NSG210 Death and Dying Communication Workshop
Week 09 (October 19-23, 2026). A clinical-track seminar on end-of-life communication, grief, cultural views of death, and postmortem care. It ties to the Oct 21 lecture topic “disaster and end-of-life care”; palliative and hospice content is also in nsg210-hinkle-ch12-oncologic-management.
Your Session
- Evening division: Thursday 10/22/26, 5:30 pm to 10:30 pm
- Location: Nursing Program Building, Faculty Conference Room
- Be ready to present communication techniques you used with a med-surg clinical patient
To-Do List
Before the workshop:
- Complete and score the Self-Inventory, then write the strengths and weaknesses paragraph: nsg210-dd-self-inventory
- Read the Grief Workbook: nsg210-dd-grief-workbook
- Read Breaking Bad News: nsg210-dd-breaking-bad-news
- Read Talking with the Dying Patient: nsg210-dd-talking-with-dying-patient
- Review the Death and Dying slide module: nsg210-dd-slides
- Watch the three videos: nsg210-dd-slides Videos
- Prepare answers for the session discussion questions: nsg210-dd-session-outline
- Review the simulation case (Monica Jones): nsg210-dd-simulation
- Pick a communication moment from a med-surg clinical patient to share
- Draft the journal entry and choose 1 scholarly reference: nsg210-dd-journal-entry
At the end of the workshop:
- Hand in the Self-Inventory paragraph to the facilitator
- Email the journal entry to the lead faculty
- Complete the Survey Monkey evaluation (link in a Canvas announcement)
Workshop Objectives
Use therapeutic communication by:
- Independently initiating contact with assigned patients
- Relating to the patient in an understanding, non-judgmental way
- Communicating appropriately with nursing staff
- Contributing relevant information in group conferences
- Charting observations concisely and accurately
- Submitting written work (journal entry); case study, exercises, and review questions are done on the workshop day
Conference discussion topics: grief and bereavement; spiritual and emotional issues around death; different ethnic and cultural views on death and dying; postmortem care.
Workshop Dates
From the workshop roster and packet.
| Division | Date and time |
|---|---|
| Day | 10/8/26, 10:30 am to 3:00 pm (the older .md conversion says 10/9) |
| Day | 10/15/26, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm |
| Day | 10/29/26, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm |
| Evening | 10/8/26, 5:30 pm to 10:30 pm |
| Evening | 10/22/26, 5:30 pm to 10:30 pm (your group) |
High-Yield for Exams
- nsg210-dd-slides Pronouncement of Death
- nsg210-dd-slides Postmortem Care
- nsg210-dd-slides Palliative Care and Hospice
- nsg210-dd-slides Choosing the Nature of Death (DNR, living will, health care proxy)
- nsg210-dd-grief-workbook Kübler-Ross Five Stages (1969)
- nsg210-dd-grief-workbook Grief vs Depression
- nsg210-dd-breaking-bad-news Ten Steps