Managing Advanced Dementia in Hospice
Certificates
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Texas HHSC has determined that Relias Learning’s submitted training meets or exceeds the minimum standards for HCSSA administrator training in the following categories: Hospice. Texas HHSC also recognizes Relias Learning provides continuing education for administrators and alternate administrators. This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Course Details
Describe the most common causes and types of dementia.
Recognize the stages of dementia.
Identify the role that hospice plays in the care of persons with advanced dementia.
Describe the end-of-life issues and the required care of persons with advanced dementia.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Types and Stages of Dementia
Meet Janet
Causes of Dementia
Alzheimer’s Disease
Vascular Dementia
Lewy Body Dementia
Stages of Dementia: Predictive or Descriptive?
Review
Summary
Section 3: Hospice Care
Terminal Status
How Can Hospice Help?
Goals of Care
Advance Care Planning
Pain and Symptom Management
Spiritual and Social Care
Referring to Hospice
Hospice Eligibility
The FAST Scale
ADEPT Tool
Review
Summary
Section 4: End-of-Life Care
Meet the Sperenzas
Hospitalization
Antibiotic Use
Nutritional Support
Pain Assessment and Management
Care of the Actively Dying
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Susan Heinzerling earned a Bachelor of Science in biology and a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as a Master of Lifes Sciences in physiology from North Carolina State University. She became a doctoral candidate in immunology at the University of South Alabama. Her research experiences in the biomedical sciences led to an interest in evidence-based practices. Ms. Heinzerling began her nursing career as a medical/surgical nurse. Renal patients in acute care with multiple chronic conditions and repeated hospitalizations inspired her practice of hospice nursing. She has worked as a hospice admissions nurse and a hospice RN case manager in both a large urban setting and a rural community. Disclosure: Susan Heinzerling, BSN, RN, CHPN has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.
The target audience for this course is: Case Managers; Intermediate level Social Workers; Nurses; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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