End-of-Life, Palliative, and Hospice Care
Tracking # 20-1276761
$42.00
What you'll learn
Upon completion of this continuing education course, you will have increased your knowledge of end-of-life care. Specific learning objectives to address potential learning gaps include:
- Discuss the need for end-of-life care in the United States.
- Differentiate between palliative care and hospice care.
- Explain legal and ethical principles in end-of-life care.
- Discuss the essential elements of effective communication with patient and family.
- List pain management interventions for the dying patient.
- Identify the psychosocial and support needs of the patient and family.
- Describe the end-of-life care needs of special populations.
- Explain the care of the patient just prior to and following their death.
Course overview
7-contact-hour end-of-life, palliative care, and hospice care nursing CEU. This palliative care continuing education course includes information on hospice, postmortem care, and bereavement. Guide and support your terminal patient and their family; covers pain management and ethical, legal, and psychosocial issues.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Licensed Practical Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Florida Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered Nurse
Georgia Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered Professional Nurse
Kentucky Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered Nurse
New Mexico Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Practitioner
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered Nurse
North Dakota Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered Nurse
South Carolina Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered Nurse
West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse
Disclosure statements
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #12300.
Nurse planners, content experts, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
This course was not Joint Provided. No outside commercial support was received for the creation of this course material.
Course Availability: Expires December 1, 2025. You must score 70% or better on the test and complete the course evaluation to earn a certificate of completion for this CE activity. Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., provides educational activities that are free from bias. The information provided in this course is to be used for educational purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional healthcare.
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