Ethics and Palliative Care
As a healthcare professional, you need to have a clear understanding of ethical principles and the way your personal values may impact the individuals and families in your care. In this course, you will learn about fundamental ethical concepts, common ethical dilemmas that arise in palliative care, and ways to apply this foundational knowledge to prevent ethical dilemmas and preserve patient autonomy.
This course aims to provide ethics training for healthcare teams in hospice and palliative care.
As a healthcare professional, you need to have a clear understanding of ethical principles and the way your personal values may impact the individuals and families in your care. In this course, you will learn about fundamental ethical concepts, common ethical dilemmas that arise in palliative care, and ways to apply this foundational knowledge to prevent ethical dilemmas and preserve patient autonomy. This course aims to provide ethics training for healthcare teams in hospice and palliative care.
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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.
Arizona Board Of Nursing Care Institution Administrators And Assisted Living Facility Managers
Association of Social Work Boards
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Relias LLC is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Relias LLC maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 1205142 continuing education credits.
Course Delivery Format: Asynchronous Distance Learning-interaction includes quizzes with questions and answers, post-tests. This module is 290.
California Board of Registered Nursing
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 13791
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Commission for Case Manager Certification
This program has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide 1.0000 hours of Ethics continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers.
Commission for Case Manager Certification
This program has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide 1.0000 hours of Ethics continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers.
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Michigan Board of Social Work
Michigan Board of Social Work (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards
This educational offering has been reviewed by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) and approved for 1.0000 clock hours. If you have any feedback regarding the NAB approved continuing education programs, send your email to the following address: cecomments@nabweb.org
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, Division of Professional Licensing Services, Social Work Unit
Relias, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0009.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of licensed master social work and licensed clinical social work in New York. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice for an LMSW and LCSW. A licensee who practices beyond the authorized scope of practice could be charged with unprofessional conduct under the Education Law and Regents Rules.
As a provider of online, asynchronous education, some courses offered by Relias Learning are considered “self-study” under section 74.10(c)(2)(ii)(b)(4) of the Commissioner’s Regulations. The regulations limit self-study activities taken from a provider approved by the Education Department to no more than 12 hours in the 36-month registration period or one-third of the hours in a registration period other than 36 months.
Social workers will receive 1.00 continuing education hours for participating in this course. This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners
North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Ohio Social Worker Board
Continuing education accepted due to a rule change accepting other state licensing boards for counselors, social workers, marriage & family therapists.
Course Category: Ethics
Oregon Department of Human Services
This course is approved as continuing education by the Oregon Department of Human Services in accordance with state regulation 411-057-0140 for Assisted Living Administrators, Residential Care facility Administrators and Memory Care Communities within the State of Oregon. This activity is approved by Oregon Department of Human Services for 1.0000 contact hours.
South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners
South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners (CEBroker Provider 50-290)
Tennessee Board of Social Workers
West Virginia Board of Social Work
West Virginia Board of Social Work (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Recognize at least three basic ethical concepts and how they relate to palliative care.
Identify at least three ethical dilemmas that may occur in palliative care.
Recall two ways ethical dilemmas can be prevented using a team-based approach.
Outline:
Section 1: Ethics Training
Ethical Concepts
Review
Key Takeaways
Section 2: Ethical Dilemmas
Common Ethical Dilemmas
Review
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Preventing Ethical Dilemmas
End-of-Life Decisions
Review
Key Takeaways
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Subject Matter Expert: Sherry D. Haszto, MSN, RN
Sherry is an RN and subject matter expert (SME) with a broad clinical and professional background in oncology and hematology, home healthcare, hospice and palliative care, nursing education, consultation, performance improvement, and quality assurance. She holds an Associate Degree in Nursing from Randolph Community College, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a Master of Science in Nursing from Walden University. Her work focuses on developing high-quality, evidence-based educational content that supports clinicians, improves patient outcomes, and promotes excellence in clinical practice. She leverages AI-enabled tools to enhance content development, streamline workflows, and support scalable, high-impact learning solutions.
The target audience for this course is: Administration; Care and Case Managers; Nursing Personnel; Social Workers; in the following settings: Skilled Nursing Facility.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
Relias has a grievance policy in place to facilitate reports of dissatisfaction. Relias will make every effort to resolve each grievance in a mutually satisfactory manner. In order to report a complaint or grievance please contact Relias.
If you require special accommodations to complete this module, please contact Relias Support by completing the web form (https://www.relias.com/help) or by using the chat functionality.
All courses offered by Relias, LLC are developed from a foundation of diversity, inclusiveness, and a multicultural perspective. Knowledge, values and awareness related to cultural competency are infused throughout the course content.
Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, service mark, manufacturer or otherwise does not constitute or imply any endorsement, recommendation, or favoring of, or affiliation with, Relias, LLC.
All characteristics and organizations referenced in the following training are fictional. Any resemblance to any actual organizations or persons living or dead, is purely coincidental.
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.
If you require special accommodations to complete this module, please contact Relias Customer Support here.
