3. Explain how to identify and escalate findings that may impact patient eligibility or safety.

Nurse Necessities: Neurological Care: Nurse Considerations for the Multiple Sclerosis Patient

This session will provide nurse professionals with nursing considerations for the multiple sclerosis patient. 

1. Review the pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis and its impact on neurological function.
2. Discuss nursing priorities for MS management, including monitoring, patient education, and coordination of care.
3. Explain how to recognize and respond to infusion-related therapy and side effects to ensure patient safety.

Nurse Bytes: Tips for Assessing Neurological Function in the MS Patient

This session will provide nurse professionals with how to complete neurological assessments for the MS patient and how to respond to the findings.

1. Describe the essential components of a focused neurological assessment in the MS infusion setting.
2. Discuss how to identify changes from baseline that may indicate a relapse, adverse event, or infusion-related complication.
3. Explain appropriate nursing actions, including documentation, communication, and escalation protocols.

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

Nurse Bytes: Top Reasons a Home Infusion Patient Goes to the ER

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

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

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

1. Describe catheter infection prevention strategies.

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

Nurse Bytes: Nurse Productivity: What is it and How is it Measured

This session explores the concept of clinical productivity for remote home infusion nurses, focusing on how efficiency and patient outcomes contribute to measurable performance. 

1. Project nursing bandwidth based on patient acuity and infusion schedule, including realistic scheduling practices.
2. Utilize technology that helps remote staff with productivity and remain engaged.
3. Create outcome measurements that are applicable and effective and work with field nurses.

Nurse Necessities: Clinical Effectiveness: Streamlining Remote Home Infusion Nurse Workflows Without Compromising Quality

This session explores how home infusion nurses can deliver care that is both clinically efficient and clinically effective—without compromising safety or quality. Participants will learn about tracking and evaluating current personal workflows and making practical changes to streamline workflows, while upholding high quality of care.

1. Set self-goals that improve patient care and achieve productivity levels.
2. Apply digital tools, templates, and checklists to reduce cognitive load.
3. Discuss the synergies between efficiency and quality.

Nurse Bytes: A Case Study: Practical Changes Leading to Improved Time Management for Field Nurses

This session will take a deep dive into a case study, giving examples of how workflow changes improved efficiencies and work life balance for the field nurse while maintaining patient quality and safety.

1. Identify bottlenecks to efficiency.
2. Apply digital intake packet to enhance productivity and improve outcomes.
3. Understand the use of a centralized scheduling tool.

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

Nurse Bytes: Territory Management Tips for the Field Nurse

This session introduces home infusion nurses to quick helpful tips to coordinate daily schedules, build efficiencies, and maintain a work-life balance through territory management.

1. Describe: Effective scheduling and routing strategies for home visits.
2. Discuss: Communication techniques to improve patient scheduling and satisfaction.
3. Explain: How forecasting supports workload balance and timely care delivery.

Nurse Necessities: Nurse Considerations for Effective Case Management

This session explores how effective caseload management empowers home infusion nurses to deliver timely, high-quality care while minimizing stress and inefficiencies. Participants will learn practical approaches to balancing workload, prioritizing patient needs, and supporting both clinical excellence and fiscal responsibility.

1. Describe: Key components of efficient case management in home infusion.
2. Discuss: Strategies for communication and collaboration among stakeholders.
3. Explain: How time and resource management improve patient and organizational outcomes.

Nurse Bytes: A Nurse's Role in Discharging a Patient

This session highlights the vital role home infusion nurses play in the patient discharge process, ensuring safe transitions and continuity of care. Participants will learn how nurse-led coordination and documentation can reduce readmissions, support compliance, and strengthen both clinical and fiscal outcomes.

1. Describe: The nurse's role in interdisciplinary discharge planning.
2. Discuss: Effective communication and advocacy for patients and families.
3. Explain: Key documentation elements for safe discharge and compliance.

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

Nurse Bytes: Drug Calculations: A Nurse's Guide to Safe Medication Dosing

This session equips home infusion nurses with the essential skills to accurately calculate IV medication dosages, ensuring safe and effective patient care. Participants will explore best practices for dose verification, infusion rate calculations, and clinical accountability in the home setting.

1. Describe best practices for dose verification and infusion rate calculations to ensure safe administration and minimize medication errors in the home setting.
2. Apply accurate dosage calculation methods to determine IV medication volumes and infusion rates using standardized formulas and technology.
3. Integrate principles of clinical accountability by documenting calculations, validating infusion parameters, and communicating effectively with interdisciplinary teams to uphold patient safety.

Nurse Necessities: Right Patient, Right Practice: A Nurse's Guide to the Five Rights

This session empowers home infusion nurses to apply the Five Rights of medication administration—right patient, drug, dose, route, and time—with precision and accountability. Through practical guidance and real-world scenarios, participants will strengthen their role in ensuring safe, high-quality care during medication preparation and delivery.

1. Apply the Five Rights of medication administration to ensure safe and accurate IV medication delivery in the home setting.
2. Identify and mitigate common risks associated with medication preparation and administration through scenario-based problem-solving and peer discussion.
3. Demonstrate clinical accountability by documenting medication administration accurately and communicating effectively with interdisciplinary teams.

Nurse Bytes: From Script to Safe: Teaching Patients How to Administer with Care

This session equips nurses with practical strategies to teach patients safe and effective medication administration, from prescription to practice. Through clear communication, demonstration techniques, and patient engagement tools, participants will learn how to foster confidence and reduce risk in home-based care.

1. Describe effective patient education strategies for safe medication administration, including clear verbal instructions, visual aids, and hands-on demonstrations.
2. Apply communication techniques that build patient trust, clarify expectations, and address barriers to understanding or adherence.
3. Utilize patient engagement tools to reinforce learning, assess comprehension, and promote confidence in self-administering medications at home.

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

Nurse Bytes: Infusing Care, Guarding Space: Boundaries that Support You

This session explores the importance of professional boundaries in home infusion nursing, emphasizing how clear limits protect both patient safety and nurse well-being. Participants will gain practical strategies to recognize, establish, and maintain healthy boundaries that foster trust, respect, and resilience in patient care.

1. Identify key indicators of healthy versus blurred professional boundaries within the home infusion nurse-patient relationship.
2. Apply practical communication and situational strategies to establish and reinforce professional boundaries that preserve patient trust and nurse well-being

Nurse Necessities: Duty Bound: The Nurse's Guide to Mandated Reporting

This session empowers nurses to recognize and fulfill their legal and ethical responsibilities in mandated reporting, with clarity and confidence. Participants will explore the who, what, when, how, and why of reporting to safeguard vulnerable populations and uphold professional standards.

1. Describe the nurse's legal and ethical responsibilities as a mandated reporter in home infusion practice, including types of reportable situations and required timelines.
2. Explain proper reporting procedures - including documentation, communication with care teams, and escalation pathways - to promote patient safety and meet regulatory requirements in their clinical practice. 

Nurse Bytes: Wheels in Motion, Safety in Mind: A Nurse's Guide to Road Readiness

This session prepares home infusion nurses to navigate the road with confidence, focusing on essential safety practices before, during, and after travel. Participants will explore strategies for situational awareness, vehicle preparedness, and personal protection to ensure safe care delivery on the move.

1. List safety precautions and risk-reduction measures to implement before, during, and after travel to patients' homes.
2. Describe situational awareness and preparedness strategies (e.g., route planning, environmental scanning, and de-escalation techniques) to protect personal safety and uphold professional standards during home visits.

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

Nurse Bytes: Skin Deep: A Nurse's Smart Tip for Integumentary Assessments

This session equips home infusion nurses with practical strategies for assessing skin integrity, identifying early signs of breakdown, and documenting findings with precision. Participants will learn how to tailor assessments to diverse patient needs and environmental factors to support safe, high-quality care.

1. Apply targeted techniques to assess skin integrity and detect early signs of breakdown in home infusion patients.
2. Document integumentary findings with clarity and precision to support safe, high-quality care.
3. Explore various strategies for promoting positive skin integrity.

Nurse Necessities: Adhere with Safety: MARSI Prevention

This session introduces Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injury (MARSI), a common yet preventable complication in home infusion therapy. Participants will learn how to recognize MARSI, apply evidence-based standards of care, and implement skin-friendly practices that protect patients and promote healing.

1. Recognize the signs, risk factors, and common presentations of Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injury (MARSI).
2. Apply evidence-based standards of care to prevent MARSI in home infusion therapy.
3. Implement patient-centered, skin-friendly strategies to support healing and reduce the risk of skin injury.
4. Discuss alternatives to standard dressing for various skin impairments.

Nurse Bytes: When the Tape Tells a Story: A MARSI Case Study Deep Dive

This session presents a detailed case study of a home infusion patient who experienced Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injury (MARSI), uncovering the clinical decisions, environmental factors, and care practices that contributed to the outcome. Participants will walk through a root cause analysis and learn actionable strategies to prevent MARSI and promote skin integrity in future care scenarios.

1. Analyze clinical, environmental, and procedural factors contributing to a MARSI event.
2. Apply lessons learned from the case study to implement preventative strategies that support skin integrity in home infusion care.

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

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