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| PROGRAM ONE:
What is End-of-Life Care? General Principles |
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- Definitions
- Types of people across the age range (i.e. neonates, children,
adolescents, young adults, middle age, elderly, old) and special
populations (e.g. poor, underserved, homeless, drug abuser, HIV,
- Settings and transitions among the settings of care
- Goals of end of life care (e.g. symptom management, quality of
life, cultural and spiritual concerns, etc.)
- Family issues
- Use of technologies.....[read more]
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| PROGRAM TWO:
Providing Comfort (Palliative) Care |
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- Comfort care as integral to nursing care no matter the setting
- Assessing common symptoms experienced by patients Subjective
measures- (e.g. visual analogue, numeric rating scales, intensity
assessment, etc.) Physiological measures
- Managing common symptoms- causes and interventions Pain Dyspnea/Cough/Death
Rattle, Fatigue, Nausea/Vomiting, Dysphagia Anxiety/Depression,
Nutrition/ Anorexia/Cachexia/Bowel Management, Hydration/Thirst/ Dry
Mouth/ Urine elimination Neurological disturbances-
Delirium/Confusion/Agitation/Restlessness, Puritis/Fever/Sweats
Sexuality.....[read more]
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| PROGRAM THREE:
Individualizing End-of-Life Care: Cultural Considerations |
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- Incorporating cultural influences into end of life care and the
death event
- Spiritual beliefs
- Mourning and Bereavement
- Family values African American, Native American, Hispanic,
Japanese Americans.....[read more]
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| PROGRAM FOUR:
Decision Making at End-of-Life: Ethical Issues and Communication Skills |
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- Advance directives and their implications for end of life care
- Practical communication skills for breaking bad news and
supporting decision making processes - dealing with patients,
families, and interdisciplinary team workers, with consideration for
psychological, physical, and spiritual needs
- Ethical considerations in decision making
- Role of the family in end of life decision making.....[read more]
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| PROGRAM FIVE:
Supporting the Family: Informal care giving, Grief, Loss and Bereavement
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- Practical skills to support the psychological and spiritual needs
of the family
- Understanding resources.....[read more]
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| PROGRAM SIX:
End-of-Life Care Issues Within and Across Settings |
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- Hospice /Home care
- Long-term care
- Outpatient settings
- Hospital /Acute care
- Intensive care Unit
- Palliative Care Units in Hospitals.....[read more]
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End-of-Life Care Series Faculty |
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- Ruth McCorkle, RN, PhD, FAAN, Yale University
- Betty Ferrell, RN, PhD, FAAN, City of Hope National
Medical Center
- Virginia Tilden, RN, DNSc, FAAN, University of
Nebraska Medical Center
- Richard Steeves, RN, PhD, FAAN, The University of
Virginia
- Linda Robinson, PhD, RNCS, University of San Diego
- Etienne Phipps, PhD, Albert Einstein Healthcare
Network
- Cynda Rushton, DNSc, RN, FAAN, The Johns Hopkins
University and Children's Center
- Marianne Matzo, PhD, RN, GNP, CS, New Hampshire
Community Technical College
- Christine Grady, RN, PhD, FAAN, Clinical Center,
NIH
- Judy Paice, PhD, RN, FAAN, Northwestern University
- Susan McMillan, PhD, ARNP, FAAN, University of
South Florida College of Nursing
- Ann Berger, RN, MSN, MD, Clinical Center, NIH
- Deborah Witt Sherman, PhD, RN, ANP, CS, New York
University
- Charles W. Given, PhD, Michigan State University
- Barbara Given, PhD, RN, FAAN, Michigan State
University
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