P.O. Box 327 / Moody, TX 76557 / 254-853-9903 (office) / 254-853-9903 (fax)
Unit One – 8 Hours Classroom Instruction
Topics for the First Session:
1. Hospice Concepts of Care
2. Easing the Difficulty of End of Life
Discussions
(20 most commonly asked questions)
3. Recognizing Windows of Opportunity
4. Ethics
5. Normal, Spiritual, Mental, and Physical
Impending Death
6. Documentation
7. Question and Answer Session
Unit Two – Field Work
In this unit you will apply the skills learned in unit one to your patients in the field:
1. Your mentor will ride along with
you during your visits to observe
and assist you.
2. After the ride outs, you will have a
review session with the mentor.
3. During this review session the
mentor will give you practical,
constructive advice on how to
enhance the positive elements of
your practice and improve those
elements that need further
development.
4. The mentor will be available for
phone consultations for one
month after you complete the
program.
Topics for the Second Session:
1. Pain and Symptom Management:
i. The Basics
ii. Routes of Medication Administration
iii. Scheduling Options for Opioid
Administration2. Symptom Management- Non-
Pharmacological Interventions
3. Review Algorithms
4. Question and Answer Session
