End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Core Course for Faith Community Nurses

End-of-Life Care Training for Faith Community Nurses, tailored specifically for nurses serving in congregational and spiritually focused settings, incorporates the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Core curriculum. This comprehensive training equips faith community nurses with knowledge and skills to provide compassionate, holistic, and spiritually sensitive support to individuals and families facing serious illness or end-of-life transitions.

About the Course

Training modules include:

Module 1: Overview of Palliative Care
Module 2: Pain Management
Module 3: Symptom Management
Module 4: Ethical Considerations
Module 5: Cultural and Spiritual Care
Module 6: Effective Communication
Module 7: Loss, Grief and Bereavement
Module 8: Final Hours

Registration

Course Timeline

This is an all online course that takes 8 weeks to complete. At the end of the training, the participant will receive a national certificate of training from ELNEC ( End of Life Nursing Education Consortium). The course uses a national curriculum that is tailored for the learning needs of faith community nurses.

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Program Cost

The full 8-week course is $300.

Course Facilitator

Angel Smothers, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

Positions: Associate Dean of Community Engagement, Office of Faculty Practice and Community Engagement; Clinical Associate Professor, Family / Community Health Department
Phone: 304-293-6599

Accreditation

40 contact hours are being provided by the West Virginia University School of Nursing. The West Virginia University School of Nursing is an accredited as a provider of Nursing Continuing Professional Development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.