NUR 394 - Death and Dying

Credit Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 2.53
Nursing elective. Addresses needs of the patient and the patient’s extended support system during the processes of dying, death, grief, and bereavement. Explores needs across the life span as well as some of the transcultural and spiritual aspects surrounding death and dying. Designed to enhance the knowledge base of the future health care worker in order to provide care for the patient and their support system faced with issues at the end of life such as grief, bereavement, loss, palliative care, and legal and ethical aspects of the death and dying process. The course also addresses theories and terminology surrounding end of life issues and explores the concepts of hospice, palliative care, and advanced directives.
Prerequisite(s) Admission to nursing major