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.
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.
Modules
Module 1
About Palliative Care
Module 2
Palliative Care in Practice
Module 3
Australian Palliative Care
Module 4
Personal Perspectives
Module 5
Principles of Palliative Care
Module 6
Culturally-Safe Palliative Care
Module 7
Inclusive Palliative Care
Module 8
National Standards
Module 9
Ethical and Legal Issues
Module 10
Symptom Assessment
Module 11
Symptom Management
Module 12
Dying and Death
Module 13
Care After Death
Module 14
Loss, Grief And Healing
Module 15
Introduction to End-of-Life Care
Module 16
Inclusive Care
Module 17
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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.