Palliative Care and End-of-Life Patient Support

Description

Course Overview

Understand comfort-focused care, emotional support, family communication, dignity, and collaboration with palliative care professionals. Lessons focus on safe communication, person-centered support, and knowing when to involve an appropriately licensed clinician.

Course Details

Level: Advanced
Suggested study duration: 6 weeks
Format: Self-paced educational course outline
Audience: Caregivers, nursing learners, and family supporters; clinical tasks only within professional authorization

What You Will Learn

• Principles of palliative care
• Comfort and dignity
• Pain communication
• Emotional support
• Family-centered conversations
• Cultural sensitivity
• Advance care planning awareness

Course Modules

1. Principles of palliative care — core concepts, realistic home-care situations, communication, and safety considerations.
2. Comfort and dignity — core concepts, realistic home-care situations, communication, and safety considerations.
3. Pain communication — core concepts, realistic home-care situations, communication, and safety considerations.
4. Emotional support — core concepts, realistic home-care situations, communication, and safety considerations.
5. Family-centered conversations — core concepts, realistic home-care situations, communication, and safety considerations.
6. Cultural sensitivity — core concepts, realistic home-care situations, communication, and safety considerations.
7. Advance care planning awareness — core concepts, realistic home-care situations, communication, and safety considerations.
8. Interdisciplinary roles — core concepts, realistic home-care situations, communication, and safety considerations.
9. Caregiver support — core concepts, realistic home-care situations, communication, and safety considerations.
10. Bereavement resources — core concepts, realistic home-care situations, communication, and safety considerations.

Learning Outcome

Build a practical understanding of this subject and the ability to communicate appropriately with patients, families, and qualified care professionals.