Safe Home Infusion Therapy: The Critical Role of Patient Education

Includes a Live Web Event on 04/27/2025 at 12:15 PM (EDT)

While patient and caregiver education are important in all health care settings, effective patient education is essential to the safety of home infusion therapy. According to the Gorski Model for Safe Home Infusion Therapy, patient education is 1 of the 5 critical aspects of care that impact patient outcomes. Experienced nurses transitioning to home care may feel confident in their ability to administer infusions and care for vascular access devices. However, they soon realize that while technical skills in infusion therapy are essential, the ability to educate patients and caregivers to perform these procedures is equally vital. This presentation will explore current evidence supporting the development of patient educational plans, barriers and facilitators affecting readiness and ability to learn, and effective teaching strategies, including the use of technology. Available patient educational resources will be highlighted. 

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, learners will be able to:

• Identify the impact of patient education upon the home infusion therapy outcomes.    

• Summarize barriers and facilitators to learning home infusion therapy procedures    

• Develop effective educational plans considering content, home visit frequency, and alternative strategies to provide patient/caregiver support    

• Identify available educational resources

Contact Hours: 1
CRNI® RUs: 2

Lisa Gorski, MS, RN, HHCNS-BC, CRNI®, FAAN

Lisa Gorski, MS, RN, HHCNS-BC, CRNI®, FAAN, has worked for more than 35 years as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) and educator for Wheaton Franciscan Home Health and Hospice, which is now Ascension at Home. As a CNS, she developed a home infusion therapy program in collaboration with the pharmacy and continues to provide infusion-related education for home care nurses as well as direct patient care. Ms Gorski received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing. She is the author of several books and more than 7 book chapters and journal articles. She is an INS past president (2007-2008), past Chair of the Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation (INCC) Board of Directors and has served as the chair of the INS Standards of Practice Committee for the 2011, 2016, and 2021 editions and Co-Chair for the 2024 Standards. Ms Gorski was also the Chair for the 2017 and 2024 INS Vesicant Task Force. She was inducted as a fellow into the American Academy of Nursing in 2006, named the CRNI® of the year by INCC, and named 2011 CNS of the Year by the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists. Ms Gorski speaks nationally and internationally on standards development, infusion therapy/vascular access, and home health care. Over the years, she has addressed the Standards in multiple presentations in the US, China, Europe, and Middle Eastern African and Latin American countries.

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