Course Code: REL-PAC-ELNEC-PEDCTDPPC
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2027
Learning Objectives:
Define the role of the nurse at the time of a child’s death.
Recall physical signs and symptoms of the dying process.
Identify physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs and interventions for an imminently dying child and their family.
Outline:
Section 1: Preparation for Death
Care During the Final Days
Pediatric Dying and Death
Pediatric Death Is a Unique Experience
Role of the Nurse in the Final Days
Communication in Final Days
Education About End of Life
Maintain Hope
Site of Death
Review
Key Takeaways
Section 2: Signs, Symptoms, and Nursing Interventions
Estimating Prognosis
Psychosocial and Spiritual Issues
Assessing/Managing Physical Symptoms
The Death Vigil
Review
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Death and Care Following Death
Post-Death Procedures
Supporting the Family After the Death
Provide Personal Closure
Removal of the Body
Funeral Arrangements and Bereavement Support
Review
Key Takeaways
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resource
References
Subject Matter Expert: ELNEC Pediatric Series 2024
The content for this course was written by The ELNEC Project Team.
The ELNEC Project, which began in 2000, is a collaboration between the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Washington, DC and the City of Hope, Duarte, CA. For more information about ELNEC, go to www.aacnnursing.org/ELNEC.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nursing Personnel; in the following settings: Skilled Nursing Facility.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.