Self-Injection Classes: Empowering Patients And Decreasing Nursing Workload

Contact hours available until 12/31/2015.

Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation.

Faculty, Planners and Authors Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
The author, editor, and education director reported no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this continuing nursing education article.

Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.

Accreditation Statement:
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Objectives:

• Discuss the importance of decreasing nursing workload in the ambulatory care setting.
• List two benefits of the self-injection pro- gram as implemented by The Villages VA Outpatient Clinic.
• Identify one area where patient education might be utilized to decrease nursing workload in the reader's workplace or organization.