Contemporary Issues in Extensive End-of-life Care

NURS 8612NEF

Course Guide

NURS 8612NEF

Course Guide

Contemporary Issues in Extensive End-of-life Care

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Course Coordinator:

Dr Lee Po Man Natalie
DHSc (Nursing) (PolyU), MSc (Nursing) (PolyU), BSN (PolyU)
PRCC (Intensive Care Nursing) (IANS), RN(General), FRSPH

Aims

This course aims to:

provide students' with an overview of the principles and philosophies of palliative care, hospice care and end-of-life care;
enhance students' understanding of and ability to critique contemporary issues in the extensive end-of-life care (EELC) context; and
enhance students' ability to bring about changes in EELC delivery.

Contents

Principles and philosophies of palliative care, hospice care and end-of-life care for different age groups
Conventional and contemporary EELC models
Interdisciplinary team approach in EELC
Comprehensive health assessment for dying persons of different age groups
Working with family caregivers in an EELC setting
Clinical and ethical considerations in end-of-life decision making (1)
Clinical and ethical considerations in end-of-life decision making (2)
Legal issues in the end-of-life care context
End-of-life care for the disadvantaged population
Practice development in EELC
A global perspective on the EELC reform

Contact hours

39 hours

Learning support

Lectures, online discussion and self-directed study

Assessment

Continuous assessment includes online discussion; Examination includes an individual assignment.

Electronic submission of assignments: Allowed

Online Requirement

Access to OLE

Equipment and software

A computer with a word-processing software, preferably Microsoft Word, installed.

Set book(s)

To be included in the course materials