Instructors Guide Essentials In Hospice And Palliative Care

In the past 35 years, the hospice movement has undergone major changes and has grown enormously. Palliative care is of growing importance to society as our culture struggles with how to provide compassionate end-of-life care to a growing segment of the population. This book provides professionals with a comprehensive overview of the hospice practice, as well as the challenges faced by and the future direction of the hospice movement. Chapters address the fundamentals of hospice and palliative care, including key topics such as the goals and importance of community involvement, outcome measurement, and the manner in which hospices address death, grief, and bereavement. Also provided is a detailed analysis of the business side of hospice and offers strategies for proper management for those working in hospice programs that are growing and bringing in new staff and volunteers. This book is being published in partnership with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).

The Instructor's Guide is written specifically for the individuals who are teaching classes and workshops on how to care for the dying. The guide provides you with a template of strategies and options for teaching, based on the text and companion resources of Essentials in Hospice and Palliative Care: A Resource for Nursing Assistants. A matching section in the Instructor's Guide provides step by step support for teaching each chapter from the text. The guide provides learning outcomes, preparation for students and Instructors, as well as suggested Lesson Plans. Each Lesson Plan identifies relevant Powerpoint presentations Text readings Workbook questions for addressing specific concepts Podcasts, for in-class or at home use Videos, for in-class or at home use Activites for exploring and integrating concepts Experienced as well as new instructors will benefit from the way the Instructor's Guide simplifies your teaching preparation, and enhances your teaching impact."

This Instructor's Guide for Teaching Essentials in Hospice Palliative Care to Health Care Workers provides a comprehensive, fully indexed teaching guide with lesson plans and detailed instructions for both instructor and student participation and identification of which resources to use for teaching each topic.

"My goal in developing this instructor's guide was to assist instructors (you) in delivering excellent education, and decrease the preparation time required to teach the content. The instructor's guide is a resource that provides strategies for teaching this content and links to the relevant content in each of the related resources. This guide is intended to help you do what you already do well and to help make the adjustment to teaching new content a bit easier for you."--

A companion workbook for the Essentials resource manual, designed to enhance learning and integration of knowledge in the field of hospice palliative care. Written for the health care worker or generalist caregiver, to provide competency based skills in excellent end of life care. Workbook activities for each topic are applied through three central themes: * Beliefs and Baggage - encourages learners to explore their own understanding of topics by teaching and implementing guided reflective writing. * Content and Concepts - lays the foundation of understanding, requiring participants to begin integrating knowledge through definitions, calculations and short answer questions. * Integration and Application - completes the learning on each topic, applying knowledge through further research, case studies, role play and small and large group discussions.

"A must-have for all levels of palliative caregivers " An excellent resource for palliative caregivers - including family, community health workers, resident care assistants, nurses and anyone else wanting a solid foundation in this important area. The Essentials manual engages readers with warmth and heart. It provides caregivers with the necessary resources and tools to understand key issues in the dying process. "Essentials" extends our understanding of how to provide excellent care for the dying, by teaching strategies to: * Enhance comfort through palliation and simple comfort measures. * Be "up close and personal" with the dying. * Deal with the psychosocial implications of physical changes in last days and hours. * Develop supportive strategies for both patients and "family." * Engage with the challenge of "being with" instead of "doing for." * Enhance your understanding of the nature of grief. * Strengthen communication skills and avoid common roadblocks. * Support children who are living with dying by understanding the essential principles of how to talk about death with kids, what to say, and when to say it. * Care for yourself by applying a strength based model of self care.

This educational workbook helps people who build compassionate relationships with dying people. Accompanied by its trainer's guide, it presents a comprehensive, sequential learning program for caregivers in non-medical capacities covering everything from self-understanding to spiritual issues, listening skills and expressive activities, developing the skills, awareness and resilience needed for this privileged and sensitive role. The program includes a variety of learning experiences, including large and small group activities, discussion, close reading, creative writing, self exploration, and skill development and practice. This is an invaluable resource for small groups of individuals who wish to volunteer in hospice or palliative care settings. A copy of the guide for trainers is included in each pack of workbooks, and is also freely available online. 'The best resource I have seen to guide teachers and learners in this complex training process. I predict that those of you who try it with your staffs and trainees will find that it bears fruit both for your patients and their families, but also for the sustenance and personal development of the staff members themselves.' Timothy Quill, M.D., in his Foreword

The Oxford American Handbook of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care provides succinct, evidence-based, topically-focused content on the day-to-day management of patients requiring palliative and hospice care. The text is supplemented by extensive tables, algorithms, and clinical pearls.

“This book is a perfect blend of compassion and competence that addresses the core values of care, the interdisciplinary team, self-care of staff, and the needs of an aging society.” –Betty Ferrell, PhD, FAAN, FPCN, CHPN Professor and Director, Nursing Research, City of Hope Medical Center Principal Investigator, End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium “A must-read for all hospice providers. It is a comprehensive overview of the core elements required to practice effectively, compliantly, safely, and compassionately. An indispensable addition to all hospice libraries.” – Kim Corral, MA Ed, BSN, RN, COS-C Director of Corporate Compliance, Quality and Education Bridge Home Health and Hospice “I have utilized Tina Marrelli’s home health and hospice handbooks to support training new clinical staff and students for decades and consider these resources to be the gold standard.” – Kimberly Skehan, MSN, RN, HCS-D, COS-C Vice President of Accreditation Community Health Accreditation Partner Hospice & Palliative Care Handbook, Fourth Edition, offers updated coverage of all aspects of hospice and palliative care for the entire healthcare team who provide important care while meeting difficult multilevel regulations. This edition includes examples and strategies covering key topics related to standards, guidelines, goals, and effective care planning. TABLE OF CONTENTS Prologue: Hospice and Covid-19: A Pandemic Part 1: Hospice Care: An Overview of Quality and Compassionate Care Part 2: Documentation: An Important Driver for Care and Coverage Part 3: Planning, Managing, and Coordinating Hospice Care Part 4: Hospice Diagnoses and Guidelines for Care Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias Care Bedbound, Coma, and Skin Care Cancer Care Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke) Care Frailty and Geriatric Care Liver Disease Care Neurological Disease Care Pediatric Care: A Very Special Patient Population Pulmonary Care Renal Disease Care Skin and Wound Care Resources ABOUT THE AUTHORS TINA. M. MARRELLI, MSN, MA, RN, FAAN, is the author of over 10 award-winning books. She is an international consultant specializing in home care and hospice and is the President of Marrelli & Associates, Inc., a publishing and consulting firm working in healthcare and technology for over 25 years. JENNIFER KENNEDY, EdD, BSN, RN, CHC, is the Vice President for Quality, Standards, and Compliance at Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) and is a nationally recognized hospice expert. She has more than 35 years of experience as a leader and nurse in diverse healthcare settings and has worked in hospice and palliative care for more than 25 years.

"This workbook was created specifically for nursing assistants--you. As a companion workbook to Essentials in Hospice and Palliative Care: A Resource for Nursing assistants, this study guide will help you solidify your knowledge of hospice palliative care. The workbook is filled with creative learning activities, including crossword puzzles, -reflective writing, group discussion, and role-plays. Prepare yourself to care for the dying and their family by: Exploring your own beliefs and biases through re-flection and writing exercises Increasing your understanding of hospice palliative care language, principles, and practices Applying your knowledge in case scenarios, role-plays, and group discussion."--