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Topic 6: Terminal care and bereavement support
To provide care at the terminal phase for a person with a life-limiting condition, it is important to understand that experiences are different for everyone and individual goals of care determines the approach.
Overview
Topic 6: Terminal care and bereavement support describes how to recognise when someone is dying and developing a plan of care for this phase based on a revised assessment of their preferences and care needs. For the purpose of this resource, the terminal phase will be the last 48 hours of life.
Aims & Objectives
After completing this topic, you should be able to:
- recognise the terminal phase of a life-limiting condition
- identify person-centred goals of care in the terminal phase of a life-limiting condition
- outline cultural, ethical and legal considerations in the terminal phase of a life-limiting condition
- develop an understanding of providing care after death
- identify strategies for providing support to bereaved families and carers.
Sessions
6.1 Recognising the terminal phase |
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6.2 Reviewing goals of care in the terminal phase |
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6.3 After death care |
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6.4 Bereavement |
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