Course Code: REL-PAL-0-PHC
Hours: 1.25
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 3/31/2021
Learning Objectives:
Define palliative care and hospice care.
Explain the services provided in palliative and hospice care and the payor sources.
Identify when palliative care and hospice care are appropriate.
Illustrate the roles of the palliative care and hospice care team members.
Describe the benefits of palliative care and hospice care.
Discuss the transition from palliative care to hospice care and discharge from hospice care.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
- About This Course
- Learning Objectives
Section 2: Defining Palliative Care and Hospice Care
- Misunderstandings
- Palliative Care and Hospice Care
- Terminology
- Meet Marvin
- What is Palliative Care?
- Defining Palliative Care
- Rebecca's Story
- Hospice Philosophy
- Comparing and Contrasting
- Review
- Summary
Section 3: Palliative and Hospice Care Services
- Who Receives Palliative Care?
- Screening and Services
- Who Receives Hospice Care?
- Hospice Care Services
- Review
- Summary
Section 4: Paying for Services
- Who Pays for Palliative Care Services?
- Who Pays for Hospice Care Services?
- Medicare Hospice Benefit
- Individual Costs
- Review
- Summary
Section 5: The Teams, Benefits, and Transitions
- The Palliative Care Team
- The Hospice Care Team
- Benefits
- Transition from Palliative Care to Hospice
- Discharge from Hospice
- Review
- Summary
Section 6: Conclusion
- Summary
- Course Contributors
- Resources
- References
- Congratulations!
Staff Writer: Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N.
Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N. has over 25 years of clinical and teaching experience, and her areas of expertise are critical care and home health. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Virginia in 1993 and her Master of Science in Nursing from The University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 1996. Her professional practice in education is guided by a philosophy borrowed from Florence Nightingale's Notes on Nursing, "I do not pretend to teach her how, I ask her to teach herself, and for this purpose, I venture to give her some hints."
Disclosure: Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N. has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.
Expert Reviewer: Sheri Ellington Cook, R.N., B.S.N.
Sheri Ellington Cook, R.N., B.S.N earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1995. She has over 20 years of clinical and leadership experience in both adult and pediatric emergency medicine, critical care, and hospice and palliative care. She has enjoyed the educational components of nursing as evidenced by her performing in the role of preceptor for both new and experienced nurses in each area of her professional practice. Her certifications include Pediatric Emergency Medicine (CPEN) and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE).
Disclosure: Sheri Ellington Cook, R.N., B.S.N. has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Administrators; Beginner, Intermediate level Social Workers; Nurses; in the following settings: Hospice, Palliative Care.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.