Honoring Patient Choices with Advance Care Planning

Purpose of Activity

To present a quality improvement project designed to develop, implement, and evaluate the usefulness of advance care planning (ACP) as a process to honor patient end-of-life (EOL) choices.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Discuss the goal of EOL care and the need for ACP.
  2. Describe the results of the quality improvement project and the clinical implications.
Price: $12.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 1.0 CH
  • DC - BON 1.0 CH
  • KY-BON 1.0 CH
  • GA - BON 1.0 CH

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing, Florida Board of Nursing, and Georgia Board of Nursing, #50-1223. Your certificate is valid in all states.







Test Code: JHPN0817B
Published: Aug 2017
Expires: 12/31/2026
Required Passing Score: 12/16 (75%)
Authors: Michelle Cantillo, RN; Amy Corliss, MD; Melinda Ashton, MD; Chieko Kimata, PhD, MPH, MBA; Jaclynn Ruiz, AA