Course Code: REL-ACU-0-ACPAD
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Recall what advance care planning entails.
Identify barriers that patients, families, and healthcare professionals face in implementing advance care planning.
Indicate ways that healthcare professionals can involve patients in advance care planning.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Overview of Advance Care Planning
Mr. Dolan’s Story
Importance of End-of-Life Care
What is Advance Care Planning?
What the Law Intends
Types of Advance Care Documents
Bringing It Together
Review
Section 3: Challenges with Advance Care Planning
A Myriad of Barriers
Cultural Issues
Review
Section 4: The Role of Healthcare Professionals in Advance Care Planning
The Crucial Role of Conversations
Supporting Clinicians
Review
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Subject Matter Expert: Sooa Devereaux, MSN, RN
Sooa Devereaux, MSN, RN, has a long history of professional development experience within the hospital setting. She has taught in pre-licensure nursing programs and has mentored many nurses, both new graduate and experienced, throughout her career as a nurse educator. Sooa is a Lead SME Writer at Relias and holds an MSN in Nursing Education.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Certified Medical Assistants; Dietitians; Health Educators; Nurses; Physician Assistants; Physicians; Radiologic Technologists; Respiratory Therapists; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.