New Jersey Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services Palliative Care Training for Registered Nurses (RNs)

This Learning Pathway will help RNs meet new NJ DMAHS state requirements for palliative care training. This pathway provides 12 hours of training with credits for licensure renewal.

Pain & Symptom Management

Course 2: How to Perform a Comprehensive Pain Assessment

Learn the components of a comprehensive pain assessment and its importance in safe and effective pain management.

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Anxiety

After completing this course, learners will be equipped with evidence-based strategies to identify and treat anxiety in patients living with a serious illness.

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Depression

After completing this course, learners will have the tools to accurately identify and treat depression in patients living with a serious illness.

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Opioid Safety

Course 6: Creating a Pain Treatment Plan and Monitoring Effectiveness

Learn to develop a pain treatment plan with realistic goals and proper documentation, and implement universal precautions to help with the risk of opioid use disorder.

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Course 8: Problems with Opioid Prescribing: Is it an Opioid Use Disorder?

Learn how to identify and diagnose opioid use disorder (OUD) and practice communicating with patients about OUD and pain management.

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Psychosocial Support

Supporting the Caregivers of People with Serious Illness

This course offers tools and guidance for assessing and addressing the needs of caregivers of people with serious illness.

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Serious Illness Communication

Clarifying Patient Goals of Care

Learn best practices for building trust, eliciting patient values, and having patient-centered conversations about goals of care.

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Advance Care Planning

Care Planning

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.

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