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Palliative Care (Minor)

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Palliative Care (Minor)

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At Chaminade University, we believe in caring for the whole person—body, mind, and spirit. Our Palliative Care Minor is designed for students in all fields who want to deepen their understanding of compassionate care for individuals and families facing serious or life-limiting illness.

Through interdisciplinary coursework and hands-on learning, you’ll explore topics such as pain management, communication at the end of life, cultural and spiritual perspectives on care, and ethical decision-making.

Whether you’re preparing for a career in healthcare, social work, psychology, ministry, or another helping profession, this minor equips you with the skills and heart to support people with dignity and respect during some of life’s most challenging moments.

Upon completion of the Palliative Care Minor, students will be able to:

  1. Utilize the nursing process to provide effective palliative/hospice care, incorporating the Marianist value of service, justice, and peace.
  2. Apply leadership and communication skills to ensure quality, collaborative, and continuous palliative/hospice care for seriously ill patients.
  3. Integrate evidence-based research, clinical expertise, client preferences, and social determinants of health to provide culturally-competent palliative care.
  4. Incorporate informatics and healthcare technologies into palliative/hospice nursing practice.
  5. Contribute to safety and quality improvement of the palliative/hospice care environment.
Minor Requirements
  • NUR 361 Exploring Palliative Care
  • NUR 362 Physical & Psychological Dimensions of Palliative Care
  • NUR 363 Social, Spiritual, Cultural, Ethical & Legal Dimensions of Palliative Care
  • NUR 364 Current Issues, Challenges & Opportunities in Palliative Care
  • NUR 365 Clinical Practicum in Palliative or Hospice Care

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