Palliative Care Support
| Award Name | Level 5 Component Award (Level 5 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Minor |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| NFQ Level | Level 5 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Component Award (Level 5 NFQ) | Minor | QQI | Level 5 NFQ |
Duration
10 Weeks. Wednesday 18:30 to 21:30.
Entry Requirements
Learners must be aged 18 and over.
No previous experience required.
Find out more about the type of people who take our courses.
Further information
Contact the college for the next start date
Telephone 022 433 09
email info@mallowcollege.ie or helpdesk@nightschool.ie
Online: Live video-conferencing on Google Meet, email tutor support, free Google Docs and Microsoft Office Online, study notes and course materials online on Moodle.
€175.00
*€165.00 with online discount, €122.50 for Social Welfare/PUP, €122.50 for Old Age Pension recipients, €105.00 for current and just graduated Mallow campus day students, FREE on the Training Support Grant.
Palliative Care Support QQI Level 5 Certificate 5N3769.
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skills and competence to enable them to care for and address the needs of a person and their family after the diagnosis of a life-limiting illness, in a dignified, inclusive and holistic manner.
Learning Outcomes
Discuss the philosophy and principles of palliative care.
Summarise the structure and organisation of palliative care services to include the role played by the multi-disciplinary team and diverse family structures in the provision of care for a terminally ill person.
Discuss the role of the support worker in the promotion of key issues such as life quality, selfesteem, respect, privacy and dignity in palliative care work.
Explore different attitudes to death and dying to include an understanding of individual patterns of grief, bereavement and loss.
Employ a range of communication strategies and processes which are central to the work in palliative care.
Apply a person-centered approach to caring for a person in the last days of their life to include the provision of supportive and holistic care promoting safety, dignity, respect and comfort.
Respond appropriately to the needs of the person who is confused in the last days of life.
Work effectively and with great sensitivity in relation to the dying person and their significant others in a palliative care setting.
Use the range of skills required from a palliative support worker in relation to end of life care.
5N3769 Palliative Care Support
Award
QQI 5N3769 Palliative Care Support, Level 5 (part of 5M4468)
Mallow Campus: Night School @ Mallow College, West End, Annabella, Mallow, Co. Cork, P51 P732
Phone 022-43030 Fax 022-22742
Contacts
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