Description
JOPHON Courses offer continuing education created from JOPHON, APHON’s acclaimed journal. These courses feature original, peer-reviewed research aimed at enhancing clinical nursing care for children and adolescents with cancer and blood disorders, and their families.Â
Title: May/Jun 2024 Simulation, Storytelling, and Pediatric End of Life Care: A Continuing Professional Development Approach for Nurse Residents Â
Author(s): Avery McNall, MSN, RN, CPHON, Karen Lucas Breda, PhD. RN, and Katherine A. Hinderer, PhD. RN, CNE, NEA-BC Â
Course Overview: This course discusses a study on enhancing pediatric end-of-life care for nurse residents through simulation and storytelling. It highlights that nurses gain confidence in end-of-life care after several years of experience and identifies empathy as a key factor in communication during this sensitive time. The combination of simulation and storytelling fosters compassion and trust, while pre-briefing sessions are essential due to the emotional challenges faced by pediatric oncology nurses. The project faced challenges, including participant hesitancy, and found storytelling beneficial in various educational phases. The study also assessed changes in nurses’ knowledge and comfort levels using the FATCOD scale.Â
Learning Outcomes:Â Â
APHON will provide 1 nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) contact hour(s) for the successful completion of this course. Successful completion of:Â Â
- JOPHON Article ReviewÂ
- Post-TestÂ
- EvaluationÂ
Individual Learning Needs Assessment (ILNA) Coding
The program content has been reviewed by the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) and is acceptable for recertification points. You may claim 1 NCPD in one of the following ILNA categories: Care Continuum, Psychosocial Dimensions of Care, OR Care of the Pediatric Hem/Onc PatientÂ
Please reach out to the Education Team at education@aphon.org with your name, the email associated with your APHON account, and the above ILNA category you would like to have reflected on your certificate and APHON can update your completion certificate to reflect your choice.
