NURS 495 - Palliative Care in the Community

Units: 2
Concepts of palliative and hospice care. Students participate in collaboration and practice with a service partner to provide quality interpersonal care to end-of-life patients and their families in the community.

Prerequisites: B.S. Nursing major or B.S. Health Science major and minimum 3.0 GPA.
Repeatability: May be repeated for maximum of 4 units.
Possible Instructional Methods: Hybrid.
Grading: CR/NC grading only.
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Define, compare and contrast palliative and hospice care.
Demonstrate critical thinking about the complex challenges of providing support to this client population.
Develop communication skills that incorporate an understanding of the client’s needs and their significant others.
Utilize effective communication skills with professional team members in client care.
Collaborate with health care professionals to provide palliative and hospice care to individuals and their families.