Session Summary
The Three Wishes Project is an intervention whose purpose is to enhance and individualize end-of-life care in the hospital setting by offering patients and families unique “wishes.” Each wish is tailored to the specific patient and may include memorabilia for family, experiences for the patient, or improvements to the hospital room atmosphere. These wishes also help to provide closure and assist in preventing emotional burnout related to patient deaths. Attendees learn about implementation of this project, hear about real-life examples, and understand the benefits of its usage.
Objectives
- Apply the Three Wishes Program as an end-of-life intervention.
- Identify the impact the Three Wishes Project may have on staff mental health and emotional outcomes after patient death.
- Explain how a unit may benefit from use of the Three Wishes Project.
Topics
Palliative/End-of-life Care
Population
Adult
Role
Staff
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Successful Completion
Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.
Accreditation
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.25 contact hours.
Disclosure
Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.
Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity.
Activities with pharmacology hours are to assist the APRN in fulfilling the pharmacotherapeutic education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.
Activities meet the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your own state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting your certificate of completion.
Refund Policy
Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.