Palliative care and end-of-life care
This palliative care course provides a comprehensive introduction to palliative and end-of-life care, covering symptom assessment and management, ethical and legal considerations, cultural safety, and inclusive, person-centred practice. It is suitable for learners exploring end of life care training, palliative nursing courses, and palliative care courses for nurses, while developing practical knowledge to support individuals and families throughout the end-of-life journey.
Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Explain the principles, purpose, and scope of palliative care and end-of-life care across different care settings.
- Apply appropriate approaches to symptom assessment, symptom management, dying, death, and care after death.
- Recognise ethical, legal, cultural, and professional considerations when providing palliative and end-of-life care.
- Demonstrate understanding of inclusive and culturally safe care, including the needs of underserved, marginalised, and diverse populations.
- Explore how intersectionality, power, privilege, personal perspectives, loss, grief, and healing can influence palliative and end-of-life care.
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Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Explain the principles, purpose, and scope of palliative care and end-of-life care across different care settings.
- Apply appropriate approaches to symptom assessment, symptom management, dying, death, and care after death.
- Recognise ethical, legal, cultural, and professional considerations when providing palliative and end-of-life care.
- Demonstrate understanding of inclusive and culturally safe care, including the needs of underserved, marginalised, and diverse populations.
- Explore how intersectionality, power, privilege, personal perspectives, loss, grief, and healing can influence palliative and end-of-life care.
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Training Overview
- About Palliative Care
- Palliative Care in Practice
- Australian Palliative Care
- Personal Perspectives
- Principles of Palliative Care
- Culturally-Safe Palliative Care
- Inclusive Palliative Care
- National Standards
- Ethical and Legal Issues
- Symptom Assessment
- Symptom Management
- Dying and Death
- Care After Death
- Loss, Grief And Healing
- Introduction to End-of-Life Care
- Inclusive Care
- Summary
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Frequently asked questions
A palliative care course covers holistic symptom management, person-centred care, ethical decision-making, cultural safety, communication, end-of-life care, grief and support for families.
Palliative care courses for nurses are useful for healthcare professionals supporting people with life-limiting illness, helping develop skills in symptom assessment, communication and compassionate care.
End of life care training covers recognising dying, symptom management, culturally safe care, ethical and legal considerations, care after death, bereavement and support for families.
Palliative nursing courses can provide flexible learning on symptom assessment, holistic care, communication, inclusive practice and supporting people and families during end-of-life care.
A free palliative care course Australia can introduce key principles of palliative care, inclusive practice, symptom management, dying and death, grief and person-centred end-of-life support.