There are a total of eight quality measures (QMs) that are derived from the Hospice Item Set (HIS). This module will introduce the learner to five of these QMs: Patients Treated with an Opioid Who are Given a Bowel Regimen, Pain Screening, Pain Assessment, Dyspnea Screening, and Dyspnea Treatment. The remaining three QMs will be discussed in HIS: Quality Measures Part 2. The goal of this course is to provide managers, leaders, and nursing professionals in hospice with an introduction to five of the HIS quality measures.
Texas HHSC has determined that Relias' submitted training meets or exceeds the minimum standards for HCSSA administrator training in the following categories: Hospice. Texas HHSC also recognizes Relias provides continuing education for administrators and alternate administrators. This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 13791
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
District of Columbia Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Florida Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Georgia Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
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.
South Carolina Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
West Virginia Board of Registered Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
New Mexico Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Arkansas State Board Of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Kentucky Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Mississippi Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
North Dakota Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Overview of the Hospice Item Set
The Hospice Item Set
Record Selection
Consider This
Quality Measures
Components of an HIS QM
Review
Summary
Section 3: Opioid-Induced Constipation: Prevention and Treatment
Patients Treated with an Opioid Who are Given a Bowel Regimen QM
Review
Summary
Section 4: Pain: Screening and Assessment
Pain Screening QM
Pain Assessment QM
Review
Summary
Section 5: Dyspnea: Screening and Treatment
Dyspnea Screening QM
Dyspnea Treatment QM
Review
Summary
Section 6: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Susan Heinzerling earned a Bachelor of Science in biology and a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as a Master of Life Sciences in physiology from North Carolina State University. She became a doctoral candidate in immunology at the University of South Alabama. Her research experiences in the biomedical sciences led to an interest in evidence-based practices. Ms. Heinzerling began her nursing career as a medical/surgical nurse. Renal patients in acute care with multiple chronic conditions and repeated hospitalizations inspired her practice of hospice nursing. She has worked as a hospice admissions nurse and a hospice RN case manager in both a large urban setting and a rural community. Disclosure: Susan Heinzerling, BSN, RN, CHPN has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.
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