Psychosocial Aspects of Palliative Care across the Lifespan

3 credits · School of Nursing

This course will foster knowledge and skills necessary to safely and effectively deliver comprehensive, culturally sensitive palliative care that respects the psychosocial needs, spiritual beliefs, practices, traditions, and values of seriously ill individuals and their families across the lifespan and continuum of care. The domains of palliative care will be explored considering individual and interprofessional psychological, neuropsychiatric, social, spiritual, religious, existential, cultural, ethical, and legal principles and standards of care. Prerequisite Nursing 851 Foundations and Physical Aspects of Palliative Care Across the Lifespan or permission of instructor.