Palliative Sedation
CE Information
1.0 CERP creditCompletion Time
1 hourAvailable Until
January 23, 2026Posted By
AACN Houston Gulf Coast Chapter
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Specialties
Acute Care, Critical Care, Hematology / Oncology, Hospice / Palliative, Mental Health, Pain Management, and Professional DevelopmentClinical Topics
Anxiety, Bone Cancer, Brain Cancer, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Depression, Gastric Cancer, Lung Cancer, Major Depression, Mental Health, Oncology, Pain, Prostate Cancer, and Skin CancerThis presentation is about palliative sedation as it relates to end-of-life care, respite care, and pain management. It includes discussion on implied bias from the patient, family, and healthcare provider about pain and the management of pain and when to consider palliative sedation as it pertains to terminal illness or respite therapy for intractable symptoms.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this presentation, the participant will:
►Describe the multiple aspects and implications of suffering.
►Discuss the process of determining when Palliative Sedation is needed for control of suffering and symptoms.
►Discuss the logistics of administering Palliative Sedation, including nursing implications and pharmaceutical agents utilized.
►Anticipate ethical concerns and challenges related to Palliative Sedation.
CE Information
This activity offers 1.0 CERP credit to attendees.
Disclosures
None of the planners and presenters for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Activity Content
Registration to this activity includes access to the following supporting materials.
- C60M239Presentationslides.pptx (Size: 4.96 MB)
Duration: 43 minutes | Quality: HD
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