Reducing variables, enhance ownership: solutions to a messy roster
GeriCare provides telemedicine services and physical visits to 8 nursing homes (NHs) so as to reduce emergency visits and length of hospital stay. It was difficult and time consuming to coordinate the monthly rosters due to different requirements from NHs and doctors' service days. The aim is to create a roster that is less time consuming to plan and easy for the NHs and doctor to follow.
Palliative Care Course for Long-Term Care Nurses
The Palliative Care Course for Long-Term Care Nurses is an 8-week palliative care education program aimed at improving palliative care practices for nurses working in community settings. It aims to build and enhance the professional confidence and competence of these nurses to manage nursing home residents with palliative care needs. In this course, participants will learn the important principles of palliative care nursing. It provides training on the following topics: symptoms management, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual care, application of medical and nursing ethics, and the skill sets to communicate effectively with residents, family members, and healthcare team.
Learning Objectives:
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To recognise and manage the symptoms of residents in palliative and end-of-life care
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To support the residents' and their families' concerns and other issues by coordinating care across different healthcare settings and able to inform them of the available resources for palliative and end-of-life care
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To effectively communicate with residents, family, and healthcare team to provide holistic assessment, management and follow-up cases requiring palliative and end-of-life care
Target Learners:
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Registered nurses and Enrolled nurses
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Class size: 16-20 participants
Teaching Methods:
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Instructors-led training activities
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Team-based learning
Assessment Methods:
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Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
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Multiple-choice tests
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Clinical competency logbook
Duration:
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36 hours, excluding final OSCE
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Once a week
Trainers:
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A/Prof James Low, Senior Consultant, / Director, GeriCare, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
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Dr. Laurence Tan, Consultant, Department of Geriatric Medicine/ Deputy Director, GeriCare, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital