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Essential Palliative Care Approach for Nurses (EPAN)
This comprehensive 10-module course is designed to equip nurses with essential knowledge for end-of-life care. Through self-paced modules and case studies, learners will gain an understanding of how to deliver safe, compassionate and person-centred care at the end of life, including ethical considerations and support for patients and families experiencing loss and grief.
Self-paced online learning | Approx. 10 hours | 4 weeks access | S$400
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This comprehensive 10-module course is designed to equip nurses with essential competencies to deliver safe, compassionate and person-centred end-of-life care using the palliative care approach. It explores the delivery of palliative care across different care settings, relevant ethical considerations, and ways to support patients and families experiencing loss and bereavement. The course is suitable for nurses seeking to enhance their understanding and practice of end-of-life nursing care.
What You Will Learn
By the end of this course, learners should be able to:
- Understand the principles of palliative care in Singapore, including person-centred and family-centred approaches, and how patients' life experiences influence their coping at the end of life.
- Recognise that working with dying patients and their families requires confidence and good communication skills.
- Identify pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies to manage common end-of-life symptoms in palliative patients.
- Recognise that end-of-life care is a core nursing responsibility across all care settings and requires teamwork with a multidisciplinary team.
- Understand ethical issues, loss and grief, and learn how to support patients and families while helping them maintain hope.
Course Details
Delivery mode: Self-paced online learning
Components: 10 modules, case studies and quizzes
Estimated duration: Approximately 10 hours
Learners' access period: 4 weeks from purchase
Price: S$400
Who Is This Course For?
- Nurses involved in the care of patients with palliative and end-of-life care needs
- Nurses seeking to strengthen their knowledge and skills in delivering compassionate, person-centred end-of-life care
- Nurses working across different healthcare and care settings
Ready to Get Started?
Access the self-paced course through SingHealth Marketplace on Intellicart.
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