Advances in Palliative Care

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This course will focus on the concept of palliative care, one that improves the quality of life of patients and their families at any stage of a serious illness. The course will focus on the distinction between palliative and hospice care. Based on the Nursing Process, the issues of physical problems such as pain, psychosocial and spiritual suffering, through culturally congruent preventative and relief measures will be addressed. Additionally, the distinct advantages of palliative care will be identified to improve quality measures and resource utilization.