End of life

End of Life Written ReflectionEssentials of Psychiatric Nursing

Author: Boyd, MA
Publisher: Lippincott
Edition: 3rd

Instructions: In a 2-3 page Word document saved as lastname_first intial EOLReflection respond to the following three questions:

1. Describe three elements for best practice related to end of life care.

2. Describe any changes in your values or feelings as a result of your learning activities related to end of life care and/or hospice.

3. What additional knowledge do you need as you develop your nursing practice regarding end of life? (Potential areas of consideration: Your topic of interest and where/when you may encounter death in that field, coping/debriefing with end of life nursing experiences, addressing personal biases regarding end of life, new areas of nursing research in the end of life specialty (last 5 years), etc.)

Include at least one (1) APA reference and utilize APA for citations.

Evaluation Criteria

Clearly responds to all three questions

Incorporates pertinent and detailed information with specific examples.

Focused and succinct while providing depth and breadth that demonstrates deep learning

Free from distracting grammar, spelling, and punctuation mistakes

APA references and citations

Preparation, Required:

In preparation for our guest speaker please review the following:

Learn more about Death with Dignity. Be sure to check the link “Read the Law”

Health Care Systems and Financing

Read these articles to prepare for the case study discussions in class:

Financial Health Literacy and the Shared Decision-Making Process in Healthcare
Addressing Medication Costs During Primary Care Visits: A BeforeAfter Study of Team-Based Training
Beyond Cost Centers: The True Economic Contribution of Nursing in Healthcare

Review the case studies for in class small groups: Case study sheet to be added this week, the rest of the prep is ready.

Analyze the impact of chronic illness on the U.S. health care system
The Burden of Chronic Disease
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) browse these sites and look over the new and notable section and look at CHIP Enrollment
Healthy People 2030 Insurance objectives scroll down to see the disparity
Current state and federal health care plans: Medicare, Medicaid/Oregon Health Plan:
In this document read through what you don’t know in the top half of this document but then go to “work requirements” and read through into financing to the end of the doc.
Look at and
Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs)
Triple/Quadruple Aim (IHI)
If you need a refresher on Triple Aim
IHI Quadruple Aim and Quality Improvement potential
Watch this excellent presentation IHI Congress 2025 [IT]: Translating Infection Reduction to Operational and Financial Metrics watch until 18:54 but excellent info after. Please feel free to complete the video on HAI.

Grading Rubric

Suicide Prevention Written Reflection

Response to 3 QuestionsMeets Expectations

Answers all 3 questions

2 PointsRequires more effort

Answers 1-2 questions