End of Life Care

End of Life Care

Overview

End of life is often a challenging and sensitive time for the patient and their loved ones. What does end of life entail? If you are a carer and work with patients in their end of life, you would know the difficulties that come with ensuring the patient and their family remain steadfast in such trying times. If you want to know further how to handle such situations in your profession, the End of Life Care course is ideal for you. You will learn to demonstrate compassion and care to help patients accept their end of life, ensure families are coming to terms with a loved one’s soon to be passing and deliver the best quality care to these service users. This course is ideally suited for anyone working in the health and social care sectors.

The course will focus on advance care planning, dealing with difficult issues and applying your skills in a real-world situation. Key modules will be explored fully to help you develop communication skills and the importance of communicating effectively with your patient and their families. The knowledge you gain from this course will enable you to put the best interest of your patients ahead of yours at all times.

The End of Life Care course features advice and practical tips on following appropriate standards when responding to different situations, dealing the patients’ emotions and ensuring they retain a spiritual aspect during their end of life. This is a CPD certified course which demonstrates to potential employers that you are continually developing yourself, and will make you a desirable candidate across the health and social care sectors.

Learning Outcomes

• Learn what to expect in end of life care
• Learn how to handle emotions associated with end of life care
• Learn how to deal with families and loved ones in this stage of a person’s life
• Learn how to talk to the patient facing their end of life

This course is recommended for,

• Health and social care workers
• Individuals working in an adult care environment
• Carers and caretakers

Method of Assessment

In order to qualify in the course ‘End of Life Care’ successfully, learners will take an online test. This online test is marked automatically, so you will receive an instant grade and know whether you have passed the course.

Pass Mark: 70%

Certification

Upon the successful completion of the course, you will be awarded the ‘End of Life Care’ Certificate.