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Certification Prep Course for Hospice Aides (561)
Approximately 4.0 Hours
3.9 contact hours*

Description:
Assignificant members of the interdisciplinary team, the purpose of this nine module training course is to provide hospice aides with the attitude and knowledge to expand their expertise and competence in end-of-life care delivery. It also prepares them for possible certification as a Hospice and Palliative Care Aide. This course, with a view time of close to 4 hours, is also appropriate for inclusion in new staff orientation programs or to meet annual in-service requirements.

About the Certification Prep Course

Module 1: Introduction	0.4 contact hours
To understand the history, philosophy, goals, and objectives of end-of-life care, hospice aides will recognize personal and professional developmental issues related to the care of dying patients.
Module 2: Pain and Symptom Management	0.9 contact hours
To better prepare hospice aides for recognizing pain and other unwanted symptoms.
Module 3: Communication	0.4 contact hours
To improve the hospice aide’s ability to observe and communicate timely information about end-of-life care issues to patients, families, professional care givers, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
Module 4: Caring for Dying Patients and Their Families	0.6 contact hours
To help the hospice aide participate more supportively in the care of dying patients and their families.
Module 5: Cultural Considerations	0.4 contact hours
To assist the hospice aide in recognizing how cultural differences affect the care of dying patients and their families.
Module 6: Grief	0.4 contact hours
To help the hospice aide understand the feelings of grief and bereavementin themselves and in the patients and families for whom they care.
Module 7: Ethics	0.5 contact hours
To explore and provide the hospice aide with an understanding of ethical considerations he or she may face in the treatment and care of end-of-life patients.
Module 8: Personal and Professional Development	0.3 contact hours
To teach the hospice aide to recognize personal and professional developmental issues related to the care for dying patients.
Module 9: Program Review	0 contact hours
Overview of the eight modules with post test.

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