Caring for Pediatric Hospice Patients
Contact Hours: 2
What's included?
Course Overview
Caring for patients with a terminal illness can often be challenging, but those difficulties are multiplied when it is a pediatric patient. Nurses often find that they also have informal patients, in addition to the child: parents, family, caregivers, community members, and so forth. On top of this, when the child qualifies for hospice care, this can make matters even more daunting for all parties involved. This course is designed to walk nurses through the basics of life-threatening childhood illnesses, information about hospice and palliative care, and what resources are available for those working with the pediatric hospice population.
Course Outline
- Introduction
- Palliative Care and Adult vs. Pediatric Hospice
- Cancer in Childhood
- Other Potentially Life-threatening Illnesses in Childhood
- Who Is Involved in Palliative and Pediatric Hospice Care?
- Factors of Pediatric Hospice
- The Non-Hospice Nurse’s Role
- Comfort Measures and In-Depth Support for the Pediatric Hospice Population
- Community Resources and Support for Pediatric Palliative/Hospice Care Patients
- An Insider’s Perspective
- Conclusion
Course Outcomes
After completing this course, the learner will rate 4 out of 5 on the Likert Scale for their ability to:
- Explain the differences between palliative care and hospice.
- Identify the most common childhood cancers.
- List other chronic and potentially terminal conditions that affect the pediatric population.
- List some needs of the pediatric hospice population and their caregivers.
- Identify resources for pediatric hospice patients and family members.
Accreditations and Approvals
- American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) (P0614)
- California Board of Registered Nursing (CEP 17418)
- Kentucky Board of Nursing (7-0090)
- Louisiana State Board of Nursing (58)
- Florida Board of Nursing (50-23983)
- Delaware Board of Nursing (DE-24-010127)
- Alabama Board of Nursing (#ABNP1577)
- Iowa Board of Nursing (#393)
- Kansas Board of Nursing (LT0340-0325)
Approved by the Board of Nursing in every state, you can complete your RN, LVN, and APRN CEUs with confidence.
Accreditation Statement
Nursing CE Central LLC is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
It will take the average learner 120 minutes to complete and awards 2 contact hours of continuing education.
Written For
- Registered Nurses (RN)
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)
- Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN/LVN)
Requirements for Completion
- Enrollment in the course by the learner
- Read and learn all course materials
- Complete the course evaluation
- Attest and testify learning of the course materials
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
Nursing CE Central nor any of the authors, planners, content experts, or any contributors have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
