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COURSE DETAILS

Course Length: 1 Hour
Effort: Flexible
Format: Self-paced, Online

Cost: $54
Hours: 1 CE
Discipline(s): Nursing Professionals

Overview

Palliative care is specialized care, an extra level of support, for people with serious or chronic illnesses. Appropriate from diagnosis onward, it focuses on relieving the symptoms and stress of a serious illness, going hand-in-hand with curative treatment and improving quality of life for both the patient and their family. Learn the fundamentals of palliative care, along with many tools that nurses can use to improve care delivery.

What You'll Learn

  • Differentiate among "usual" care, palliative care, and hospice care
  • Identify the role nurses play on the palliative care team and the benefits of interdisciplinary care
  • Describe unique elements of the palliative care delivery process
  • Recognize the value of palliative care in specific care settings
  • Conduct an advance care planning conversation
  • Assess and identify patients who would benefit from palliative care

What You'll Earn

1 continuing education (CE) credit provided through California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) Extended Learning, accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

Who Should Enroll

Nurses working in any care setting

Completion and Refunds

To complete this course and obtain a certificate, you must view the course in its entirety, correctly answer all case studies and quiz/test questions (as appropriate) and complete the evaluation. No refunds are given for self-paced courses. You will have 90 days to access this course from the date of purchase.

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In Partnership with CSU Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care

In collaboration with the CSU Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care, an institute of the California State University, we offer cutting-edge palliative care education. For over a decade, the Institute has empowered healthcare professionals across diverse healthcare settings with high-quality palliative care programs. Through an advanced online platform, these programs cater to the unique needs of organizations, ensuring top-tier instruction and support for current and future healthcare professionals as well as the community.

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