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Death, Dying and Bereavement
2nd Edition
Author(s)
Barbara Rubel
MA CBS CPBC -
(Course Author)
$39.95
(Savings $30.00)
30 CONTACT HOURS
Regular Price: $69.95
Item No. N1333
Course book (263 pages)
Provides an overview of death, dying and bereavement and guidance on how to help a dying patient and his or her family.
Course Objectives:
- discuss the historical evolution of attitudes toward death and methods the nurse can use to develop positive attitudes and helping skills when confronting death.
- identify the components and functions of the death system.
- describe the ways that individuals and family members cope with dying.
- define hospice and palliative care as treatment approaches for end-of-life-care.
- describe the significance of advance care planning and various methods for conveying one’s wishes for end-of-life care.
- describe how individuals grieve after experiencing a loss.
- recognize the impact of public tragedies and methods for assisting survivors during and after such tragedies.
- discuss the magnitude of suicide as a public health concern and related implications for health care professionals.
- explain how bereaved individuals cope with mourning.
- describe how bereaved children and adolescents express their grief and cope with the death of significant people in their lives.
- discuss the impact of stress on the nurse who cares for the dying and coping strategies to prevent compassion fatigue and burnout.
* * California Nursing Home Administrator Program - NHAP approved for 10 hours.
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Barbara Rubel
Barbara Rubel, BS, MA, CBS, BCETS, Director of the Griefwork Center, Inc. in Kendall Park, NJ, is the author of But I Didn't Say Goodbye: For Parents and Professionals Helping Child Suicide Survivors. Rubel was featured in the 1998 PBS Emmy winning documentary, Fatal Mistakes: Families Shattered by Suicide. Barbara Rubel serves as a consultant for the Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime. She travels across the U.S. offering training on issues related to traumatic grief, sudden loss and compassion fatigue in health care professionals. Barbara is an Adjunct in the Health and Nutrition Sciences Department at Brooklyn College. Rubel received her BS in Psychology and her MA in Community Health with Thanatology concentration and is a Certified Bereavement Specialist, Certified Pastoral Bereavement Counselor, and has a Certificate of Advanced Study in the Skilled Helper on the issues of Complicated Mourning. Rubel is a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress and Diplomate, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, and she is a member of the Association for Death Education and Counseling.
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