Description
Dying in the Human Life Cycle provides a forum for students in health care to examine issues surrounding human death. Information from medicine, psychiatry, and religion is reviewed during the course. This knowledge is analyzed as it pertains to our understanding of what happens in the lives of patients, care givers, and other who care for the dying. Catholic teaching about the dignity of human death is studies. Assigned readings on death and dying form the foundation for individual reflection and class discussions. Critical thinking skills and evidence-based practice are introduced or reinforced.