Description
By the end of this unit you will be able to:
- Explain what is meant by the term end of life care
- Discuss their role in supporting people in end of life stages
- Explain what advance care planning and advance directives are
- Discuss what makes death a good or bad experience
- Discuss what last offices are
- Identify 3 other professionals they can involve in end of life care
- Discuss people’s attitudes and fears towards death and dying
Course content
- End of Life Care Strategy
- Attitudes to death and dying
- Fears about death and dying
- Good and bad experiences of death and dying
- Advanced Care Planning
- Symptom Management
- Advance Directives
- Roles and responsibilities in end of life care
- Last Offices
- Grief and Loss