End of Life Care, Palliative Care and bereavement

 End of Life Care, Palliative Care and dealing with Bereavement

· What is meant by palliative care and end of life care

· Legal framework 

· Explore person centred care

· Explore different types of pain

· Explore the stages of grief

· Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

· Importance of communication

· Responses and coping mechanisms

· Duty of care, privacy, dignity and respect 

· Cultural awareness and adopting a non-judgmental approach

· Supporting the person before, during and after death

· Understanding grief

· Recording and reporting