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4.8 /5
(110)

  • GLENN
    (5)
    Death notification

    the first lesson was very good. In the specialized notification the speaker was partially cut off from the video.

  • Matthew
    (4)
    Very well done, would have been better with some examples played out in video.

    Very helpful.

  • Shane
    (5)
    great class, very informative

  • Emil
    (4)
    Not Bad, debatable info

  • Kyle
    (5)
    Very helpful!

  • Nancy
    (5)
    Plain language. Giving examples. Perfect

    Reading about it to me makes it really stick in my head

  • Nikki
    (5)
    death notification

    good information

  • Pamela
    (5)
    excellent

    awesome

  • Regina
    (5)
    Proper death notification procedures

    Great course

  • sandra
    (5)
    very good

    very good

  • Bernadette
    (5)
    Proper Death Notifications

    Very well presented

  • Carissa
    (3)
    repeat of material

  • John
    (5)
    My opinion

    This course seems a little basic but most of the information is also common sense. It's a good review.

  • Sarah
    (5)
    Good

    It was helpful. As an ER nurse, I have already seen death notification, but it definitely put more information into perspective about outside of the ER.

  • Abbie
    (5)
    Proper Death Notification Procedures

  • Janet
    (5)
    good

    A little repetitive the info

  • Michelle
    (5)
    very informative

  • Paul
    (4)
    clear and concise title that fits curriculum

    good training even for someone who has been in the business for a while, good refreshing of skills we take for granite

  • danalee
    (4)
    tips for notification

    very good points in making notifications

  • mark
    (5)
    Great information

    Great class and a much needed class. Thanks for including the power points to follow along and make notes on.

  • Jay Michael
    (5)
    Great

  • Hugh
    (5)
    Very good and direct

    Text is on point

  • Sandra
    (5)
    Proper Death Notification Procedures

    I found this very helpful and will definitely put it to use the next time I need it.

  • Marie
    (5)
    Proper Death Notification Procedures

    Good

  • Kyle
    (5)
    appropriate for subject

    good information on the death notification process

  • Lindsey
    (4)
    Death Notification Procedures

    Informative and helpful information. A video reenactment of a death notification could be helpful.

  • Paul
    (5)
    My first formal death notification training

    Many of the points in this presentation I learned the hard way over the years. This was very informative and I wish I would have had it 35 years ago.

  • Holley
    (5)
    POW

    I never saw the proof of watch in the video, and had to take the test three times to get it right. Then in the specialized notification videos training there was a picture and of course no test.

  • Johnny
    (5)
    Death Notification

    Very good course and informative. The subject brings to a higher level than what many would think or do in death notification.

  • Stewart
    (5)
    I needed this course because I had been doing a lot of things wrong. Thank you for this most informative course!

    This course was an amazing asset to my department.

  • Tiffany
    (5)

  • Sarah
    (5)
    Concise

    Clear and concise.

  • Angela
    (5)
    Great info

  • Wendi
    (5)
    very good

    very good

  • Anthony
    (5)
    Very informative

    Good course. I have done several notifications and I like the format which was provided.

  • Beverly
    (5)
    Very repetetive but good

    Very repetetive but good

  • John
    (5)
    Proper Death Notification Procedures

    Good information makes you think about how to do a better job

  • Karen
    (5)
    Proper Death Notification Procedures

    Excellent content

  • Paul
    (5)
    Excellent course

    Excellent course covering the many important principles of death notifications..

  • Shenton
    (5)
    Proper Death Notification Procedures

    Helpful information and valuable content.

  • Gloria
    (5)
    Proper Death Notifications

    I truly enjoyed this course. This is the first of the many courses i will continue to participate in. The videos are interesting and kept me engaged, the instructors are very knowledgeable and the course is affordable. I cant complain at all. I cant wait to print my certificate.

  • Lynette
    (5)
    This was a well taught course and very informative

  • John
    (5)
    Proper Death Notification Procedures

    Good information makes you think about how to do a better job

  • Lori
    (5)
    Very helpful

    This video and information was very helpful and proves how important death notifications are and the importance of doing them to the best of your ability

  • Amari
    (5)
    Blinked A Little Too Long

    I missed the cat. I'll get it next time

  • Seth
    (5)
    practice

    scenario based multiple choice questions would be beneficial

  • Daniel
    (5)
    Death Notification

    Pretty standard for those involved

  • John
    (5)
    Proper Death Notification Procedures Course - The Gem of All Courses

    This was the best course regarding notification of death I've ever seen, including live and virtual lectures in death investigation, and in medical education-medical training I've attended. It's almost universal that no one likes to talk about death, especially when you are the one who has to notify someone's next of kin about it. Very difficult topic to cover. Excellent resources, especially the one with best practices in notification (i.e. do in person, in pairs, timely with certainty, and in plain language, etc...; an aside, when I think of death notification gone awry in the case of wrong next of kin notification, I think of the scene in "Saving Private Ryan"..."James Francis Ryan from Iowa? No. James Frederick Ryan from Minnesota")

  • Darrin
    (3)
    Missing Animal

    I did not see the animal during the presentation at all, and I am positive that I watched the entire video and took copious notes.

  • Jayreen
    (5)
    accurately describes content

    Was appropriate for both law enforcement and nursing as well

  • Tammy R
    (5)
    Informative

  • Hannah
    (4)
    Confused by the Watch Images

    I've watched all of the videos (besides looking away to take notes), but I never saw the first watch image (the cat - unless this was on another course), but I saw the second watch image (an ambulance) that was never asked about after the first quiz. Other than that, very informative and I feel a lot more confident in making my first death notification!

  • Rubette
    (5)
    Proper Death Notification Procedures

    This course was informative.

  • Robert
    (5)
    Again title fits the education

    covered all major points but somehow I missed the cat.

  • Melanie
    (5)
    Notification to next of kin in details

    I've learned a lot from this class. I feel confident that I can apply at my place of employment

  • Ellen
    (5)
    great info

    well done. my background is nursing (ER and ICU) and the guidance here resonated for me. I agree and am glad to hear (for both staff and survivors) that the move is to provide education for those performing notifications.

  • Torey
    (5)
    Proper Death Notification Procedures

    Great job

  • Jacqueline
    (5)
    Great Course!

  • Esteban
    (4)
    Great subject!

    My opinion only. Bullet points on Special Groups slides were too long as well as talking points. I believe having videos of role play showing the correct way and improper way of notification would be more engaging.

  • Bill
    (5)
    EXCELLENT TOPIC, ONE THAT DESERVES EVEN MORE ATTENTION.

    I did not notice the proof of watch that was in this presentation. Not sure why....

  • Justin
    (5)
    Great info

    Great info on notification.

  • Wendy
    (5)
    Death Notification Procedures course

    Great resources with practical and kind approaches for death notification.

  • Jerome
    (2)
    Appropriate for the content.

    Wordy and redundant. Much of this presentation was recycling what had already been said.

  • Kelsey
    (5)
    Proper Death Notification Procedures

    Lots of considerate information provided that is great to put to use on the job

  • Olivia
    (3)
    Proper Death Notification

    A few of the questions, in my opinion, were worded incorrectly. One question stated that in-person was the most important, yet that wasn’t even an available answer. The identification question was not explained as if this was regarding death notification only or in general. This question was not clearly made in the videos and caused more confusion in the quiz. Additionally, I watched all the videos twice but could not identify what I assume is the "proof of watch," which was mentioned as a cat. I’m unsure where this proof appears in your video. The only "proof of watch" I noticed was in the second half of these videos and in the prerequisite videos, where an ambulance was shown. Student was unable to ask questions that made sense, frequently confusing portions of one question with answers of another. Once it was pointed out that her questions made no sense, she got angry, stating that it must be something wrong with her computer and that she wouldn't contact the academy again. However, she was again asking nonsensical questions shortly after.

  • Patrick
    (5)
    Deputy Coroner

    This program was extremely helpful to me. Being part of a rural volunteer fire department I have had to make death notifications. There is no easy way to tell someone that they have lost a member of their family.

  • Timothy
    (5)
    Awesome course

    This course provided several alternatives on how to deliver a death notification that I have not used in the past. Another great, informative course.

  • Steven
    (5)
    Proper Death Notification Procedures

    Very informative and easy to follow

  • Larry
    (4)
    Proper Death Notification Procedures

  • Jason
    (5)
    Death Notification Procedures

    Very informative about the process. I learned that proper terminology is best and learned not to be afraid to use the words involving "death" are preferred.

  • John
    (5)
    Very Informative

    Information is well structured and very informative. Good to know material.

  • Levi
    (4)
    Informational.

    It would be nice to know time left on a video.

  • Herman
    (5)
    Very informative

  • Brian
    (4)
    good

    good

  • Joseph
    (3)
    Too much too fast

    This segment was too much information per slide, presented at too rapid a pace. The first course where I really wanted the slides as a handout, but did not have them. Also, there was no cat image in the first set of videos, and you never asked about the ambulance image in the second set of videos. This is probably the topic I felt least prepared for coming into this class. This course helped, but it could have been broken out more into sub topics, presented more slowly, and with less jargon. For example, if you're going to say "OIS" either say or write out what that stands for. Don't make me puzzle it out while the presenter is talking.

  • Allison
    (4)
    Image Issue

    I know that there is a hidden image in the videos, however I did not see one in any I watched. I watched each video twice. The first time I would pause and take notes, but the second time I just watched. I did not see an animal at all, so when that question popped up I had to guess. I did notice a small gray star on the "With Compassion" slide, that I'm wondering was supposed to be animal, but if not then I really don't know where the animal was supposed to show up. That could still be on me for not watching closely enough (but again, I watched each video twice) but it was the only downside to the course. Otherwise I found it quite helpful!

  • John
    (5)
    good class

    GREATCLASS

  • Darlen
    (5)
    It was good

    Lots of print was small

  • Rocky
    (5)
    Was very good

  • Katherine
    (5)
    Death notification

    Easy to follow

  • Angela
    (5)
    interesting

    interesting

  • Karin
    (5)
    Appropriate

    Helpful

  • Lake
    (5)
    very informative

    very informative

  • Joey
    (5)
    Would not change

    5-stars

  • Marvin
    (5)

  • Jaime
    (5)
    Notification course

    Touched on many aspects and truths

  • Jainee
    (5)
    Excellent information

    Love DITA, great information! Awesome, very educational courses.

  • Miguel
    (5)
    Excellent Course on Death Notification

    Great refresher on proper death notification to families.

  • Melanie
    (5)
    Proper Death Notification Procedures

    Good. Some os the print was small and hard to read when the female was doing her picture in picture videos.

  • Joni
    (5)
    Proper Death Notification Procedures

    very informative course.

  • John
    (5)
    Excellent !

    Excellent!

  • Cornelius
    (5)
    Good information

    Great information

  • Jamie
    (5)
    Excellent

  • Beverly
    (3)
    Beverly Swinson, MSCJ

    The instructor's voice was hard to understand.. She talked very fast and ran her words together.

  • Tony
    (5)
    Good

    Good

  • Shuwandasue
    (5)
    excellent info

  • Flint
    (5)
    Good information

    Well stated

  • John
    (5)
    Good class

    A lot of good tips when it comes to doing one of the things we all hate to do.

  • Kim
    (5)
    CORONER

    GREAT CONTEXT

  • Danny
    (5)
    practical report writing

    no proot symle showed up before the test

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