Palliative care is a digital training from Medlearn for those who work with seriously ill and dying people. The course provides increased knowledge of palliative nursing, symptom relief and how to meet patients and relatives at the end of life. The training can be completed individually or by a whole work team regardless of job title, and contains text, film and images as well as knowledge checks after each section.
Duration: 8 h
Format: Online
Language: Swedish
Level: Beginner
Time commitment: 8 study hours, 8 modules of about 1 hour each, self-paced
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About the course.
has taken part in Medlearn's digital training in palliative care.
The training comprises 8 study hours and aims to give those who work with seriously ill and dying people increased knowledge of palliative care.
Course contents
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Course
- Palliative care: an active form of care
- Ethics and core values
- The four cornerstones of palliative care
- Crisis and crisis management
- Assessing symptoms
- Symptom relief
- The dying process
- Support for relatives
- After death
What you will learn
What you learn.
You understand what characterises palliative care as an active form of care.
You can reason about ethics and core values in the care of dying people.
You know the four cornerstones of palliative care.
You can handle crisis reactions and crisis management when meeting patients and relatives.
You can assess common symptoms and contribute to good symptom relief.
You understand the dying process and can support relatives, as well as handle care after death.
Curriculum
How the course is built.
Palliative care: an active form of care
Introduction to the philosophy and approach of palliative care.
Ethics and core values
Ethical principles in the care of dying people.
The four cornerstones of palliative care
Symptom relief, teamwork, communication and support for relatives.
Crisis and crisis management
Handling your own and others' crisis reactions.
Assessing symptoms
Observation and assessment of symptoms in the dying person.
Symptom relief
Methods for relieving pain and other symptoms.
The dying process
What happens physically and mentally at the end of life.
Support for relatives and after death
Meeting relatives and caring for the deceased after death.
Target audience
Who is this for?
Staff in health and social care who meet seriously ill and dying people, for example in home care, residential care and healthcare.
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