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 0900-1600

The course runs monthly. Please see below for contact details.

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