2023-2024 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Badge in Palliative/Hospice Care Complex Symptom Management
The symptom management in palliative and hospice care (Palliative and Hospice Care II) badge recognizes the completion of a graduate-level course covering the assessment and management of pain and the variety of non-pain symptoms afflicting people who could benefit from palliative and hospice care. Skills for incorporating physical, psychologic, sociologic, and spiritual considerations into the management decisions for symptom relief are emphasized. Pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches to symptom management are considered.
This badge is associated with NUR 582 Complex Pain and Symptom Management and is a stackable credential towards the Palliative and Hospice Care Certificate.
Requirements
The Palliative and Hospice Care II badge consists of one course:
- NUR 582 - Complex Pain and Symptom Management (3 credits) with a B or better