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End of Life Care - Online Inservice

Patients in their final stages of life will experience a variety of feelings, and their wishes need to be respected by those who provide care, especially CNAs, who interact with these individuals on a daily basis. As a result, it is important for CNAs to understand the process a resident goes through as he or she is dying. This inservice is for certified nurse aides and caregivers of all kinds that will be providing care to those who are dying or have terminal illnesses.

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Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, participants will:

Discuss the difference between curing and caring.
State 3 goals of end-of-life care.
Describe patient rights, issues, and decisions of end-of-life care.
Define meaning and purpose of advance directives.
Describe the caregiver’s role in end-of-life care.

Curriculum

Chapter 1: Our Own Beliefs About Dying

End of Life Care Learning Exercise
Two Ways To View The End of Life
The Rights of A Dying Person
The Goals of End-of-Life Care

Chapter 2: Important Issues and Decisions

Life-Sustaining Therapies
Withholding and Withdrawing Treatment
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders
Advance Directives

Chapter 3: Phases of Dying

Actively Dying Symptoms
Transitioning Phase
Imminent Death Phase
The Death

Chapter 4: Your Role in Caring for Someone at the End of Life

The 5 Stages of Grief
Acceptance
Relief of Suffering Through Effective Care
Family and Patient
After Death Care

Chapter 5: References

Price: $10.00

Contact Hour: 1

Course Author

Kendall Moore

Kendall is a 2022 Magna Cum Laude graduate from Tyler Junior College with an Associates Degree in Nursing. She has a huge passion for all things nutrition and hormone health, is a member of the American Holistic Nurses Association and is enrolled in Pacific College's RN-to-BSN in Holistic Nursing program. Upon graduation, Kendall intends to begin a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner program!

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Course Accreditation

Provider approved by the California Department of Public Health, Nurse Aide Certification (NAC) #: 7046. This document must be retained by the certified nurse assistant for a period of four years after the course completion. Provider approved by the Florida, New Hampshire, and Wyoming Board of Nursing-Certified Nursing Assistants, CE Broker Provider #: 50-13256.