HLTH 7700 Serious Ill, Death, and Dying

Name: Serious Ill, Death, and Dying
Rating: 4.71 (41 reviews)

This course provides an opportunity for examination of personal, professional, and societal beliefs and perspectives on serious illness, death, and dying across the lifespan. Students become aware of and sensitized to personal assumptions, biases, attitudes and reactions to serious illness, death, and dying. Philosophies, principles, and models of palliative and end-of-life care are discussed. Students develop an appreciation for individual and family coping processes throughout serious illness, death, dying, and bereavement. Students explore communication and bio-psycho-social-spiritual strategies that can be used to partner with individuals and families to maximize quality of life throughout serious illness, death, and dying.

Course overview

Department: Nursing
School: CSON
Credits: 3
Level: Graduate
Offered: Every Summer

Catalog details

Prerequisites: Open to graduate nursing students. Non nursing graduate students or upper division undergraduate students with permission of TOR.

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Requirements fulfilled

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Official evaluation summary

4.71 / 5

Based on 41 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

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Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Patricia Tabloski
Summer 2025, Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022 · Official rating 4.76/5

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