Good end of life care

Caring for someone who is approaching the end of their life is one of the most important responsibilities in healthcare and whether you’re an experienced practitioner, or new to the role, it can be an emotional and challenging time.

You need to feel ready for this responsibility and this short course will help you to understand best practice in palliative care.

It is not just the individual in your care that you are providing comfort to, their family and friends may also need comforting and an open line of communication. This short course will help you know what to say at a difficult time and how much information is appropriate.

Reed Courses Certificate of Completion

Digital certificate - Included

• Understanding end of life care 28:40

  • 1: Tutorial video: Good end of life care 02:40
  • 2: Transcript: Good end of life care 02:00
  • 3: Reading text: NICE guidance: Care of dying adults in the last days of life 10:00
  • 4: Reading text: Skills for Care: Working with adults at the end of life 11:00
  • 5: Reading text: CQC: End of life care 03:00

• Good practice in end of life care 17:00

  • 6: Presentation: Best practice in end of life care 07:00
  • 7: Presentation: Emotional support during end of life care 05:00
  • 8: Reading text: Telling a relative that their loved one has died 05:00

• Activity section 05:00

  • 9: Activity section (optional) 05:00

• Assessment quiz 08:00

  • 10: Multiple-choice quiz 08:00

Learning outcomes

• Learners will understand the practical aspects of end of life care, including care planning, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and management of symptoms
• It is understandable that some people do not like to talk about death or dying as it’s an upsetting subject and can often trigger painful personal memories, but it is a reality and an unavoidable part of healthcare. It is important to feel as comfortable as you can talking about death and dying to the individuals you support and their loved ones, this course will help you to feel prepared for these types of conversations
• Learners will know how personalised care can be achieved and the importance of small acts of thoughtfulness and comfort

Advantages of this course

• Supporting an individual at the end of their life can often affect us personally too, this is only natural. It may also affect your colleagues and understanding those feelings and helping one another with them is a part of being a care worker. This short course will be a good first step in understanding emotional responses to end of life care.
• The ‘Living Well’ tool from the Social Care Institute for Excellence will be introduced to learners
• This short course will ask you to consider the person-centered care and support you would want if you were dying and how you could apply this insight to your work
• Website and video resources are utilised to explain your role and responsibilities further
• There is also suggested extra reading that gives both practical information and links to websites to expand knowledge

Health and social care practitioners providing end of life care and emotional support.

A computer, mobile, or tablet and an internet connection

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