Course Title: Deliver care services using a palliative approach

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: VE 2021

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Course Code: NURS5368C

Course Title: Deliver care services using a palliative approach

Important Information:

This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with;

  • CHCAGE005- Provide support to people living with dementia
  • CHCCCS025 Support relationships with carers and families

School: 375T Vocational Design and Social Context

Campus: City Campus

Program: C3401 - Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)

Course Contact: Clare McGlone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 7929

Course Contact Email: clare.mcglone@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 60

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to communicate effectively with clients, colleagues, management and other industry providers.

 

This unit applies to a range of health and community service contexts where workers may communicate face-to-face, in writing or using digital media and work with limited responsibility under direct or indirect supervision.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CHCPAL001 Deliver care services using a palliative approach

Element:

1. Apply principals and aims of a palliative approach when supporting individuals

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Recognise the holistic needs of the person extending over time, not just end-of-life

1.2 Support the person, carers and family to express needs and preferences and report information to supervisor

1.3 Communicate with the person, carers and family in relation to the person’s quality of life, pain and comfort and report information to supervisor

1.4 Respect the family and carers as an integral part of the care team and ensure that they have the information and support needed

Element:

2. Respect the person's preferences for quality of life choices

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Create a supportive environment that encourages the person, carers, family members and/or significant others to share information regarding changing needs and preferences

2.2 Use a non-judgemental approach to ensure the person’s lifestyle, social, spiritual and cultural choices and needs are supported and documented in care plan

2.3 Encourage the person, carer, family and /or significant others to freely discuss spiritual and cultural issues in an open and safe environment within scope of role

2.4 Identify needs and issues outside the scope of your role and refer to supervising colleague

2.5 Communicate with individuals, families, carers and /or significant others in a manner that shows empathy and provides emotional support

Element:

3. Follow the person's advance care directives in the care plan

Performance Criteria:

.1 Interpret and follow advance care directives in the care plan in line with own work role and organisation, legal and ethical requirements

3.2 Comply with end-of-life decisions as documented in the care plan and in keeping with legal requirements

3.3 Report the person’s changing needs and issues, in relation to end-of-life, to the appropriate team member for documentation in the care plan

3.4 Monitor the impact of the person’s end-of-life needs, issues and decisions on families, carers and /or significant others and refer to appropriate member of the care team in line with organisation protocols to ensure they are supported

3.5 Deliver services in a manner that supports the right of individuals to choose the location of their end of life care

Element:

4. Respond to signs of pain and other symptoms

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Observe and document the person’s pain and other symptoms in line with care plan directives and promptly report to appropriate member of the care team

4.2 Implement strategies to manage pain and promote comfort in line with care plan and role

4.3 Regularly evaluate and document effectiveness of implemented strategies

4.4 Refer to appropriate member of staff any misconceptions in the workplace surrounding the use of pain relieving medication

Element:

5. Follow end-of-life care strategies

Performance Criteria:

5.1 Regularly check for any changes on care plan that indicate decisions made by the person have been reviewed

5.2 Provide a supportive environment to the individual, families, carers and /or significant others involved in their care at end-of-life

5.3 Respect and support the person’s preferences and culture when providing end-of-life care according to care plan and role

5.4 Maintain dignity of the person when providing planned end-of-life care and care immediately following death

5.5 Recognise any signs of the person’s imminent death or deterioration and report to appropriate member of care team in line with organisation requirements

5.6 Provide emotional support to other individuals, carers, families and /or significant others when a death has occurred in line with role

Element:

6. Manage own emotional responses and ethical issues

Performance Criteria:

6.1 Follow organisation policies and procedures in relation to managing own emotional responses and ethical issues

6.2 Identify and reflect upon own emotional responses to death and dying and raise and discuss any issues or reactions with supervisor or other appropriate person

6.3 Raise any ethical issues or concerns with supervisor or other appropriate person

6.4 Identify and action self care strategies to address the potential impact of personal responses on self

6.5 Access bereavement care and support of other team members as needed


Learning Outcomes


On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.

 


Details of Learning Activities

Workshops, either face to face or online, where information is shared through talks and discussions, and exercises are conducted to apply learning. Time is spent during workshops for students to work on assessment tasks. It is an expectation that students also work on tasks outside of workshop time


Teaching Schedule

Workshops, either face to face or online, where information is shared through talks and discussions, and exercises are conducted to apply learning. Time is spent during workshops for students to work on assessment tasks. It is an expectation that students also work on tasks outside of workshop time

course Delivery: 

 

Sessions

 Courses

Activities

Session 1 

  • CHCPAL001 Deliver care services using a palliative care approach
  • CHCCCS025 Support relationships with carers and families
  • CHCAGE005 Provide support to people living with dementia.

 

  • Introduction to this cluster of three units
  • describe the principles of person-centred care.
  • care and planning
  • research
  • dementia

Session 2

  • CHCPAL001 Deliver care services using a palliative care approach
  • CHCCCS025 Support relationships with carers and families
  • CHCAGE005 Provide support to people living with dementia.

 

  • definition
  • value/who cares?
  • young carers/income and the workforce
  • carer's wellbeing
  • impacts of care
  • benefits of caring

Session 3

  • CHCPAL001 Deliver care services using a palliative care approach
  • CHCCCS025 Support relationships with carers and familie
  • CHCAGE005 Provide support to people living with dementia.

 

  • impact of caring and workforce participation
  • Gender discrimination
  • Long term impacts/caring for elderly parent/partner/neighbour

Session 4

  • CHCPAL001 Deliver care services using a palliative care approach
  • CHCCCS025 Support relationships with carers and familie
  • CHCAGE005 Provide support to people living with dementia.

 

  • CALD carers
  • transition to a health care facility
  • transition to palliative  care
  • Carer's and family-end of life/grief/palliative
  • Legal and ethical issues
  • carer's leave & rights

Session 5

  • CHCPAL001 Deliver care services using a palliative care approach
  • CHCCCS025 Support relationships with carers and familie
  • CHCAGE005 Provide support to people living with dementia.

 

  • introduction to dementia/facts/types
  • symptoms & indicators/categories
  • Behaviours of concern
  • 5 Major needs/triggers in dementia
  • dealing with & de-escalating behaviours of concern
  • policies/procedures/documentation

Session 6

  • CHCPAL001 Deliver care services using a palliative care approach
  • CHCCCS025 Support relationships with carers and familie
  • CHCAGE005 Provide support to people living with dementia.

 

  • risks/signs of abuse
  • reporting requirements
  • developing good relationships
  • planning /facilitating activities
  • communication

Session 7

  • CHCPAL001 Deliver care services using a palliative care approach
  • CHCCCS025 Support relationships with carers and familie
  • CHCAGE005 Provide support to people living with dementia.

 

  • self-care
  • managing stress
  • introduction to palliative care
  • approach/principles
  • team approach

Session 8

  • CHCPAL001 Deliver care services using a palliative care approach
  • CHCCCS025 Support relationships with carers and familie
  • CHCAGE005 Provide support to people living with dementia.

 

  • Your role
  • dignity vs duty of care
  • communication
  • culture
  • Physiological signs of dying
  • post end life
  • Family and grief
  • Kubler-Ross model
  • advanced care plan
  • End of course info


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

The University Library has extensive resources and provides subject specialist expertise, research advice, help with referencing and support through: 
The learning Lab 
www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/learning-lab 
The Study Support Hub 
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/study-support-hub 
English for uni workshops 
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/workshops/english-uni-workshops


Overview of Assessment

 

 Assessments will include a combination of tasks including knowledge questions and case study analysis.


Assessment Tasks

 

Students enrolled in Vocational Education and Training qualifications are assessed for Competency. To be assessed as Competent means you have consistently demonstrated the required knowledge and skills to a standard expected in the workplace. To be assessed as Competent in this course, you will need to complete each assessment task to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback from the teacher at the conclusion of each assessment task.
You should refer to the assessment brief which is available through Canvas for a full assessment criterion.

Results that apply to courses that are delivered and assessed in accordance with competency-based assessments are:
CA - Competency Achieved
NYC - Not Yet Competent
DNS - Did not submit for assessment 

 

Assessment task 1 Knowledge assessment tasks short-answer assessment task 

Broken into 3 parts of 10, 13, and 11 questions

 

Assessment task 2 This practical assessment will allow you to demonstrate your ability to: 

Assess and acknowledge the role and importance of carers and family members for the resident 

Identify the knowledge and skills of the carer that complement the role of the worker 

Contribute to team discussions on support planning and review 

Take action to minimise the likelihood of and reduce the impact of behaviours on the resident and others. 

 

Assessment task 3 

This simulated role play assessment will allow you to demonstrate your skills and knowledge to provide person-centred care and support to people living with dementia.

 Assessment task 4 demonstrate your ability to manage the end of life stage for a resident 

There are three parts to this task.

Parts one and two comprise role plays. In part one you are required to adopt the role of a Personal Care Assistant and provide care to a resident of an aged care facility according to their palliative care plan.

 

Part two is an extension or continuation of the role play in which you meet with the family of the resident. In this meeting you are required to respectfully introduce yourself, use appropriate communication strategies, create a supportive environment for the family and respect the consent profile resident’s palliative care plan.

 

In part three you are required to respond to a series of questions to confirm your knowledge related to delivering care services using a palliative approach.

 

Assessment task 5 

This product assessment task is the final of five assessment tasks you need to complete satisfactorily, in order to be deemed competent for this unit. 

This assessment will allow you to demonstrate your knowledge of dementia (including younger onset dementia), its diagnosis, treatment, purposeful activities, hygiene and self-care strategies to support and sustain your wellbeing as a professional health care worker.

 


Assessment Matrix

The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency. 

The assessment matrix is located in Canvas, at the end of each assessment task. 

Other Information

Please refer to the RMIT student page for extensive information about study support, assessment, extensions, appeals and a range of other matters: rmit.edu.au/students 

Attendance
It is strongly advised that you attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency.

Applying for an Extension
Extension of time for assessment tasks may be granted where circumstances beyond your control prevent submission by the published due date. Speak with your teacher or course coordinator regarding applying for an extension.

Applying for Special Consideration
If you are seeking an extension of more than seven calendar days (from the original due date) you must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form, preferably prior to, but no later than two working days after the official due date. Late applications will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances. For information about Special Consideration and how to apply, see:
http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration

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If you are even in doubt about how to properly cite a reference, consult your lecturer or the academic integrity website:http://www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity

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