Red Rocks Community College NUA 120 Introduction to Hospice and Palliative Care (RRCC)

This course cartridge for NUA120 introduces health care professionals to the field of hospice and palliative care. Students will learn how to care for patients with serious and/or terminal illness and how to support their families. The course will address mandatory topics for all newly hired hospice employees in the state of Colorado.
Date:
2015
Primary Material Type:
Hybrid/Blended Course
Institution:
Red Rocks Community College
Project Name:
Consortium for Healthcare Education Online
Funding Source:
TAACCCT Round 2
Subjects:
Nurse Aide, CNA, Hospice Aide, CHEO, Red Rocks Community College, RRCC

Industry / Occupation

Industry Partner:
none
Industry Sector:
Health Care and Social Assistance (62)
Occupation:
Healthcare Support Occupations -- Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants (31-1012)

Education / Instructional Information

Instructional Program:
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (51)
Credit Type:
  • Credit
Credential Type:
  • Certificate
Educational Level of Materials:
  • 1st year Community College or equivalent
Language:
English (United States)
Interactivity Type:
Mix of Active and Presentation.
Quality Rubric:
Other
Quality Note:
The CHEO courses are evaluated using internal Hybrid or Online Course Review Tools based on criteria from project colleges' Quality Assurance Standards developed by faculty and instructional designers. Periodic course review is ongoing.
Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:
  • Other
Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:
  • Expertise of Project's Instructional Designers

Accessibility

Formal Accessibility Policy:
http://www.rrcc.edu/campus-accessibility
Accessibility Statement:
http://www.rrcc.edu/campus-accessibility
Accessibility Features:
  • Text Access - Text to Speech
  • Text Adjust - Compatible
  • Text Adjustment - Adjust Font and Colors
  • Reading Layout - Reflow the Text
  • Reading Layout - Page numbers match printed material
  • Reading Layout - Reflow the Text
  • Reading Order - Digital resource layout
  • Structural Markup - Navigation Text
  • Structural Markup - Lists
  • Structural Markup - eReader application
  • Hyperlinks Rendered As Active
  • Colors Compatible With Assistive Technology
  • Contrast Ratio of at Least 4.5:1.
  • Language - Markup
  • Language - Passage Markup
  • Non-Decorative Images Have Alt Text
  • Decorative Images Marked With Null Alt Text
  • Non Flickering Content
  • Interactive - Keyboard
  • Interactive - Markup
  • Interactive - Text prompts

Copyright / Licensing

Primary License:
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.