Nursing Grand Rounds: Palliative Care

December 11, 2025

This Nursing Grand Rounds session will explore the essential principles and practices of palliative care, with a focus on distinguishing it from hospice care. Led by Dr. Nhu-Nhu Tull, a fellowship-trained palliative medicine physician, the presentation will cover the clinical application of palliative sedation, the pharmacologic management of symptoms using opioids and adjunct medications, and global perspectives on palliative care delivery. Through real-world insights and evidence-based practices, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how to provide compassionate, patient-centered care across diverse healthcare settings.

 

 

Target Audience

RNs, APRNs, LPNs/LVNs. All acute care nurses that have or may encounter palliative care. 

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, 75% of the participants, as indicated by the post-evaluation survey, will  report increased knowledge of palliative care, principles of palliative care sedation, palliative care medications and palliative care across diverse healthcare systems.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award up to 1.00 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.

Course opens: 
11/07/2025
Course expires: 
01/01/2026
Event starts: 
12/11/2025 - 10:00am CST
Event ends: 
12/11/2025 - 11:00am CST
Rating: 
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Virtual via Teams
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Dr. Nhu-Nhu Tull, MD
Dr. Tull was born in Saigon, Vietnam and moved to Houston at age 4. She earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, where she met her husband, an Emergency Medicine physician. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Palliative Medicine at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Outside of work, Dr. Tull enjoys gardening and making jewelry. She and her husband have a 2-year-old son named Khai.

The content of this activity is non-clinical and is not related to products or business lines of ineligible companies. Therefore, there are no relevant financial relationships for anyone who was in control of or had the ability to influence the content of this activity.

Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award up to 1.00 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.

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Welcome to Nursing Grand Rounds: Palliative Care.

As part of the registration process, we ask that you complete this brief survey. Your input will help us tailor the educational content to meet participants’ professional learning needs and practice contexts.

Instructions:

Please complete the survey at the time of registration, before the session begins. Read each question carefully and respond based on your current knowledge, experience, and practice in palliative care. Select the response that best reflects your perspective. The survey should take approximately 5 minutes to complete. All responses will remain confidential and will be used solely for educational planning and quality improvement purposes.


Thank you for your cooperation and valuable contribution to advancing palliative care education

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