Course Code: REL-PAC-0-HCPF
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 9/30/2023
Learning Objectives:
Describe the initial approach to the patient and family.
Discuss ways to address misconceptions and barriers related to hospice care.
Recall the information about hospice that should be included in the initial hospice and patient-family meeting.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Initially Approaching the Patient and Family
What Are the Perceptions: Yours and Theirs?
What Is the Hospice Philosophy?
Finding the Right Words
Review
Summary
Section 3: Connections and Barriers
Connections
Living Through Dying: The Struggle for Grace
Barriers
Address the Often-Unspoken Questions
Cultural Sensitivity
Enrollment Barriers
Affirm the Partnership
Review
Summary
Section 4: Hospice Benefits and Requirements
Hospice Services: What to Include in Your Presentation
Eligibility and Making a Referral
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
References
Instructor: Susan Heinzerling, BSN, RN, CHPN
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.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Hospice, Palliative Care.
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