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Description:
As significant 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 bereavement in
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. |
Objectives:
- Participant will summarize the history, philosophy, goals
and objectives of end of life care.
- Participant will explain basic and timely information
about end of life care issues.
- Participant will summarize basic ethical considerations
in the treatment of end of life patients.
- Participant will determine personal and professional developmental
issues related to the care of dying patients.
This program is specially priced:
|
Average Daily Census |
Price per Course |
|
1 - 40 |
$250 |
|
41 - 99 |
$425 |
|
100 - 200 |
$650 |
|
201 - 500 |
$800 |
|
501 - 1000 |
$1100 |
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1000+ |
CALL |
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