The nursing palliative care capstone course is a Capstone clinical experience focusing on end-of- life care. It gives students a comprehensive understanding of palliative care principles, including ethics and human rights, practices, interprofessional collaboration, and strategies to effectively care for patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families. This course aims to equip students with the necessary knowledge and compassionate approach to offer holistic care, symptom management, and emotional support during the end-of-life journey.
Course Outcomes
- Apply palliative care concepts to provide holistic, collaborative care to the palliative care patient population in the clinical setting. (EPSLO 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9)
- Examine the psychological and emotional challenges faced by patients, families, and caregivers in palliative care and provide appropriate psychosocial support (EPSLO 2).
- Explore ethical and cultural considerations within palliative care, respecting patients' choices, beliefs, and values (EPSLO 7).
- Evaluate collaboration within interdisciplinary teams to provide holistic care, integrating the expertise of various healthcare professionals (EPSLO 6 & 7).
- Implement developed evidence-based practice (EBP) project that assists individuals, families, populations, or the community to meet the needs of the palliative care patient. (EPSLO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Prerequisites
All courses in the program must be complete prior to students beginning NUR 420A, B, or C.