Critical Care Nursing
This Learning Pathway contains training and tools for critical care nurses to provide an added layer of support to patients. It includes continuing education courses in pain management, how to communicate with patients about their goals of care and support difficult decision-making, and when to refer to specialty palliative care.
An introduction to palliative care, how it is delivered, its impact on quality of life, and the growing population of patients who need it.
Checklist of triggers for referral to a specialty palliative care team.
Learn best practices for having patient-centered conversations about a serious illness diagnosis.
Learn how to effectively discuss prognosis with patients and their caregivers.
Learn best practices for building trust, eliciting patient values, and having patient-centered conversations about goals of care.
Learn to effectively lead meetings that help patients and caregivers become aligned around the patient’s goals.
Learn techniques to help patients and their caregivers plan for the future, both during the early stages of a serious illness and as a disease progresses.
Conducting a comprehensive pain assessment to guide safe and effective treatment.
This course provides context and best practices for identifying older adults at risk for poor outcomes, including falls, delirium, and caregiving challenges.
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