AIMS
To understand and implement clinical responsibilities regarding End of Life Care
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, you will:
- Be aware of considerations regarding End of Life drugs
- Know different reasons that drugs may be administered
- Be aware of the use of syringe drivers at the end of life
- Recognise the risks of pressure ulcers
- Be aware of turning patients and reasons not to turn them
- Be aware of safeguarding issues surrounding pressure ulcer formation
- Know the importance of end of life nutrition and hydration
- Understand that patients may refuse nutrition and hydration
LESSONS AND TOPICS
End of Life Drugs
- Administering End of Life Drugs
- Responsibilities
- Reason for Medication
- Syringe Drivers
Nutrition and Hydration
- Artificial Nutrition and Hydration
- Continuation and Refusal of Treatment
Tissue Viability
- Pressure Ulcers
- Warning Signs
- Common Sites for Pressure Ulcers
- Images of Pressure Ulcers
- Wound Categories
- Risk Factors
- Turning
- Safeguarding
Personal Care
- The Importance of Personal Care
- Considerations at the End of Life
- Types of Personal Care
