In the delicate realm of end-of-life care within SNFs/NFs, the importance of supportive and empathetic documentation cannot be overstated. This presentation is crafted to assist healthcare professionals with the essential skills and knowledge needed to provide comprehensive and compassionate documentation during the final stages of life.
Learning Objectives
1. Participants will acquire the skills to create thorough and compassionate documentation including care preferences, goals, and interventions specific to end-of-life scenarios.
2. Participants will gain an understanding of the regulatory and ethical considerations associated with end-of-life care documentation.
3. Participants will understand how to document the holistic aspects of care, including psychological and spiritual dimensions, to ensure a dignified and compassionate end-of-life experience for residents and their families.
Target Audience:
Nursing staff, DONs, IDT
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2:30 pm - 4 pm EST
15 min Explore the foundational principles and key components of documenting end-of-life care and the importance of capturing resident?s preferences and wishes.
15 min Discuss the regulatory and ethical frameworks governing end-of-life care documentation, advance directives, and respecting patient autonomy.
15 min Understand how to capture holistic aspects of care, including psychological and spiritual dimensions, to ensure a dignified and compassionate end-of-life experience.
15 min Discuss best practices for documenting pain management and care adjustments in a manner that supports comfort and quality of life.
Additional time available for questions & answers.
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Eleisha Wilkes, RN, GERO-BC, RAC-CTA, RAC-CT, DNS-CT, Clinical Consultant
Eleisha Wilkes is a Board Certified Gerontological Nurse and AAPACN certified MDS consultant with over twenty years of experience in long term care.
She has served as a Director of Nursing, Case Manager and Resident Assessment Coordinator with extensive responsibility and success in driving QA in the areas of person-centered assessment and care planning through effective systems, staff development, and interdisciplinary team collaboration. Eleisha specializes in RAI completion, MDS validation audits, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement compliance, competency-based staff education programs, and works with clients extensively to facilitate SNF/NF survey readiness. She also contributes to McKnight?s LTC News as the ?Ask the Payment Expert? columnist.
Eleisha currently serves as an RN Clinical Consultant with Proactive Medical Review & Consulting, LLC.
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One (1.0) contact hours each session; Nursing Home Administrators - NAB approved through Proactive LTC Consulting. Ohio Nurses may use this approval toward their licensure renewal.
To earn CE, attendee must log in on time and attend entire program.
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How Much Does It Cost?
Individual Webinar Registration Fee:
Members, early $55 per person
Non Members, early, $110 per person
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