Learning Objectives
In this section, the student will:
- Practice effective communication with family and caregivers at the end of life
- Describe psychosocial and physical needs of the client, caregivers, and family
- Identify cultural and religious issues in making end of life decisions
- Describe how to support communication between the client and family or caregivers during the end of life process
Resources
- Talking with Others about Their End-of-Life Wishes; from National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
- Caregiving; from National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
- Cultural Diversity at the End of Life: Issues and Guidelines for Family Physicians; from American Family Physician
- The Conversation Project; from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- Communication Between the Nurse and Family Caregiver in End-of-Life Care: A Review of the Literature; from Medscape
