Impact Learning Objectives

2-Hour

  1. List the premises upon which end-of-life care is based.

  2. Compare and contrast the most common death as experienced in 1900 with the most common death occurring in 2000 in the United States.

8-Hour

  1. Differentiate between “end-of-life” care and “palliative” care.

  2. List the premises upon which end-of-life care is based.

  3. Compare and contrast the most common death as experienced in 1900 with the most common death occurring in 2000 in the United States.

  4. Evaluate the disparities in morbidity and mortality in special populations in the U.S.

  5. Discuss public and private funding sources for EOL care.

  6. List three barriers to accessing EOL care; list strategies to overcome these barriers.

  7. Define “seamless” transition. List four professionals who could contribute to this model of care.

  8. Articulate two aspects of the nursing role in end-of-life care.