The course covers what it is like to work close to dying people and their relatives based on a salutogenic approach and the palliative value philosophy in care of the elderly. You gain knowledge of the Swedish Palliative Register and how it is used according to established guidelines and directives, and the opportunity to reflect on your own attitude to death and grief work. The course is part of the YH programme Specialist assistant nurse in care of the elderly at TUC Yrkeshögskola.
Duration: 3 weeks
Language: Swedish
Level: Advanced
CSN-eligible
Time commitment: Half-time, about 20 hours/week, with in-person sessions in Jönköping (or video link from Katrineholm)
The course covers what it is like to work close to dying people and their relatives based on a salutogenic
approach and the palliative value philosophy in care of the elderly. The course also covers the
Swedish Palliative Register and how it is used according to established guidelines and directives. Students
are given the opportunity to reflect on their own attitude to death and grief work.
The course covers what it is like to work close to dying people and their relatives based on a salutogenic
approach and the palliative value philosophy in care of the elderly. The course also covers the
Swedish Palliative Register and how it is used according to established guidelines and directives. Students
are given the opportunity to reflect on their own attitude to death and grief work.
What you will learn
What you learn.
You can apply a salutogenic approach in palliative care of the elderly.
You can use the Swedish Palliative Register according to guidelines and directives.
You can support dying people and their relatives at the end of life.
You can reflect on your own attitude to death and grief work.
Curriculum
How the course is built.
Salutogenic approach
The palliative value philosophy applied in care of the elderly.
The Palliative Register
Using the Swedish Palliative Register according to guidelines.
Support for the dying and relatives
Working close to dying people and their loved ones.
Reflection and grief work
Working through your own attitude to death and grief.
Target audience
Who is this for?
The course is aimed at assistant nurses who work, or want to work, with palliative care of the elderly at the end of life.
What "verified" means here
Verified credential.
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