Introduction

Welcome to the Introduction to Palliative Care for Registered Nurses learning program. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines palliative care as ‘an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering using early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial, and spiritual’ (WHO: 2020).

We trust you will find the program interesting and most importantly that you would learn something that you can apply in practice to lessen the suffering and improve the quality of life of people living with end-of-life diseases and their families – from diagnosis to death and beyond as bereavement care.

Who Should Enrol

The course is developed for and aimed at nurses working in health care facilities and in the community.

Learning Outcomes

After completion of this course, you should be able to:      

  • Define palliative care.
  • Discuss the principles of palliative care.
  • Explain the ethical issues in palliative care.
  • Discuss the importance of communication in palliative care.
  • Describe the role of holistic assessment.
  • Discuss the management of pain effectively.
  • Discuss the assessment and management of the common physical symptoms experienced by the patient in need of palliative care.
  • Describe psychosocial and spiritual care and hope in the context of palliative care.
  • Discuss how you will give holistic end-of-life care to the patient and the family.
  • Discuss the importance of caring for the self.

Course Design

This is an eLearning course.

Course Content

The following modules are included in this short course:

  1. Introduction to palliative care.
  2. Communication in palliative care.
  3. Holistic assessment.
  4. Management of pain.
  5. Management of and other common symptoms.
  6. Psychosocial and spiritual support and hope.
  7. End of life care.

Assessment

In order to be successful, a cumulative pass mark of 50% is required. 

Certification

FPD will award successful participants with a certificate of completion of this course should they successfully complete the assessment process.

Course Duration

Participants are required to complete this course within 3 months from the date of registration.

Course Fee

R999.00 inclusive of vat. 

Contact

Tel: 0878211109

Fax: 086 550 3692

E-mail: shortprog@foundation.co.za

Address: P.O. Box 75324, Lynnwood Ridge, 0040

Website: www.foundation.co.za

 




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