Course fees
£150.00
16 Jul 2026 (Available)
Apply by: 02 Jul 2026
July 2026
Face to face (9am-4pm)
Attendance dates: 16 Jul 2026
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Course overview
Overview of the Session
This programme for registered nurses aims to increase confidence and skills needed for nursing patients with palliative and end-of-life care needs in general settings. It is designed to build knowledge, confidence, and compassion in generalist nursing practice.
Content:
· Reflective introduction to the day
· Principles of palliative and end of life care
· Orientation to tools and documents commonly encountered
· Communication skills and difficult conversations
· Holistic assessment and care
· Recognising dying
· Principles of symptom management
· Non-pharmacological and pharmacological approaches
· Use of Syringe drivers
· Self-care and debriefing
Learning aims:
To increase the depth of understanding about palliative and end of life care. To improve clinical knowledge and skills in communication, difficult conversations, documentation, holistic care, symptom management, pharmacological principles and self-care.
Course details
Prerequisites
This course is for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals
Bournemouth Gateway Building is the home of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. Its 10,000 square metres of space has created a unified base for the faculty’s education, research and office activities, which previously took place across several buildings in the Lansdowne area. It is open and accessible to all BU students, staff and the community.
We have a long and close association with health and social care practice partners across the region and enjoy close relationships with Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Dorset and District Hospitals (Yeovil and Salisbury) and Dorset County Hospital.
We are an established, vibrant and supportive academic community of staff, clinical practitioners, students and service users. Our team of highly qualified nursing staff and social scientists are committed to developing the next generation of outstanding, skilled and compassionate practitioners, having been engaged in developing the nursing workforce for over 25 years.
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