Course overview
Learn about integrated approaches, planning for future care, dealing with uncertainty where someone is terminally ill, and recognising and providing care for the patients in line with the Priorities for Care of the Dying (2014), the NICE Guidance for Care of the Dying Adult (2015 and 2017 update), and respecting patient choices when dying has been recognised.
Where you study
This is an online self-directed study module through TU Online.
Course details
What you study
Enhance your skills and reflect on what tender conversations about uncertainty with patients and their families can look and feel like. Learn about ethical leadership in practice, spiritual, cultural and bereavement support, and informed approaches to future care planning through fundamental skills of multidimensional assessment. The importance of self-care is also explored.
Nursing and allied health professional-aligned national competencies can be accessed for an optional pre and post module self-assessment. This helps you establish your current skills and those you want to enhance.
How you learn
You learn through distance learning activities including discussion boards, recorded lectures and interactive quizzes. Support is available to you, in reviewing and developing literature searching, academic writing, critical thinking and referencing skills. There is also access to student discussions through an online discussion forum.
Learning materials are released weekly and available for you to access anytime throughout the module. There are 10 weeks of learning materials, and a further four weeks of independent study time before the assignment submission date. This is a 20-credit module which has 200 learning hours.
Tutorial support can be arranged upon request Monday to Friday, until two weeks before the submission date.
How you are assessed
You are assessed by a 3,000-word written case study where you critically analyse and evaluate an episode of patient care.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
You must be working in an area with patients who have palliative and end-of-life care needs.
Employability
Career opportunities
This award increases your understanding and knowledge in palliative and end-of-life care.
