ELNEC Core Module 1: Palliative Nursing

Course overview

Welcome to the Introduction to Palliative Nursing course for ELNEC Core, the foundation of this curriculum. This course will provide an overview of palliative care and the important and unique role you play in providing quality care. Working daily in healthcare, you may witness major deficiencies in current systems of care for patients and family caregivers, particularly for patients with serious illness. Social and economic forces influence care provided at this important time. It is essential that you collaborate with members of the interdisciplinary team to honor patients goals of care and to provide palliative care across the continuum for patients with serious illness and their families. Remember this care means both "doing for" and "being with". That is the beauty of this sacred work, as it combines compassionate caring, concise communication, up-to-date/evidence-based knowledge and practice, and impeccable skills. The goal of this course is to provide nurses with an introduction to palliative nursing.