Palliative Care for Nurses- Enhancing knowledge and skills to improve care and outcomes for patients/residents with life limiting illnesses-13th October, 2026

Eligible to attend: Registered General Nurses in all settings

Time: 08.30-1600

Location: Classroom based

Aim: This course aims to provide registered nurses with an understanding of the principles of palliative care and their application in practice.

It provides participants an opportunity to enhance their understanding and skills in palliative care via up-to-date knowledge, reflection and discussion.

The programme focuses on the alleviation of physical symptoms but also addresses the psychosocial, spiritual and emotional needs of individuals with life limiting conditions.

On completing this course nurses will be able to:

• Define palliative care and discuss the role of the nurse within the multidisciplinary team
• Discuss the assessment and management of pain including choice of analgesia and explain the concept of total pain.
• Demonstrate understanding of opioid conversions.
• Discuss the pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of delirium, dyspnoea and excess respiratory tract secretions.
• Recognise when a patient/resident is approaching end of life and discuss, communication, psychological, social and spiritual care of the patient and family.
• Identify the palliative care competencies required by nurses when providing palliative approach as set out by the Palliative Care Competence Framework HSE 2014

Accreditation/ CPD:

6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) approved by An Bord Altranais agus Cnaimhseachais na hEireann (The Nurse and Midwifery Board of Ireland)