Symptom Management in Palliative Care
Completed by Shamelle Lopez
January 21, 2026
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: Mental Health Diseases and Disorders
- Category: Pain Management
- Category: Patient Education and Support
- Category: Patient Communication
- Category: Clinical Assessment
- Category: Patient Evaluation
- Category: Stress Management
- Category: Communication
- Category: Psychosocial Assessments
- Category: Patient Treatment
- Category: Caregiving
- Category: Pharmacology
