Supportive Care for Adults
- Critically discuss the provision of end of life care for adults in the context of socio-economic, societal and political influences
- Critically analyse the role of the nurse in providing culturally sensitive end of life care that is responsive to the needs of individuals, groups and communities
- Critically appraise professional, legal and ethical aspects of end of life care
- Develop a critical understanding of pain and symptom management in the last days/hours of life
- Define loss, grief and bereavement and ascertain appropriate therapeutic interventions when providing care before and after death
- Critically reflect on professional experiences when caring for people at the end of life and recognise how professional values and assumptions may affect care delivery
Maximum of 400 words
