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Pain Management: Easing Pain in Palliative Care
by Regina Fink , Maurice Scott , Kelly Arora , Amos Bailey , Nancy Robertson- 4.8
Approx. 15 hours to complete
In this course, you will be able to develop a systems view for assessing and managing pain in the palliative care setting. Pain Introduction to Pain What is Pain? How is Pain Transmitted Barriers to Pain Control Pain Assessment Basics Other Things to Know About Pain A Conversation Between Francis, Mildred, and Harri...
Psychosocial and Spiritual Aspects of Palliative Care
by Regina Fink , Maurice Scott , Kelly Arora , Amos Bailey , Nancy Robertson- 4.9
Approx. 15 hours to complete
In this course, you’ll learn how serious and life-threatening illnesses often affect emotional and spiritual well-being. Illnesses can increase stress as patients and families learn to live with a “new normal” that may often focus on illness. You’ll learn how to tell when normal sadness (or grief) becomes something more serious and needs to be addressed....
Easing Physical Symptoms: It's Not Just Hospice Anymore
by Regina Fink , Maurice Scott , Kelly Arora , Amos Bailey , Nancy Robertson- 4.8
Approx. 14 hours to complete
Palliative care provides important support for people living with serious or life-limiting illnesses and their family caregivers. In this course, you will learn to use symptom assessment tools to better understand which symptoms are present and which are most distressing. In addition, you will learn to help people with their emotional response to symptoms and loss of function....
Palliative Care Capstone Projects
by Amos Bailey , Regina Fink , Maurice Scott , Kelly Arora , Nancy Robertson- 4.8
Approx. 24 hours to complete
In the Capstone Course you have the opportunity to put what you have been learning about in the Palliative Care Specialization into practice. Our team has created five activities that directly relate to what you have been learning in the course. The Five Assignments: 3) Using the WILDA tool complete a pain assessment with someone living with serious illness....
What is Palliative Care?
by Regina Fink , Maurice Scott , Kelly Arora , Amos Bailey , Nancy Robertson- 4.8
Approx. 18 hours to complete
Palliative care provides invaluable help for patients living with serious or life-limiting illness and their family caregivers. Palliative care should be part of healthcare services to improve quality of life, the ability to tolerate and benefit from treatment and improve survival. In the final course, you will explore ways to ease psycho-social-spiritual distress....