Description:
This module discusses some of the key ethical issues and legal concerns in palliative care for children and provides resources to address these in practice.

Objectives:

• Define the role of the nurse in supporting ethical practice in palliative care for children.
• Explain ethical issues and dilemmas that may arise in palliative care for children.
• Describe advance directives and their role in preventing ethical dilemmas as well as their limited application for pediatrics.
• Apply ethical principles utilized in addressing palliative care dilemmas, including disagreement and models for case presentation and use of ethics committees.

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