Next start date 20 Jul 2020
Delivered Online
Duration
15 weeks
Cost from $1215
Overview
This unit focuses on palliative care nursing of adults in their place of choice as they progress through a life-limiting illness. With little or no prospect of recovery, the primary treatment goal is to optimise quality of life, uphold the person’s dignity with sensitivity, and communicate appropriately throughout the continuum of care with empathy, honesty and compassion for the person and their family.
Evolve with QUTeX
This unit is for registered nurses interested in learning more about palliative and end of life care, and provides a beginning level of knowledge in palliative care in a variety of healthcare contexts. Participants will develop knowledge of advanced concepts relating to assessment and management of physical and psychosocial symptoms to provide person-centred holistic care and support to the person with life-limiting illness and their family.
Who should participate?
The unit is intended for registered nurses, clinical nurses, clinical nurse consultants and nurse managers working in any health care sector, who care for adults with life-limiting illness and wish to expand their knowledge of palliative care. The participants in this program will be prepared in the principles and practice of palliative care required for practice.
Nurses caring for patients with life-limiting illness and their families require highly developed interpersonal skills, and knowledge of advanced concepts relating to assessment and management of physical and psycho-social symptoms to provide person-centred and holistic care and appropriate support. The role and functions of the palliative care nurse as a member of a multidisciplinary team and as an autonomous practitioner will be explored.
Your expert facilitator John Haberecht
John Haberecht has worked in palliative care for over 25 years, with experience in community palliative care, acute hospital consultation liaison, and co-development and teaching of Australian Catholic University’s Graduate Diploma of Palliative Care.
With a Master of Education focusing on online learning, John has a particular interest in innovative ways of teaching and learning. John has a passionate belief in quality palliative care and excellent pain and other symptom management being basic human rights. He sees education of nurses and other health professionals through this unit and CPCRE and PEPA as being small steps towards those goals. He is also able to pursue these goals in his current role as President of Palliative Care Queensland.
Core concepts
In this course, you will learn how to:
- Apply palliative care principles to the assessment, planning and management of personalised care of the person and family requiring palliative care
- Critically analyse, evaluate and apply evidence to ethical decision-making in caring for clients with life limiting conditions and their family
- Critically evaluate the effectiveness of palliative care interventions and their impact on outcomes for the person and family
- Explore collaboration and communication strategies in establishing and maintaining therapeutic relationships for the person with life - limiting conditions and family
Details
Where and when
20 July to 23 October 2020
A course outline, study guide and readings will be provided online. There is no requirement to attend the university throughout the duration of the course. You will need reliable internet access to complete the course.
Certification
You will receive a QUT-endorsed certificate of completion upon successful completion of the modules and assessments.
If you successfully complete the modules and assessment and are accepted into the Graduate Certificate in Nursing, you can apply for credit (advanced standing) for one elective unit worth 12 credit points.
Cost
| Registration type | Cost |
|---|---|
| Early Bird registration (closes 28 June 2020) | $1,215 (GST exclusive) |
| Standard registration (closes 12 July 2020) | $1,350 (GST exclusive) |
| QUT Alumni registration | $1,012.50 (GST exclusive) |
| Group registration* (5 or more from the same organisation) | $1,215 (GST exclusive) per person |
*For group registrations, please contact QUTeX for further instructions.
Fees include access to online materials and Blackboard (QUT's interactive learning tool).
You will also need to purchase the set textbook for the course: O'Connor, M., Lee, S., Aranda, S. (Eds.). Palliative care nursing: A guide to practice (3rd ed.). North Melbourne: Ausmed Publications.
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