Heart Education Awareness Resource and Training through eLearning (HEARTe)


7. Palliative care

Learning outcomes

  • Identify an awareness of triggers that may suggest a declining change in the persons overall condition.
  • Review the evidence available to support the holistic assessment influencing the delivery of supportive palliative care for persons living and dying from advancing cardiac disease.
  • Recognise the unique contribution of the Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT) in optimising person centred care.

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Introduction

Module authors Module lead Yvonne Millerick Lead Nurse Lecturer for the Heart Failure Palliative Care “Caring Together” Programme, a partnership...

Bill: Part 1

Meet Bill This picture introduces Bill, 3 months before his hospital admission. Bill is a 74-year old retired teacher. He...

Bill: Part 2

Bill’s journey continues The path below is being used to help visualise Bill’s journey and the unique contribution that may...

Module test

This is the module test for ‘HEARTe 7. Palliative care in heart disease’. It is strongly recommended that you work through...