- lectures; - group exercises on NANDA-NIC-NOC planning for complex end-of-life care needs; - group exercises on interviews to correctly identify CARE SETTINGS within the CP network; - screening of audiovisual material on the grieving process.
Contents
Historical notes, definition, and fundamental principles of palliative care, its network and access methods. Italian legislation, including Law No. 38/2010 and Law 219/2017, corporate documents on the palliative care network, the "Core Curriculum for the Palliative Care Nurse," and the "Charter of Rights for the Dying."
Nursing care for individuals and their families during the end-of-life phase.
Ability to recognize and identify complex care needs, plan appropriate treatment interventions, and assess the expected outcome.
The concept of "total pain," pain therapy, and knowledge of palliative sedation (definition, indications, principles, administration methods, purpose, and monitoring).
Recognizing signs of impending death, comfort interventions in the final hours of life, care of the deceased, principles for "good accompaniment" and a "good death."
The mourning process, K. Ross's stages of mourning, family support, and stress-coping reactions to bereavement.