DESCRIPTION
This course provides an advanced overview of advance care planning. By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Identify and describe the potential barriers for people in planning for their future in both matters of personal assets and healthcare decision making.
- Identify communication techniques to help facilitate future care planning discussions with patients and their family members.
- Define the purpose and process for executing advance directives and identify the resources and tools available to assist patients in facilitating this process.
Approved for 3.0 CE/contact hours for:
- Nurses (all states)
- Certified Case Managers (CCM)
- Certified Rehabilitation Specialists (CRC)
- Social Workers (NASW)
Must pass final quiz with 80% or more; may re-take as often as needed. Course will be updated or discontinued on or before July 31. 2027.
CareerSmart is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
In compliance with ANCC accreditation standards, all individuals in a position to control content for this educational activity have disclosed any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies exist for planners, presenters, or content reviewers of this activity.
No commercial support has been received for this activity.
Accreditation by ANCC does not imply endorsement of any commercial products displayed or discussed in conjunction with this activity.
Tags: 3.0 CE/Contact Hours, Advance Care Planning, All States, CCM, Clinical Case Management, Communication in the Healthcare Setting, CRC, Healthcare Decision Making, LPN, LVN, NASW, Nurses, Older Adult Care and Long Term Care, Palliative and End of Life, Personal Assets, Social Worker