Registered nurses

Registered nurses are the health care professionals who see community-based palliative care patients most frequently.

They can promote effective symptom management by using caring@home resources.

Download carer and nurse resources here

Resources to support you:

Online education modules for nurses - The online education modules aim to educate nurses about how to train carers to manage breakthrough symptoms safely using subcutaneous medicines.
palliMEDS - An app to familiarise primary care prescribers with eight palliative care medicines that have been endorsed by the Australian & New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine (ANZSPM) for management of terminal symptoms.
Medicine handling guidelines - The Guidelines for the handling of palliative care medicines in community services, developed in collaboration with NPS Medicinewise, can be used by community service providers to inform the development of detailed protocols and procedures tailored to the requirements of individual services.
A consensus-based list of medicines suitable for the management of terminal symptoms in community and residential aged care facilities in Australia (169kb pdf)
Introducing caring@home resources PowerPoint - This presentation may be used when introducing the caring@home resources into your service. (4MB ppt)
Conducting education for a carer PowerPoint - This presentation can be used to conduct face-to-face education sessions with nurses rather than requiring nurses to complete the online education modules developed as a part of the caring@home resources. (15MB ppt)
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Page last updated 21 January 2021