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RN, CHPN, DNP, FPCN
Joan "Jody" Chrastek was born and brought up in India and trained as a nurse in Scotland. She has worked as a midwife and hospice nurse in the UK, India, and the USA with adults and children. She has worked in hospice and palliative care for more than 35 years in both inpatient and community settings. She has provided pediatric palliative care and hospice for 25 years, specializing in home care, education of professionals, and program development. Her doctorate in nursing practice focused on assisting adult community hospice programs to accept children. She taught the required hospice and palliative care course at the Globe University School of Nursing, has been a preceptor for pediatric palliative care, and is a mentor for Doctor of Nursing Practice students in pediatric and adult home palliative care. She is a trainer for both End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) and for Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (EPEC) and has trained interdisciplinary teams in these programs nationally and internationally. She is a member of the Minnesota Palliative Care Advisory Council and coleader of the Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition of Minnesota. She has published and presented on hospice and palliative care issues in journals. She has contributed to textbooks such as the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Care for Children, and Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing in the "Pediatric Palliative Care in the Community" chapter.
Jody was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow and was accepted as a Fulbright India Fellow. She is presently working in a community-based hospice and home care providing mentoring, education, and leadership to nurses caring for pediatric patients.
Courses with Joan Chrastek
Browse Course CatalogPediatric Palliative Care and Hospice: Pain Assessment and Intervention
Presented by Joan Chrastek, RN, CHPN, DNP, FPCN
Pediatric Palliative Care and Hospice: Pain Assessment and Intervention
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Video Runtime: 43 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 33 Minutes
Good pain management for children who have hospice and palliative care needs can be complex and challenging. However, some simple steps can make achieving excellent pain control for many children easier. Using case studies, this course builds and discusses examples of interventions that can be helpful. This course is designed to be an introduction to assessment, nonpharmacological interventions, and pharmacological interventions. Some of the concepts are similar to concepts in the care of adults; others are different. This course also brings in the voice of a parent to help the learner better understand the family point of view.
Good pain management for children who have hospice and palliative care needs can be complex and challenging. However, some simple steps can make achieving excellent pain control for many children easier. Using case studies, this course builds and discusses examples of interventions that can be helpful. This course is designed to be an introduction to assessment, nonpharmacological interventions, and pharmacological interventions. Some of the concepts are similar to concepts in the care of adults; others are different. This course also brings in the voice of a parent to help the learner better understand the family point of view.
Pediatric Palliative Care and Hospice: Communication and Self-Care
Presented by Joan Chrastek, RN, CHPN, DNP, FPCN
Pediatric Palliative Care and Hospice: Communication and Self-Care
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Video Runtime: 40 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 23 Minutes
Good, compassionate communication is an essential skill for nurses to have as they care for children who need hospice or palliative care and their families. This topic can be challenging to navigate, especially when talking about death with children and their families. This course provides an overview of communication during pediatric hospice and palliative care. Jody brings in bereaved parents to talk about what was helpful to them, as well as what was hurtful, to help health care providers learn to communicate more effectively and compassionately. This course also provides information on self-care. Individuals can only be compassionate to others if they are compassionate to themselves. The course provides a simple self-care plan that is a useful tool for health care providers.
Good, compassionate communication is an essential skill for nurses to have as they care for children who need hospice or palliative care and their families. This topic can be challenging to navigate, especially when talking about death with children and their families. This course provides an overview of communication during pediatric hospice and palliative care. Jody brings in bereaved parents to talk about what was helpful to them, as well as what was hurtful, to help health care providers learn to communicate more effectively and compassionately. This course also provides information on self-care. Individuals can only be compassionate to others if they are compassionate to themselves. The course provides a simple self-care plan that is a useful tool for health care providers.
Pediatric Palliative Care and Hospice: Grief and Bereavement
Presented by Joan Chrastek, RN, CHPN, DNP, FPCN
Pediatric Palliative Care and Hospice: Grief and Bereavement
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Video Runtime: 40 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 31 Minutes
This course gives an overview of common types of grief and how they present. Jody provides guidance on how to talk to children and parents about the dying process and death. Many young adult parents have never experienced the death of a loved one. This course provides helpful guidance to the clinician providing care and explains how to plan in advance and find resources to assist the family. Jody speaks with mothers about their grieving process. This course also provides a reminder to the clinician that in palliative care we often cannot fix things, but we can provide comfort by offering appropriate individualized support and compassion.
This course gives an overview of common types of grief and how they present. Jody provides guidance on how to talk to children and parents about the dying process and death. Many young adult parents have never experienced the death of a loved one. This course provides helpful guidance to the clinician providing care and explains how to plan in advance and find resources to assist the family. Jody speaks with mothers about their grieving process. This course also provides a reminder to the clinician that in palliative care we often cannot fix things, but we can provide comfort by offering appropriate individualized support and compassion.
Pediatric Palliative Care and Hospice: Final Weeks, Days, and Hours
Presented by Joan Chrastek, RN, CHPN, DNP, FPCN
Pediatric Palliative Care and Hospice: Final Weeks, Days, and Hours
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Video Runtime: 46 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 36 Minutes
Caring for children at the end of life can be challenging in many ways. Yet with support, knowledge, and compassion, it can be fulfilling and meaningful. This course provides a brief overview of caring for children at the end of life and the best ways to support their families. It is an introduction to the dying process, medications, and how to be there for parents and siblings. This course is written for an audience that does not have much experience in taking care of children at the end of life and their families. It is case based and addresses the needs of the child, family, and the nurse.
Caring for children at the end of life can be challenging in many ways. Yet with support, knowledge, and compassion, it can be fulfilling and meaningful. This course provides a brief overview of caring for children at the end of life and the best ways to support their families. It is an introduction to the dying process, medications, and how to be there for parents and siblings. This course is written for an audience that does not have much experience in taking care of children at the end of life and their families. It is case based and addresses the needs of the child, family, and the nurse.
Introduction to Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care
Presented by Joan Chrastek, RN, CHPN, DNP, FPCN
Introduction to Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care
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Video Runtime: 40 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 33 Minutes
Pediatric hospice and palliative care have many similarities and differences to their adult counterparts. This fast-paced course gives an introductory overview of this topic, encouraging clinicians to share their expertise across the life span by building on previous knowledge. Teams are an essential part of pediatric hospice and palliative care. This course goes over how teams interact with children and their families for a better quality of life. Personal interviews with three mothers whose children used hospice and palliative care help bring the concepts to fruition. Pediatric hospice and palliative care is very important to children and their families, and this course helps emphasize this.
Pediatric hospice and palliative care have many similarities and differences to their adult counterparts. This fast-paced course gives an introductory overview of this topic, encouraging clinicians to share their expertise across the life span by building on previous knowledge. Teams are an essential part of pediatric hospice and palliative care. This course goes over how teams interact with children and their families for a better quality of life. Personal interviews with three mothers whose children used hospice and palliative care help bring the concepts to fruition. Pediatric hospice and palliative care is very important to children and their families, and this course helps emphasize this.
Pediatric Palliative Care and Hospice: Symptom Management
Presented by Joan Chrastek, RN, CHPN, DNP, FPCN
Pediatric Palliative Care and Hospice: Symptom Management
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Video Runtime: 46 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 34 Minutes
This course provides an overview of the most common symptoms that children can experience when they need palliative or hospice care. This course discusses symptoms that appear commonly across the life span and goes over the differences that symptoms may present in children versus in adults. This course covers the importance of accurate ongoing assessment of symptoms as well as the use of both pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions in the treatment of these symptoms. Cultural considerations and partnering with family caregivers is an important aspect. A mother will share her views and experiences to help the learner understand symptom management from a parent's point of view. Distressing symptoms drastically reduce the quality of a child's life and the lives of family members, so it is essential that nurses who care for children with palliative and hospice needs are aware of these common symptoms and interventions.
This course provides an overview of the most common symptoms that children can experience when they need palliative or hospice care. This course discusses symptoms that appear commonly across the life span and goes over the differences that symptoms may present in children versus in adults. This course covers the importance of accurate ongoing assessment of symptoms as well as the use of both pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions in the treatment of these symptoms. Cultural considerations and partnering with family caregivers is an important aspect. A mother will share her views and experiences to help the learner understand symptom management from a parent's point of view. Distressing symptoms drastically reduce the quality of a child's life and the lives of family members, so it is essential that nurses who care for children with palliative and hospice needs are aware of these common symptoms and interventions.
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