Prevent the Pivot: Reducing ER Visits & CLABSI in Home Infusion Care - April 2026

Recorded On: 04/30/2026

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.

NHIA General CE Information

Kristie Griggs

Kristie Griggs

Clinical Learning Consultant

OptumRx

Kristie is board-certified as a family nurse practitioner and carries certifications in nutrition support and infusion therapy. She has over 20 years of experience in infusion therapy and home parenteral nutrition (HPN) support. Kristie currently works on the Clinical Learning and Development team at Optum Infusion where she translates best-practice recommendations to nursing education and processes.

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. 

Kristie Griggs has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

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Nurse Necessities: A Nurse's Role in Reducing ER Visits: Ongoing Education
Nurse Necessities: A Nurse's Role in Reducing ER Visits: Ongoing Education - On Demand
Recorded 04/29/2026  |  30 minutes
Recorded 04/29/2026  |  30 minutes
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8 Questions Nurse Necessities: A Nurse's Role in Reducing ER Visits: Ongoing Education NHIA On Demand Webinar, 0.50 CE
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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: Clinical Strategies for Reducing CLABSIs
Nurse Bytes: Clinical Strategies for Reducing CLABSIs - On Demand
Recorded 04/30/2026  |  15 minutes
Recorded 04/30/2026  |  15 minutes
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Post Education Survey - On Demand
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8 Questions Nurse Bytes: Clinical Strategies for Reducing CLABSIs NHIA On Demand Webinar
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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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