ELNEC Pediatric Module 9: Loss, Grief, and Bereavement in Pediatric Palliative Care
Hours: 1.00
We know in doing this important work that we witness grief in many of our sick children and their family members. As pediatric healthcare professionals, we experience a tremendous amount of loss as we think of the many children we have cared for, whether they were in the hospital undergoing a surgical procedure, learning to walk again with rehabilitation, or at home redefining life. These memories and losses can accumulate over time and can cause healthcare professionals to experience compassion fatigue and burnout if not acknowledged. This module will assist you in facilitating excellent bereavement care for family members and friends after the death of a child. This is particularly difficult, as having a child die is the most agonizing experience any family member can possibly bear. You must practice good self-care so you can continue this sacred work exceedingly well. The goal of this course is to provide nurses in hospice and palliative care with knowledge of loss, grief, and bereavement in pediatric palliative care.
We know in doing this important work that we witness grief in many of our sick children and their family members. As pediatric healthcare professionals, we experience a tremendous amount of loss as we think of the many children we have cared for, whether they were in the hospital undergoing a surgical procedure, learning to walk again with rehabilitation, or at home redefining life. These memories and losses can accumulate over time and can cause healthcare professionals to experience compassion fatigue and burnout if not acknowledged. This module will assist you in facilitating excellent bereavement care for family members and friends after the death of a child. This is particularly difficult, as having a child die is the most agonizing experience any family member can possibly bear. You must practice good self-care so you can continue this sacred work exceedingly well. The goal of this course is to provide nurses in hospice and palliative care with knowledge of loss, grief, and bereavement in pediatric palliative care.
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
District of Columbia Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Florida Board of Nursing
Florida Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
American Nurses Credentialing Center
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Nurses will receive 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours after successfully completing this course.
Georgia Board of Nursing
Georgia Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
South Carolina Board of Nursing
South Carolina Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
West Virginia Board of Registered Nursing
West Virginia Board of Registered Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
New Mexico Board of Nursing
New Mexico Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
Arkansas State Board Of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Kentucky Board of Nursing
Kentucky Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Mississippi Board of Nursing
Mississippi Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
North Dakota Board of Nursing
North Dakota Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Identify factors that may significantly affect the grief process in children or families.
Describe interventions that may be appropriate to facilitate the grief process.
Determine interventions that you can use to help cope with death anxiety and loss.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Understanding Grief
Meet Melissa
Experiencing Loss
Definitions
Models of Grief
Grief Work Theories
Factors Affecting Grief
Perinatal and Neonatal Loss
Anticipatory Grief
Complicated Grief
Effects of Grief on the Family
Your Role
Review
Summary
Section 3: Responding to Grief
Grief Assessment
Grief Interventions for Families
Grief Interventions for Parents
Grief Interventions for Children
Helping Children Cope
Grief Interventions for Schools
Communicating with the Bereaved
Review
Summary
Section 4: Grief and the Healthcare Professional
Death Anxiety
Cumulative Loss
Maintaining a Sense of Balance
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
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.
Disclosure: ELNEC Pediatric 2021 has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.
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.
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Hospice, Palliative Care.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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