Fostering Humane Care of Dying Persons in Long-Term Care. Guidebook for Staff Development Instructors.

This guide is intended for staff development instructors responsible for inservice education on the topic of fostering humane care for dying persons in long-term care. The introduction discusses the guide's development based on input from administrators, staff, and families of residents in long-term care facilities and focus group interviews in which more than 157 nursing staff and administrators discussed care of the dying in long-term care. Presented next is a pretest examining participant's attitudes toward and knowledge about death and dying in long-term care. Five learning modules are included: separate learning modules on managing pain and promoting comfort are presented for nurses and certified nursing assistants and modules on family and staff support in grief, spiritual needs of the dying, and communication problems. Each module contains some or all of the following: description of the module content; module objectives; content outline to be used in presentations or discussions with staff; references; and self-assessment questions. Reference lists included in 3 modules contain a total of 60 references. Concluding the guide are a posttest and a brief supplemental reading list. (MN) ******************************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * ******************************************************************************** gosterin um.ane Care of. d ying 3Dersons in ong-7errn Care Guidebook for Staff Development Instructors U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) his document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN C ANTED. BY 1 1 Sarah A. Wilson, PhD. RN Barbara J. Daley, PhD. RN There is much that I have contemplated these last few months of my illness, but as one who is dying, I have especially come to appreciate the gift of life Cardinal Joseph Bentarthn TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER IERIC1 This guidebook was prepared with funding from the Open Society. 2 NIT COPY AVAILABLE Fostering Humane Care of Dying Persons In Long-Term Care GUIDEBOOK FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTORS Sarah A. Wilson, PhD, RN Barbara J. Daley, PhD, RN This guidebook was prepared with funding from the Open Society Project on Death in America. © November 1997 For copies, contact: Sarah A. Wilson, PhD, RN Associate Professor Marquette University College of Nursing Clark Hall, P.O. Box 1881 Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881 414-288-3860