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HPR 156
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Title: | Intro to Hospice Nursing |
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Long Title: | Introduction to Hospice Nursing |
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Course Description: | Provides an overview of hospice care with an emphasis on the role of the nurse while accompanying the patient on this most sacred of journeys. |
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Min Credit: | .5 |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
I. Explore the history of hospice.
II. Discuss the philosophy and goals of the care of the hospice patient.
III. Analyze the roles of the interdisciplinary team in hospice care.
IV. Compare and contrast the stages of the dying process.
V. Discuss the nearing death phenomena.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. The hospice concept
II. Philosophy of patient care
III. Goals of patient care
IV. Caring for the caregiver
V. Hospice resources
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