Description
3 Credit Hour(s)
This course addresses critical aspects of end of life care including: palliative care; pain management; symptom control; ethical/legal issues; cultural considerations; communication; grief, loss, and bereavement; preparation and care for the time of death; and achieving quality care at the end of life. Identified themes of the course curriculum include: the family as the unit of care; role of the caregiver as advocate; importance of culture as an influence at the end of life; critical needs of special populations such as children, the elderly, the poor, and the uninsured; critical financial issues in end of life care; palliative care across all life threatening illness and in sudden death; and the interdisciplinary approach for quality care at the end of life.
Availability:
WPB: Fall/Spring
PBA Online: As needed