PCOA-RN 4: Palliative and Hospice Care

By: Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing

Price

$20.00

Credits

0.5 Nursing Continuing Professional Development Contact Hours

Target Audience

  • Interprofessionals
  • Registered Nurses

Description

This course defines and differentiates between palliative care and hospice care.

Overview

This course defines and differentiates between palliative care and hospice care. It also describes the appropriate use of opioid medications for pain control in older adults. After completing this module, practitioners will be able to assess pain in patients with dementia, manage agitation in older adults at the end of life, and describe the rationale and steps for admitting older adults with dementia into hospice.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Differentiate between palliative care and hospice care
  2. Assess pain in persons living with dementia
  3. Describe the appropriate use of opioid medications for pain control in older adults
  4. Manage agitation in older adults at the end of life
  5. Describe the rationale and steps for admitting persons living with dementia to hospice

 

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