Symptom Management for Palliative Care

Course Aims:

This course will provide registered nurses with the underpinning knowledge and skills to:

  • Carry out a holistic assessment for palliative care patients with symptoms of breathlessness, pain, constipation, anorexia, weight loss, nausea and vomiting and intestinal obstruction
  • Formulate an appropriate management plan in clinical practice and when and how to seek specialist service advice/support.
  • To recognise the signs and symptoms of palliative care emergencies and registered nurses’ role in initial intervention and management of Hypercalcaemia, Superior Vena Cava Obstruction and Spinal Cord Compression,
  • When and how to seek specialist service advice/support
  • Manage Pain, Nausea and Vomiting, Respiratory Secretions and Agitation at End of Life
  • Use of Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological interventions:
    • including use of Oral and Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion and subcutaneous medications associated conversions/indications/combinations/contraindications/diluents/NPSA alerts
  • Manage symptoms appropriately to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions

Target Audience: Registered Nurses

Date & Time of Course:

Time 0900-1700

29th June
27th July
28Th September
26th October
30th November

Duration: Full day

Number of places available: 24

Cost: Free

For more information/ to book: call 0151 328 0481

Venue & Location: Albert Lodge, Victoria Hospital, Mill Lane, CH44 5UF

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