Course details
This course aims to provide registered nurses with an understanding of the principles of palliative care and how these principles can be effectively applied to practice. It allows participants to improve their knowledge and skills in palliative care through reflection, discussion, workshops and practical skills sessions – syringe driver workshop. The programme focuses not only on the physical alleviation of symptoms but also addresses the psychosocial, spiritual and emotional needs of individuals. This programme is designed to assist in practice and assists nurses in developing professionally in the area of end of life care.
On completing this study day nurses will:
- Gain an insight into the essentials of palliative care and their role within the MDT
- Gain knowledge of the skills required by registered nurses when adopting a palliative care approach
- Gain knowledge of symptom control; the end of life phase and death; communication; dealing with grief and loss
- Gain an insight into the concept of ‘total pain’
- Discuss psychosocial issues relevant to patients and their families
This programme is aimed at qualified nursing staff and has Category 1 Approval, CEU’s Continuing Education Units from An Bord Altranais. Participants will identify the palliative care core competencies required by Nurses when providing a palliative approach as set out by the Palliative Care Competence Framework HSE 2014.
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About Milford Care Centre
The overall infrastructure at We_They has changed dramatically over the years since the establishment of Milford House Nursing Home by the Little Company of Mary in 1928. Despite these physical changes we, as a healthcare facility, have strived to ensure that we continue to deliver the highest quality and safe care to our residents, patients and visitors. Today we still uphold the core message of the Little Company of Mary which is reflected in our Mission Statement.
I hope you will have time to browse through our site to see the full range of services we can now offer to our service users and see the supports we provide for family members. We believe that the people we serve deserve only the best and that is what we seek to achieve through our continuous improvement policies and training. Our job here in We_They is to make a positive difference to people’s quality of life and this is a role that we take very seriously.
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