NRSG-3606Palliative and End of Life Care
This course examines the nurse – client relational partnership in the context of the experience of life threatening illness and end of life care. Concepts, processes, practices and research associated with life threatening illness and end of life care are explored. Emphasis is on the role of the nurse in assisting clients and families with reaching and maintaining optimum health and well-being for their circumstances and health status, or experiencing a dignified death.