An Interactive Workshop to Align Course Learning Activities witih AACN Essentials Hospice/Palliative/Supportive Care Sphere
Recorded workshop, by Olga Ehrlich, PhD RN CHPN, from Oakland University, created as a self-paced learning experience for faculty, and the Learning Activity Template. The workshop recording is intended to guide participants through a 3-hour activity which culminates in the development of a CBE learning activity for one of their courses. The Learning Activity Template has categories for faculty to use as they develop their course activity.
Improving Representation in Primary Palliative Nursing Education: Developing Videos that Reflect the Needs of Mexican American Populations
These videos addresses a critical gap in primary palliative nursing care (PPNC) education – the need for expanded representation of diverse racial and ethnic groups in educational resources. This project created 5 video vignettes that capture culturally-congruent palliative care interactions to expand the representation of Mexican American communities in educational resources. The creation of these videos was funded by Texas Organization of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Education (TOBGNE), UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing, and the End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC).
Pain Assessment with Family Translator- Opportunities For Improvement
Description: The purpose of this video is to show a scenario in which the nurse does not demonstrate best practice with pain assessment and caring for a patient who has a non-English language preference. There is a companion video (Pain Assessment with Interpreter- Better Practice) that shows a pain assessment grounded in best practices that include the use of an interpreter and demonstrates use of a pain assessment tool.
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Pain Assessment with Interpreter- Better Practice
Description: The purpose of this video is to illustrate a nursing pain assessment that incorporates best practices with the use of an interpreter. As a reminder, the gold standard, or place to begin, is the patient self-report of pain. Many resources are available when patients are unable to self-report (Fink & Gallagher, 2019). There is a companion video (Pain Assessment with Family Translator- Opportunities for Improvement) demonstrating a similar scenario in which the nurse does not use best practice pain assessment and holistic care for a patient who has non-English language preference.
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Cultural and Spiritual Assessment
Description: The purpose of this video is to show a cultural and spiritual assessment.
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Family-Focused Palliative Care in Difficult Decision-Making
Description: The purpose of this video is to illustrate a therapeutic communication encounter with a patient with moderate dementia and chronic kidney failure as she and her family face difficult decision-making.
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Expert Testimonial on Providing Palliative Care to Mexican-American Patients and Families
Description: The purpose of this video is to consider how nurses can utilize cultural humility when providing palliative care to Mexican American patients living with serious illness and their families.
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