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No one is ever prepared for the death of a child whether that is before they are born, just after they are born, in childhood or as a teenager or even as an adult. Whether it's through natural cause, medical reasons, or inflicted harm, understnding and supporting parents and family members who are anticipating or who have experienced a child loss goes beyond our medical training. This course will provide tools that will assist you in offering emotional support to those who have suffered the loss of a baby or child. We will shed light on the intricacies of child death, its unique challenges and grief experienced through loss by parents and families.
This course is part of the Wholistic Care Series provided by echelon.
In the healthcare setting, most adults we encounter are experiencing some type of loss, and in turn, grief. Not at all surprising, many people receiving healthcare may be experiencing functional loss. Grief is a process and as a result is not a specific emotion. In this course, we will focus on increased awareness of the 6 types of losses an adult may face while creating a familiarity with the dynamics of the grief experience and offer ways to support those who are integrating their grief and loss experience.
All healthcare professionals experience patient loss and nurses are the frontline compassion staff who face this unavoidable fact of life all to often. As nurses our purpose is to find ways to help those who are struggling with a death to face it honestly and directly, make the necessary adjustments to come to grips with "the new normal", and go on in life despite the radically changed landscape. This course confronts the reality of death and discusses various aspects of how we cope with it in a wholistic and realistic way to minimize the emotional and psychological damage done by the loss. In addition, we will look at some differing aspects and situations that arise when death occurs.
This course is accredited for all nursing professionals in the clinical arena, hospice environment, faith community, and international Parish Nursing environment. This course is accredited for 1 CNE unit in IPRNC category Grieving and Loss or 1 Credit ANCC Domain 2 towards Specialty Nursing Certification.
Healthcare professionals play a critical role in delivering holistic, culturally sensitive palliative care to individuals with serious illnesses or injuries and their families. As chronic diseases are widespread in the U.S. 60% of all adults have at least one, and 40% experience multiple co-morbidities, the demand for palliative care is on the rise. Registered nurses, along with other members of the healthcare team, are essential in providing assessment, intervention, coordination, advocacy, and education as part of an interdisciplinary approach to palliative care to address physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs, with the goal of improving patients' quality of life.
The annual U.S. Suicide rate has increased 30% in the last 2 decades becoming a major public health concern. This course focuses on suicidal ideation and is designed to provide introductory education to better understand and identify suicidal behavior in hopes to prevent suicide through offering real-time support in recognizing risk factors and warning signs.
This course is part of echelon’s Wholistic Care Series.