{"id":936,"date":"2025-06-23T15:54:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T14:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/cet\/?page_id=936"},"modified":"2025-06-23T15:59:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T14:59:03","slug":"palliative-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/cet\/palliative-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Palliative Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Course<\/td>Summary<\/td><\/tr>
End-of-life care for HCSW in Acute settings        <\/td>Acute<\/strong> Offering an inviting, friendly environment that supports meaningful learning and personal development for community HCSW education around:
Essentials for good communication
Person-centred and holistic palliative care
Future care planning Recognising a deteriorating patient in a palliative context
Essential nursing care at the end of life
Care after death
Identifying when to ask for help
How to support yourself<\/td><\/tr>
End-of-life care\u00a0for HCSW in Community\u00a0settings \u00a0 \u00a0<\/td>Community<\/strong> Offering an inviting, friendly environment that supports meaningful learning and personal development for community HCSW education around:
Essentials for good communication
Person-centred and holistic palliative care
Future care planning Recognising a deteriorating patient in a palliative context
Essential nursing care at the end of life
Care after death
Identifying when to ask for help
How to support yourself \u00a0<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
End-of-life care for RNs in Acute settings        <\/td>Adult Acute<\/strong> Offering an inviting, friendly environment that supports meaningful learning and personal development for Registered Nurses in an acute setting education around:
Essentials for good communication
Person-centred and holistic palliative care
Future care planning Recognising a deteriorating patient in a palliative context
Essential nursing care at the end of life
Care after death
Identifying when to ask for help.How to support yourself \u00a0 \u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
End-of-life care for RNs in Community settings   <\/td>Community<\/strong> Offering an inviting, friendly environment that supports meaningful learning and personal development for Registered Nurses in an acute setting education around:
Essentials for good communication
Person-centred and holistic palliative care
Future care planning Recognising a deteriorating patient in a palliative context
Essential nursing care at the end of life
Care after death
Identifying when to ask for help
How to support yourself \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
End-of-life care Symptom Management for RNs in Acute settings      <\/td>This full day, face-to-face session will engage Registered Nurses within acute settings on how to assess and manage common palliative symptoms such as:
Pain
Nausea and vomiting
Fatigue, Anxiety and Breathlessness
Delirium and Terminal Agitation
Common Palliative Care Emergencies
It will also include identifying when specialist advice is required. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
End-of-life care Symptom Management for RNs in Community settings  <\/td>This full day, face-to-face session will engage Registered Nurses within acute settings on how to assess and manage common palliative symptoms such as:
Pain
Nausea and vomiting
Fatigue, Anxiety and Breathlessness
Delirium and Terminal Agitation
Common Palliative Care Emergencies
It will also include identifying when specialist advice is required.<\/td><\/tr>
Managing Difficult Clinical Conversations<\/td>Facilitated discussions, around Managing Difficult Clinical Conversations in a clinical setting that includes experiential learning.<\/td><\/tr>
Breaking bad news in a clinical setting (RNs\/HCSW)<\/td>Facilitated discussions, around breaking bad news in a clinical setting that includes experiential learning.<\/td><\/tr>
Managing Frailty and Long-term Conditions in community settings<\/td>You will learn about Frailty and Frailty assessment as well as how to manage Long-term conditions.  We will introduce supporting self-management and how to empower the people who are accessing your service.<\/td><\/tr>
Final Act of Care<\/td>We will talk about death and dying, considering the bereavement service, spiritual care, tissue\/organ donation, funeral directors, and personal care after death<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For more information, contact loth.clinicalskillstraining@nhs.scot<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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