PEPA: Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach eLearning – Nurses

Content

An online training program developed to help nurses provide palliative care which includes seven modules:

1. A palliative approach to care
2. Communication
3. Advance care planning
4. Providing care
5. End-of-life care
6. Grief, loss and bereavement
7. Caring for yourself

Depth

Introductory

Target audience

Nurses in all care settings

Time to complete

Self-paced

Authors

Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) National Team, state and territory PEPA managers, and Professor Patsy Yates (Queensland University of Technology)

Comments

A learning guide supports the online learning with key information and links to detailed content and learning resources. It also provides opportunities for reflection and ongoing learning which will assist you in developing knowledge, skills, and confidence for your day-to-day work.

When you have completed the nurses learning guide, you will be able to:

• describe the palliative approach to care and outline important principles
• identify the principles of effective communication in palliative care
• describe advance care planning and its importance in providing care
• outline approaches to assessment in palliative care and describe commonly used assessment tools
• summarise common care needs for people with life-limiting illness and the multidisciplinary approach to managing these needs, including pain assessment and management, and medication use
• describe important aspects of care for a person and their family/carers at the end of life
• identify ways to support people who are experiencing grief and loss
• outline important aspects of self-care.

Registration required

Yes

Payment required

No

Student support

Yes

Certificate

Yes

Country of origin

Australia

Web Address

https://pepaeducation.com/support-and-education/pepa-online-materials-and-learning-guides/