How to care for a person after their death in the community
Read this module and update your knowledge and skills on how to care for a patient after death in the community.
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Update your knowledge and clinical skills in caring for a person after their death in the community. Learning aims and intended outcomesAfter reading this module, you should be able to: Identify the preparatory steps and the necessary equipment used to perform care after death Describe the systematic approach used in the procedure for care after death in the community Explain the importance of continuing to provide person-centred care after a person's deathDisclaimer Please note that information provided by RCNi Learning is not sufficient to ensure competence in the skill. Assessment of competence should take place in line with local practice. Practice should always align with local protocols and procedures, latest guidelines and any regulatory code. All modules should currently be viewed together with available national and local Covid-19 guidelines. For advice, go to www.rcn.org.uk/covid-19
Resource last reviewed
5 Apr 2023
Authors
Paula Johnson (Senior lecturer in adult nursing, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England.)
