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Course Description

Nurses spend more time with patients and families facing the end of life than any other health professional. Nurses are intimately involved in all aspects of end-of-life/palliative care and they address the myriad of needs facing individuals at this time of life. Expert nursing care has the potential to greatly reduce the burden and distress of those facing life’s end and the ability to offer support for the many physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of patients and their families. Nurses, individually and collectively, have over the past decades demonstrated commitment to end-of-life/palliative care.
 
The ELNEC Core curriculum contains eight modules addressing critical aspects of serious illness. These modules include:  
 
Module 1: Palliative Nursing  
Module 2: Pain Assessment and Management
Module 3: Symptom Management
Module 4: Ethical and Legal Issues
Module 5: Cultural and Spiritual Considerations
Module 6: Communication
Module 7: Loss, Grief & Bereavement
Module 8: Final Hours
 
The ELNEC curriculum also includes several common threads integrated throughout. These major themes include:
- The important role of the nurse as advocate.
- The family as the unit of care.
- The importance of culture as an influence at the end of life.
- The critical need for attention to special populations such as children, the elderly, the poor, and the uninsured.
- End-of-life/palliative care issues impact all systems of care across all settings.
- Critical financial issues influence end-of-life/palliative care.
- End-of-life/palliative care is not confined only to cancer or AIDS, but rather it is essential across all life-threatening illnesses and in cases of sudden death.
- Interdisciplinary care is essential for quality care in palliative care and at the end of life.
 
Upon completion, nurses will be able to train others with the ELNEC Core Curriculum.  
 
Dates and Times:  
 
Day 1: (In-person)
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Penn State Schuylkill, Health & Wellness Center, Room 201
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
 
Day 2: (Online)
Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Online via Zoom
A Zoom link will be emailed to you prior to the event.
 
RN# required.
 
Training Includes:
- 1.2 CEUs earned through Penn State Schuylkill Continuing Education and Workforce Development
- End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Core Curriculum Train-the-trainer Course
- 12.0 Contact Hours: Provided by Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
 
Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This Nursing Continuing Professional Development program has been submitted for 12.0 contact hours for participants who hold a valid RN license and attend the entire program; partial contact hours are not awarded.
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