Course Code: REL-PAC-ELNEC-PMIPPNC
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024
Learning Objectives:
Explain the philosophy and principles of pediatric palliative care.
Identify challenges to the provision of high quality pediatric palliative care.
Describe ways to enhance a child's quality of life.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Overview of Pediatric Palliative Care
Testimonial
Meet Billy
Evolution of Pediatrics
Deaths of Children: The Numbers
Ethical Issues in Caring for a Seriously Ill or Injured Child
What Is Palliative Care?
What Is Hospice Care?
Changing the Landscape of Pediatric Palliative Care
Philosophy and Goals
Principles of Palliative Care
Palliative Care Models
Challenges to the Provision of Services
Remember Billy?
Review
Summary
Section 3: Promoting Quality of Life
Developmental Issues
Stages of Development
Children’s Concept of Death
Working with Siblings
Tips for Parents in Talking with Children or Siblings about Death
Hope
Fostering Hope
Suffering
Quality of Life
Facilitating Quality of Life
Your Role
Meet Tony
Review
Summary
Section 4: Conclusion
Final Thoughts
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Instructor: ELNEC Pediatric 2021
The content for this course was revised by Amy Haskamp, MSN, RN, PCNS-BC, CPON, CHPPN.
Amy Haskamp is a Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Pediatric Palliative Care Team (PACT) at Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health Hospital. She has over 16 years of experience caring for children with cancer before joining PACT in 2014. Working with the oncology population, she became interested in pain management, psychosocial support, and pediatric palliative care. She lectures and teaches at the local, national, and international level, and has been a member of the ELNEC pediatric faculty since 2011. Ms. Haskamp is an active reviewer for pediatric palliative care education and has co-authored several publications on pediatric palliative care.
The content for this course was created by The ELNEC Project Team.
The ELNEC Project, which began in 2000, is a collaboration between the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Washington, DC and the City of Hope, Duarte, CA. For more information about ELNEC, go to www.aacnnursing.org/ELNEC.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Hospice, Palliative Care.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.