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Author: Patricia Emery, BSN, MS
Your patient has just informed you he is going to die. What is the best response? This course, written from a Christian perspective, will help prepare you for those circumstances. You will learn about the normal and abnormal process related to death and dying and the special roles nurses fill for the terminally ill.
Course objectives include:
• List some of the spiritual needs of dying individuals, their families and significant others.
• Provide some of the normal and abnormal processes related to dying or death.

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Author: Angeline Bushy, PhD, RN, CNS
It is not only the final event of death the nurse must learn to deal with, it is the entire process and the complex experiences that dying individuals, their families, friends and all others involved must go through. It is far from easy and requires a fine blend of sensitivity, insight and knowledge. This course will enhance nurses in every area of expertise.
Course objectives include:
• Define and characterize end-of-life care.
• Explain the role of bereavement services in end-of-life care.

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Authors: Angeline Bushy, PhD, RN, CNS and Shelda L. Shank, RN, BSN, PHN
Embracing the end of life is creating an atmosphere and purposeful preparation at the end of life that can assist the patient and family through an oftentimes, difficult process. It takes great strength and courage to face death and to begin to move through it to the other side. And it takes courage for survivors to put aside their own fears and anxieties to help their loved ones die a peaceful death. In addition to helping patients let go of this life, nurses can help them put things in order and resolve issues between family and friends. Sometimes the unfinished business is with God. With the deepest respect and attentiveness, we can learn how to nurture peace and spiritual healing in those who are making this final transition.
Course objectives include:
• Define and characterize palliative care.
• State the role of palliative care and symptom management in end of life care.
• Summarize nursing interventions that are useful in managing pain in a person having a terminal condition.
• Define strategies to communicate effectively with client and family about death and dying.
• Outline ways to address the emotional and spiritual concerns of the dying client.
• Define pain and pain tolerance.
• List factors that influence pain perception.

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Author: Angeline Bushy, Ph.D., RN, CNS
For nurses in every specialty: the basics of caring for the client whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment. Emphasis is on pain management; dealing with emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual issues; and client rights.
Course objectives include:
• Define and characterize palliative care.
• Outline ways to address the emotional and spiritual concerns of the dying client.

Florida statutes now allow substitution of a course on Palliative Care for the required HIV / AIDS course or Domestic Violence course, provided that the substituted course was taken in the immediately preceding renewal period.

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