CK: Palliative Care Nursing
CK-03: Psychological Support
No.
Competency Item
NAC
DEV
COM
DTE
EXC
CK-03-01
Demonstrate an awareness of own perspective of death and dying.
CK-03-02
Demonstrate ability to recognize and respect client's and family's reaction to the dying process.
CK-03-03
Demonstrate ability to perform nursing care in a composed, sympathetic, and considerate manner.
CK-03-04
Demonstrate ability to recognize the client's and family's adaptation to the grieving process.
CK-03-05
Demonstrate ability to recognize and understand co-workers reactions and feelings toward the dying process.
CK-03-06
Demonstrate ability to teach and inform the family of client's condition.
Demonstrate respect for religious and cultural practices that bring comfort to the dying client and family:
CK-03-07
aware of rituals and fundamentals of different faiths
CK-03-08
access hospital chaplain or clients representative.
Demonstrate ability to recognize and make an effort to keep the family comfortable physically, emotionally, and spiritually:
CK-03-09
direction to quiet room, phones, parking
CK-03-10
nourishment
CK-03-11
offering overnight accommodations
CK-03-12
refer to emotional and spiritual support
CK-03-13
location of chapel
CK-03-14
offer support and encouragement.