Providing Comfort (Palliative) Care
 

Program number two
 in the series of six
One contact hour of CE
Running time: sixty minutes

  
Program Faculty:
  • JUDY PAICE, PhD, RN, FAAN-Research Professor, Hematology Oncology at Northwestern University
  • SUSAN McMILLAN, PhD, ARNP, FAAN-Professor, Chair of Oncology Nursing at University of South Florida, College of Nursing, Tampa, FL
  • ANN BERGER, RN, MSN, MD-Chief, Pain and Palliative Care at Warren Grant Magnusen Clinical Center, NIH
Description:
  • Comfort care as integral to nursing care no matter the setting
  • Assessing common symptoms experienced by patients Subjective measures- (e.g. visual analogue, numeric rating scales, intensity assessment, etc.) Physiological measures
  • Managing common symptoms- causes and interventions Pain Dyspnea/Cough/Death Rattle, Fatigue, Nausea/Vomiting, Dysphagia Anxiety/Depression, Nutrition/ Anorexia/Cachexia/Bowel Management, Hydration/Thirst/ Dry Mouth/ Urine elimination Neurological disturbances- Delirium/Confusion/Agitation/Restlessness, Puritis/Fever/Sweats
     
Audience:
The entire nursing profession. The end of life is recognized as an important phase of life, one in which individuals have the right to expect freedom from distressing symptoms and assistance in attaining the highest possible quality of life. Unfortunately for many Americans, end-of-life care is fragmented, painful, and emotionally distressing; with unnecessary transitions between health care institutions and with significant demands placed on the family. Many efforts are underway to improve care at the end of life including those by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing to improve education of practitioners related to end of life care and the National Institute of Nursing Research to advance the science of end of life care. This six hour video series features expert clinicians and researchers who will highlight opportunities health care providers have to deliver optimal end-of-life care.
           
   

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