HLTH 7700 Serious Ill, Death, and Dying
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.
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.71 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.76 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2025 | Patricia Tabloski | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | — | 5 of 19 |
| Summer 2024 | Patricia Tabloski | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 16 of 19 |
| Summer 2023 | Patricia Tabloski | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 of 21 |
| Summer 2022 | Patricia Tabloski | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 11 of 26 |