Symptom Management in Palliative Care
Completed by Udamulle Hettiwana Dewage Amila Pradeep Kumara Hettiwana
December 26, 2025
9 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Respond to the subjective experience of symptoms and side effects using assessment tools and communication skills
Conduct a pain assessment and provide basic pain management using medication and lifestyle modification
Describe several interventions to help with emotions and coping and the role the palliative care psychiatrist plays in caring for the patient
Define distress and common causes of emotional distress related to life-threatening illness
Skills you will gain
- Category: Communication
- Category: Patient Communication
- Category: Caregiving
- Category: Stress Management
- Category: Mental Health Diseases and Disorders
- Category: Patient Evaluation
- Category: Patient Treatment
- Category: Clinical Assessment
- Category: Psychosocial Assessments
- Category: Pharmacology
- Category: Patient-centered Care
- Category: Pain Management
