Learn why End-of-Life Care is important.
What is End-of-Life Care? Why is End-of-Life Care important? What is a syringe driver? What is Palliative Care? What are the 5 priorities for care of the dying person? Why is individual care important? What is The Hospice Movement? What is Holistic Care? What is Pain Management? What is Person Centred Care? What is advanced care planning? What is Lasting Power of Attorney?
Our End-of-Life Care course will help you answer the questions above and more.
500,000 people die in England each year, and it is predicted that this will rise to 590,000 within the next 20 years.
Through our End-of-Life Care course, you will gain an understanding of the principles of End-of-Life Care. You will learn the importance of providing person-centred care. You will learn the 5 priorities for care of the dying person. You will learn what Palliative Care is and how Palliative Care services can be provided. You will learn why individual care is important. You will learn what Holistic Care is. You will also learn what LPA is.
What you'll learn.
- The principles of End-of-Life Care.
- Recognise what Palliative Care is and how the services can be provided.
- Understand how and why individual care is important.
- Understand what Holistic Care is.
- Gain knowledge of what Pain Management is and how it relates to End-of-Life Care.
- Understand what Person-Centred Care is and how it relates to End-of-Life Care.
- Understand what Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is and how it relates to End-of-Life Care.
- Explore reasons to why carers/ support workers as an example need End-of-Life Care Training.
Who is End of Life Care Course for?
Our End of Life Care course is for anyone who works in a care setting where the service users have a predicted length of time of 12 months or less. If any service users have an advanced incurable illness, such as cancer, dementia, or motor neurone disease the staff will need to have End of Life Care training.
What are the learning outcomes?
By the end of the course, you will be able to….
- Describe what End-of-Life Care is and how it is important.
- Explain what Palliative Care is and who the services may be provided by.
- Recognise why person-centred care is important.
- Be able to state what Holistic Care is.
- Identify what Pain Management is and how it relates to End-of-Life Care.
- Demonstrate how to use empathy with a service users’ family.
- Develop knowledge, skills and, strategies to develop positive environments.
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