End-of-Life Nursing Care: Essential Concepts

Course overview

Creating an atmosphere and purposeful preparation at the end of life can assist the patient and family through oftentimes, difficult process. It takes great courage for survivors to put aside their own fears and anxieties to help their loved ones die a peaceful death. In addition to helping patients let go of this life, nurses can help them put things in order and resolve issues between family and friends. Sometimes the unfinished business is with God. With the deepest respect and attentiveness, we can learn how to nurture, as well as pain management techniques, and advanced directives are also included in this information packed course. Course objectives include: * Define and characterize end-of-life care. * Explain the role of spritual issues in end-of-life care.