Families and people with dementia are required to make many decisions regarding care throughout the disease process. These decisions include not only end-of-life issues, but decisions regarding treatment, safety, and autonomy. Many times, ethical considerations may appear to contradict each other. For example, what is safe vs. what the individual desires. This course covers the basics of ethical caregiving and the basic principles of ethics. It also examines the ethical goals of caring for individuals with dementia to help caregivers see both the dignity of the person and the indignity of the disease.
Families and people with dementia are required to make many decisions regarding care throughout the disease process. These decisions include not only end-of-life issues, but decisions regarding treatment, safety, and autonomy. Many times, ethical considerations may appear to contradict each other. For example, what is safe vs. what the individual desires. This course covers the basics of ethical caregiving and the basic principles of ethics. It also examines the ethical goals of caring for individuals with dementia to help caregivers see both the dignity of the person and the indignity of the disease.
This is not an accredited course for professional license renewal. Florida CNAs may use this inservice toward meeting their annual inservice requirement.
Relias Learning, LLC is approved as a Curriculum Developer by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. This activity is approved for 0.5000 contact hours for all WA State Direct Care Workers. Training Provider Code: WA0624. CE Approval Code: CO2135220
Texas HHSC has determined that Relias' submitted training meets or exceeds the minimum standards for HCSSA administrator training in the following categories: Licensed Home Health (LHH), Licensed and Certified Home Health (L&CHH), Personal Assistance Services (PAS), Hospice. Texas HHSC also recognizes Relias provides continuing education for administrators and alternate administrators. This activity is approved for 0.5000 contact hours.
59A-36.011 Staff Training Requirements. Location: Online
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Ethical Issues
What Is Ethics?
Review
Summary
Section 3: Ethical Principles
Categories
Summary
Review
Section 4: Case Studies
Case Study #1
Case Study #2
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
References
Stephanie has over 17 years of clinical and teaching experience. Her areas of expertise are in neonatal intensive care, general pediatrics, home health, and children with medical complexities. She earned her Master's in nursing from Chamberlain University in 2022. Her professional practice is guided by Jean Watson's philosophy that, "Caring is the essence of nursing."
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