This online End of Life Care training course covers the following:

• Introduction to end of life care:
• End of life care statistics,
• The individuals involved in end of life care,
• Key definitions, and
• Key abbreviations relating to end of life care.
• Understanding end of life care:
• Palliative care,
• The individuals involved in palliative care,
• Palliative care services, and
• The significance of effective communication skills.
• Getting the end of life diagnosis:
• End of life diagnosis,
• Understanding the patient journey,
• Advance care planning, and
• The importance of planning for future care.
• Key transitions and the varying cultural and spiritual needs towards the end of life.
• Nursing care:
• The positives of end of life care,
• The dying process,
• End of life care coordination,
• ‘Best interest’ decisions,
• The principles of recordkeeping, and
• Tips for conducting sensitive conversations.
• Ethical considerations:
• Ethical considerations relating to end of life care,
• Equality, diversity and human rights,
• Medication management,
• Comorbidities,
• The death trajectory,
• The final minutes of life,
• The bereavement phase, and
• The consequences for families and caregivers.

This online End of Life Care training course is suitable for the following health and social care workers:

• Registered nurses,
• Student nurses,
• Healthcare assistants (HCA),
• Assistant practitioners,
• Health and social care support workers.

 The aims of this online End of Life Care training course are to improve the learner’s understanding of their role when it comes to meeting the needs of people with life-limiting illnesses.

After completing this online End of Life Care eLearning course, the learner should:

• Have improved confidence in providing end of life care to an individual with a life-limiting illness according to the principles of nursing practice,
• Have increased knowledge of how to recognise and respond to the changing needs of the person (and those close to them) at the end of their life,
• Have improved understanding of the need for effective communication in discussing the end of life care with individuals reaching the end of life and those close to them,
• Have raised awareness of any ethical questions that might arise and how to address these when providing support,
• Have improved understanding of the benefits of providing excellent, clear and straightforward information to patients and their families regarding their end of life care,
• Be aware of and recognise the barriers or fear the person (and those close to them) may feel about discussing the dying process,
• Have improved understanding of the need to keep accurate records and document summaries of conversations,
• Have improved understanding of how to communicate and have open discussions with the person reaching the end of life (and those close to them) around their needs and any decisions relating to the changes in their condition,
• Have an improved understanding of the importance of listening to the patient and family’s point of view and experience of end of life care, and
• Have a clear understanding of the need to respect cultural and spiritual beliefs in the delivery of care

End of Life Care – Online Training Courses – Level 2 – CPDUK Accredited.