Course Code: REL-PAY-0-SEFT
Hours: 0.5
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Identify strategies to facilitate shared decision-making and active collaboration with your patients’ family members.
Employ communication strategies that support engagement of family members.
Identify potential barriers to engaging family members in treatment and strategies for overcoming these barriers.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Engagement Facilitation Approaches
Support Family Involvement
Assess Coping and Expectations
Facilitating Engagement Through Effective Communication
Review
Summary
Section 3: Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Family Engagement
Barriers to Communication
Misinterpretations of HIPAA
Provider Assumptions About Family Involvement
Lack of Coordination of Post-Discharge Care
Review
Summary
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resource
References
Subject Matter Expert: Elizabeth Vaccaro, BSN RN
Elizabeth Vaccaro earned her Bachelor of Science in nursing from Kean University. She has worked as a Multiple Sclerosis Nurse Educator. Elizabeth has worked in a variety of healthcare settings from the hospital to the pharmaceutical industry which has allowed her to have a great appreciation for all the challenges that span the healthcare field. She has practiced in the hospice setting for nine years in a variety of roles from Case Manager, Educator, and Director of both inpatient and home care hospice.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Medical Providers; Nursing Personnel; in the following settings: Hospitals: Acute.
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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.