Continuing Education Contact Hours: 2.00
Course Objectives This in-service on Advance Directives provide professional caregivers with information about the importance and role of advance directives in end of life care. It suggests strategies to help patients understand and participate in the Advance Directive process. Advance Directives can be a difficult topic because they deal with end-of-life and other serious medical situations. However, Advance Directives are valuable to patients and health care professionals. Advance Directives minimize conflict between family and health care providers by clarifying and respecting patients’ wishes.