Palliative Care

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the philosophy and principles of palliative care; the course emphasizes the unique knowledge that describes, explains, and guides the provision of hospice and palliative care. Students consider a holistic approach to care, including state-of-the-art nursing interventions that provide effective pain and symptom management and promote psychosocial and spiritual well-being. Students are prepared to serve diverse client populations whose diseases are life-threatening, and to perform effectively as members of an interdisciplinary team providing palliative care.