Caring For Pediatric Hospice Patients
Nursing CEUs / Hospice Patients
In this course, you will learn about how to care for pediatric patients with a terminal illness. You will learn how you are not just caring for the child, but for the family as well, and how to do that competently and compassionately. By the end of this course, you will be able to identify the most common childhood cancers, as well as other chronic and potentially terminal childhood conditions. You will also discover what resources are available for those working with the pediatric hospice population.
2 Contact Hours
Course Outline
- Introduction and Justification
- Palliative Care and Adult vs. Pediatric Hospice
- Cancer in Childhood
- Caring for a Pediatric Hospice Patient: A Case Study
- Who is Involved in Palliative and Hospice Care?
- Case Study cont.
- Factors of Childhood Hospice
- The Non-Hospice Nurse’s Role
- Comfort Measures and In-depth Support for the Pediatric Hospice Population
- Community Resources and Support for Pediatric Palliative/Hospice Care Patients
- An Insider’s Perspective
- Conclusion
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