Communication Skills in Palliative Care

Content

The module covers four key communication skills that can be used in a range of challenging clinical interactions:

• Ask-tell-ask
• Tell me more
• Noticing cues
• Responding to emotion.

It includes scenarios, exercises and points of reflection.

Depth

Beginner

Target audience

Although designed for nurses, the skills are useful for all clinicians and apply to conversations about life-limiting illness, other challenging clinical conversations and even in everyday conversations.

Time to complete

30-60 minutes

Authors

Palliative Care NSW and South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

Comments

N/A

Registration required

No

Payment required

No

Student support

N/A

Certificate

Yes

Country of origin

Australia

Web address

https://palliativecarensw.org.au/communication-skills-in-palliative-care/