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Compassionate care around dying - the key principles of support
Course
Exclusive quality-assured course.
Available to RCN members
Applicable for any nurse with a RCN membership
Who is this Programme for?
This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.
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Mode of delivery
The course is delivered entirely online, allowing you to access the materials and completed activities at your own pace and at times that suit your schedule. You can revisit it anytime to reflect and support your ongoing personal development.
Programme lead(s)
The programme lead(s) is responsible for
Catherine
Swan
Find out more
Royal College of Nursing, 20 Cavendish Square, Room 207, London, W1G 0RN
Programme contents
- Recognise the signs and symptoms that indicate a person is approaching the end of life.
- Learn how to engage in sensitive conversations with the dying person and their loved ones.
- Understand the importance of emotional support throughout the dying process and after death.
- Involve the patient and their family in critical decisions about end-of-life care.
- Respect their wishes and preferences.
- Address the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the dying person, their family and carers.
- Provide appropriate resources and practical assistance.
- Develop individualised care plans tailored to each person’s unique needs and values.
- Deliver care with compassion, empathy and respect.
End of Life Care Partners Think Tank. What matters conversations
GOV UK. Guidance for care of the deceased with suspected or confirmed coronavirus
Hospice UK. Special Edition of Care After Death: RN Verification of Expected Adult Death
NI Direct. End of life care and palliative care
Scottish Government. Death and end of life
Welsh Government. Palliative and end of life care delivery plan 2017
Certificate of Completion
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