Printer FriendlyPalliative and End-of-Life Nursing Care
Nursing Department
Dr. Susan Houde, 978-934-4426
susan_houde@uml.edu
Palliative and end-of-life nursing care is evolving in response to individual, professional, and societal needs related to the experience of life-limiting, progressive illness. The certificate is designed for the post-baccalaureate nurse who wants to develop advanced knowledge and skills in the evidence-based assessment and nursing care of individuals and families across the lifespan in need of palliative and end-of-life care. Instruction will focus on assessment and communication at end-of-life, symptom management, pharmacology, pathophysiology, cultural and spiritual sensitivity, principles of hospice and palliative care, and ethical, legal, regulatory and policy issues surrounding care and its reimbursement, all with the goal of enhancing quality of life. Students who complete the certificate are encouraged to apply for advanced practice role preparation as an Adult Psychiatric/ Mental Health Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist, Family Nurse Practitioner, or Gerontological Nurse Practitioner through the University of Massachusetts Lowell's master's program in Nursing.
Required Courses:
33:554 Palliative and End-of-Life Nursing Care
33:552 Social, Cultural and Policy Issues in Health Care
Elective Courses: (Choose one)
33:559 Advanced Pharmacology
or 30:550 Human Development and Pathophysiology
or 36:551 Advanced Pathophysiology
Choose one:
33:600 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing
or 33:601 Research Utilization