Supporting the Family: Informal care giving, Grief, Loss and Bereavement
 

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

  
Program Faculty:
  • RUTH McCORKLE, PhD, FAAN, Professor and Director, Center for Excellence in Chronic Illness Care, Chair, Doctoral Program, Yale University
  • RICHARD STEEVES, RN, PhD, FAAN, Associate Professor, The University of Virginia
  • LINDA ROBINSON, PhD, RNCS, Assistant Professor, University of San Diego, Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science
Description:
  • Practical skills to support the psychological and spiritual needs of the family
  • Understanding resources.
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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