The goal of this course is to provide professional nurses with the required information regarding end-of-life care in the state of West Virginia.
Course Publication Date:
July 21, 2020
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
one year unlimited membership!
| Author: | Gloria Tartaglia RN |
| Course No: | WV-ENDLIFE-20 |
| Contact Hours: | 2.00 |
| Delivery Method: | Online Self Study |
| Category: | Leadership & Case Management
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Learning Objectives
Describe Living Will and Medical Power of Attorney (Advance Directives).
Differentiate palliative care and hospice care.
Describe the Five Wishes living will.
Describe American Bar Association’s 10 tools for Health Care Advance Planning.
Explain signs and symptoms of impending death.
State signs and symptoms of death.
List medications used to control pain and anxiety during end-of-life care.
List what Medicare pays related to end-of-life care in a hospice setting.
Explain a Do Not Resuscitate Order.