Topic
Palliative care in residential aged care
Content
This module uses a case-based scenario to help you learn about CareSearch and palliAGED resources to help you provide better clinical care for older people in residential aged care who are coming to the end of their life. The module focuses on:
- recognising dying
- communicating with families at this time
- relieving physical symptoms
- managing nutrition and hydration at the end of life.
Depth
Beginner
Target audience
Aged care workers and students
Time to complete
Less than one hour
Authors
CareSearch staff
Comments
Other topics in the CareSearch My Learning series include:
- New to palliative care?
- Allied health
- Carers
- Using online information
- Knowledge translation
- Searching for evidence
- Finding clinical evidence
- Disseminating research findings
Most modules use case stories that highlight common clinical scenarios and how to manage them using evidence-based resources in CareSearch.
Registration required
No
Payment required
No
Student support
No
Certificate
Yes after completing the module and answering the review quiz
Country of origin
Australia
Web Address
https://www.caresearch.com.au/Portals/20/Captivate/MyLearning/Aged-Care/index.html
Page updated 27 February 2024