Constipation in Palliative Care
50m
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Course Overview
Constipation can cause significant pain and discomfort to the individual experiencing it and is one of the most common concerns for patients who are receiving palliative care. This Course focuses on the assessment and management of constipation in palliative care so as to reduce discomfort and improve quality of life.
Topics include:
- Causes and symptoms of constipation
- Assessment of bowel function
- Nursing management of constipation
Target audience
All healthcare professionals, particularly nurses working in palliative care, aged care, and acute and community care settings.
Purpose
Assist health professionals in the application of best available evidence and expert opinion for the assessment and management of constipation in palliative care.
Need
Constipation is a clinically significant cause of distress for people receiving palliative care and family members who care for them.
With sound assessment, we can identify a constellation of strategies to address the management of constipation in those receiving palliative care. The need for education in the causes of, approaches to assessment of, and intervention strategies for constipation is required.
Learning Outcomes
- Explain the significance of constipation in palliative care
- Describe how the bowel function of a person receiving palliative care may be assessed
- Identify management strategies for constipation in the person with advanced disease
Disclosure
No conflict of interest exists for anyone in the position to control content for this activity. Wherever possible, generic or non-proprietary names of medications or products have been used.
Educator
John Rosenberg
Dr John Rosenberg is a Registered Nurse with a clinical background in community-based palliative care. He has worked as an educator and researcher in care of people at the end of life. John was responsible for the development of the postgraduate Chronic Disease Management and Palliative Care suite of courses at the University of Queensland School of Nursing and Midwifery. He is a co-author of the Framework of Competency Standards for Specialist Palliative Care Nursing Practice. John is the immediate past President of Palliative Care Nurses Australia Inc., the peak body for nurses in Australia caring for people at the end of life. He was the inaugural Director of the Calvary Centre for Palliative Care Research in Canberra with the Australian Catholic University. John currently works as a Research Fellow in the Centre for Research Excellence in End of Life Care at Queensland University of Technology.
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Mary McDonald
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Very good
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Anna kasprzak
Well presented lecture. Valued information about constipation in pall care have been shared. Thank you
Christina Kansakar
very informative
Ranilo Martinez
Constipation in palliative care is a day to day experience in my place of work.
Helen Sebastian
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Kabita Ghimire
Great knowledge.
Jennifer Jessop
This information was informative and presented in a basic manner
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