End of Life: Nutrition and Hydration Considerations
As someone's ability to eat and drink changes near the end of their life, it is essential to educate and support them and their caregivers. However, these conversations can be full of misconceptions. The course discusses the emotional impact of changes in eating and drinking at the end of life and best practices for managing them. This course also teaches you how to provide compassionate care to people and their caregivers as their illness progresses.
This course provides non-licensed direct care workers with information on nutrition changes at the end of life and ways to handle them compassionately.
As someone's ability to eat and drink changes near the end of their life, it is essential to educate and support them and their caregivers. However, these conversations can be full of misconceptions. The course discusses the emotional impact of changes in eating and drinking at the end of life and best practices for managing them. This course also teaches you how to provide compassionate care to people and their caregivers as their illness progresses.
Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants
This is not an accredited course for professional license renewal. Florida CNAs may use this inservice toward meeting their annual inservice requirement.
This activity is approved for 0.50 contact hours.
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
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, Licensed and Certified Home Health, Personal Assistance Services, Hospice. Texas HHSC also recognizes Relias provides continuing education for administrators and alternate administrators. This activity is approved for 0.5000 contact hours.
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (ALL Direct Care Workers)
Relias Learning, LLC is approved as a Curriculum Developer by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. This activity is approved for 0.50 contact hours for all WA State Direct Care Workers. Training Provider Code: WA0624. CE Approval Code: CO2437984
Recognize the emotional impact of changes in eating and drinking at the end of life.
Recall at least five strategies for offering a compassionate approach to nutrition and hydration as a terminal illness progresses.
Outline:
Section 1: Emotional Impact of Eating and Drinking Changes at the End of Life
End-of-Life Care
Emotional Impact
Test Your Knowledge
Key Takeaways
Section 2: Compassionate Approaches to Nutrition and Hydration at End of Life
Compassionate Approaches
Addressing the Person’s Emotional Needs
Supporting Families
Addressing Swallowing Issues
Test Your Knowledge
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
References
Subject Matter Expert: Stephanie Whitfield, MSN, RN, CPN
Stephanie has over 18 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."
The target audience for this course is: General Staff; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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