Principles and Practice of Palliative and End-of-Life Care Individual Modules
University of StaffordshireCentre for Health Innovation Stafford, United Kingdom
Course overview
Develop the concepts and definitions of palliative and end of life care that you need to provide the best service in your career as a health professional and gain an understanding of the nature and relief of suffering from physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual perspectives. In this module, you will explore current policy development in palliative and end of life care both locally and nationally and current legal, ethical and professional issues in palliative and end of life care. You will be given the tools to acknowledge the physical and psychological responses to loss and bereavement, as well as the decision making and techniques to sensitively and thoughtfully converse with patients of all ages on topics including end of life decisions.
The module will also address the common core principles for holistic palliative and end of life care through effective holistic assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for patients in a variety of practice settings. On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: Individual Modules Principles and Practice of Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Key highlights
- Explores relief of suffering from physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual perspectives
- Covers local and national palliative and end-of-life care policy
- Examines legal, ethical and professional issues in end-of-life care
- Builds skills for sensitive end-of-life conversations with patients of all ages
- Addresses physical and psychological responses to loss and bereavement
- Develops holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care
Entry requirements
- IELTS: 6 — 6.0 Most courses require IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component, or an equivalent approved English language qualification. Some courses have higher entry criteria, so check the course-specific entry requirements.
Scholarships
Care Leavers and Estranged Students
Applicants who have been in local authority or foster care can recevie a one-off higher education bursary of £2,000 from your local authority, which is paid in instalments.
Up to £2,000Disabled Students Allowance
DSA provides extra support for those students who incur extra course costs as a direct result of their disability.
Horizon Fund Bursary
£2,000 1st year undergraduate (Level 4).
Up to £2,000SMART Scholarship
The SMART scholarship represents a £3,000 discount that will be applied to every year of your tuition fees (this excludes placement years).
Up to £3,000
Careers this course leads to
- Registered Nurse
- Palliative Care Nurse
- Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care
- Community Nurse
- Hospice Nurse
- Allied Health Professional
Cost of study
UK/Home: £1,045 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Staffordshire, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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