Palliative and End-of-Life Care

Undergraduate

This course prepares the learner to apply a palliative approach to care for patients/clients/families who are experiencing progressive life-limiting illnesses and/or nearing end of life. The focus of this course is on the application of critical thinking and decision-making in the assessment and planning of evidence- informed person and family-centred palliative care and with emphasis on symptom assessment and management, communication, collaboration, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual support, loss and grief, and end of life care in the last days and hours. The learner will analyze ethical, legal, and systems- based issues in palliative care and nursing roles and responsibilities in coordinating culturally safe care across sectors and settings. (Prerequisite: Successful completion of all year 3 required courses.) (Co- requisites: NURS-4571, NURS-4140, NURS-4990).