Course Code: REL-PAC-ELNEC-PMELIPPC
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024
Learning Objectives:
Explain the ethical issues that may arise in pediatric palliative care.
Describe each component of the Four Box Method for addressing ethical issues.
Identify the interdisciplinary team's responsibility in addressing conflicts.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Ethical Issues
Ava
Ethics
Testimonial
Decision-Making
Disclosure
Review
Summary
Section 3: Common Ethical Dilemmas in Pediatrics
Prolongation of Life
Redirection of Care: NOT Withholding or Withdrawing Care
Potentially Inappropriate Treatment
Resuscitation
Other Issues
Principle of Double Effect
Review
Summary
Section 4: Addressing Ethical Issues
Four Box Method
Medical Indications
Quality of Life
Contextual Factors
Personal Preferences
Advance Care Planning
Ongoing Process
Pediatric Advance Care Planning Guides
POLST
Mature Minor
Managing Conflict
Parental Insistence on Treatment
Organizational Ethics
Moral Distress
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
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.