Defining Palliative Care

Palliative care is a model of care designed to meet the complex needs of people with life limiting disease. It is provided in almost all clinical settings where there are healthcare personnel including: - Neonatal care - Paediatrics - Acute care - General practice - Residential aged care facilities (Department of Health and Aging (DoHA), 2010, cited in Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), 2019) This module aims to provide a definition of palliative care, explore palliative care principles and review illness trajectories. You will also examine the national palliative care standards, the competency standards for specialist palliative care nursing practice. This module is suitable for nurses working in any environment, not only in palliative care.

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Ashley Page

Defining Palliative Care

Palliative care is a model of care designed to meet the complex needs of people with life limiting disease. It is provided in almost all clinical settings where there are healthcare personnel including:
- Neonatal care
- Paediatrics
- Acute care
- General practice
- Residential aged care facilities (Department of Health and Aging (DoHA), 2010, cited in Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), 2019)

This module aims to provide a definition of palliative care, explore palliative care principles and review illness trajectories. You will also examine the national palliative care standards, the competency standards for specialist palliative care nursing practice. This module is suitable for nurses working in any environment, not only in palliative care.

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Content Type: Elearning module

CPD Hours: 1.00

Updated: Tuesday, 21 July 2020

Created: Wednesday, 24 June 2020

Area/s of Study

Aged care
Cancer
Career development
Child and family health
Clinical skills
Community and primary health
Critical care
Dermatology and cosmetics
Diabetes
Digital health
Mental health
Organ and tissue
Paediatric
Palliative care

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