Maricopa Community Colleges  NCE255   19984-20015 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  03/24/98
NCE255      19984-20015 LEC 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
Dimensions of Death
Grief and bereavement care for the client and family. Ethical and cultural issues in terminal care, children and death, AIDS related death issues, suicide, homicide and survivor interventions. Prerequisites: None.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
NCE255   19984-20015 Dimensions of Death
1. Identify attitudes and coping patterns of the dying client. (I)
2. Describe professional interventions of the health care professional in the hospital and hospice settings. (I, II)
3. Describe childrens' concept of death and list coping interventions for the family and caregivers. (III)
4. Describe the impact of suicide and/or homicide upon the survivors and health care professionals. (IV)
5. Describe the socio-cultural, spiritual, and ethical issues related to death. (V, VI)
6. Describe coping mechanisms and bereavement support of the health care provider. (VII)
7. Describe the final components of the death process related to physical changes and death rituals. (VIII)
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NCE255   19984-20015 Dimensions of Death
    I. Death and the process of dying
        A. Attitudes and perceptions - client
        B. Coping patterns
          1. Dying
          2. Bereaved
      II. Terminal illness and intervention
          A. Terminal disease states
            1. Cancer
            2. Chronic illness
            3. HIV and AIDS related deaths
            4. Other
          B. Professional interventions
        III. Children and death
            A. Dying child
            B. Infant death
              1. Traumatic
              2. SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)
            C. Interventions
              1. Family
              2. Staff
          IV. Suicide and violent deaths
              A. Suicide
                1. Theories
                2. Prevention
              B. Homicide
              C. Impact
                1. Survivors
                2. Health care professionals
            V. Socio-cultural and spiritual issues of death
                A. Death beliefs and practices
                  1. Native American
                  2. Asian American
                  3. African American
                  4. Hispanic American
                B. Spiritual
                  1. Christianity
                  2. Judaism
                  3. Islam
                  4. Hinduism
                  5. Buddhism
                C. After death experiences
              VI. Ethical issues of death
                  A. Euthanasia
                  B. Legal implications
                    1. Advance directives
                    2. Abortions
                VII. Grief and bereavement - health care provider
                    A. Personal coping skills
                    B. Grieving and healing
                      1. Crisis support
                      2. Bereavement counseling
                  VIII. Finalization of the death process
                      A. Physical changes after death
                      B. Organ donation
                      C. Funeral practices
                        1. Cremation
                        2. Traditional
                        3. Alternative burials
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