REL E
604
End-of-Life Care
Hours
3.0 Credit, 3 Lecture, 0 Lab
End-of-life (EOL) care from spiritual, physical, and psychosocial perspectives. Comparisons from various cultural/ethnic backgrounds. Complexities of EOL care including impact on families, health care system, and society. Personal perspectives about death, dying, and bereavement.
Bereavement Support
Recognize different manifestations of grief and provide the appropriate approach to pastoral care.
Cultural attitudes
Provide appropriate end of life support that is sensitive to societal and cultural attitudes toward death.
End of life care
Outline guiding principles of end-of-life care.
Patient preferences
Understand factors that influence patient preferences in end of life care.