COURSE CODE

COURSE TITLE

TARGET AUDIENCE

LENGTH

CONTENT

MAXIMUM GROUP SIZE

DY01

Caring for the dying client and their relatives

All levels of staff

3 hours

• Understand the holistic needs of the dying client

• Common symptom control and strategies to promote comfort and dignity in the last few days of life

15

DY02

Caring for the dying client and their relatives (to include communication skills workshop)

All levels of staff

4 hours

• Understand the holistic needs of the dying client

• Common symptom control and strategies to promote comfort and dignity in the last few days of life

• Gain an insight into communication skills in caring for terminally ill clients and their family

15

DY03

Caring for the clients with syringe drivers and end of life care

Qualified nurses

3 hours

• The goals of palliative care

• Understand the rationale for using syringe drivers, common drug regimes, trouble shooting and accountability of staff

• Caring for the dying client in the last 24 hours

15

DY04

Confirmation of expected death

Qualified nurses

4 hours

• Provide candidates with the training and skills required to determine expected death

• Knowledge of the legal requirements of recording a fact of death

• The clinical examination following expected death including fundi, pupils, and chest

• How to exclude any chance of suspicion

• Your legal and professional responsibilities, as well as how to correctly record a fact of death and how to communicate the loss with the bereaved

This course has both a theoretical and practical element; therefore candidates should already be familiar in performing a physical examination of a client prior to attending.

8