ELNEC Pediatric Module 8: Care at the Time of Death in Pediatric Palliative Care

Hours: 1.00
# Course Code: REL-PAC-ELNEC-PMCTDPPC

Care during the final days and hours of life requires specialized knowledge of the physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of the child and family. This course focuses on care of the child and family in the child’s final days or hours of life, while emphasizing the preparation necessary to ensure the best care at this critical point in the family’s life. The goal of this course is to provide nurses in hospice and palliative care with knowledge of caring for an imminently dying child and their family.

Course Description

Care during the final days and hours of life requires specialized knowledge of the physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of the child and family. This course focuses on care of the child and family in the child’s final days or hours of life, while emphasizing the preparation necessary to ensure the best care at this critical point in the family’s life. The goal of this course is to provide nurses in hospice and palliative care with knowledge of caring for an imminently dying child and their family.

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Course Details

Course Code: REL-PAC-ELNEC-PMCTDPPC

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024

Learning Objectives:
Define the role of the nurse at the time of a childÂ’s death.
Recall physical signs and symptoms of the dying process.
Identify physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs and interventions for an imminently dying child and their family.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Preparation for Death

Pediatric Dying and Death

Pediatric Death Is a Unique Experience

Role of the Nurse in the Final Days

Being Present

The Dying Child

The Family

Site of Death

Communication in Last Days

Maintain Hope

Education About Last Hours

Review

Summary

Section 3: The Imminently Dying Child: Signs, Symptoms, and Nursing Interventions

The Imminently Dying Child

Psychosocial and Spiritual Issues

Family Practice/Ritual

Assessing/Managing Physical Symptoms

Physical Symptoms

The Death Vigil

Review

Summary

Section 4: Death and Care Following Death

Death: When the Time Comes

Supporting the Family After the Death

Death in the NICU

Provide Personal Closure

Removal of the Body

Assisting the Family

Funeral Arrangements and Bereavement Support

Review

Summary

Section 5: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributors

Resource

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.
Disclosure: ELNEC Pediatric 2021 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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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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