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News and updates from today's conference, providing essential updates for prescribing at the end of life.
Ali Richards
Senior Lecturer, University of Cumbria
I am a nurse, company director and consultant with expert knowledge of leadership and management development.
EXTENDED SESSION: Non-medical prescribing for pain at the end of life
• so how can you develop, demonstrate and maintain continued competence in nurse Prescribing for pain?
• management of malignant pain
• types of complex pain
• management of pain leading up to End of Life
• case based discussion related to the role of the Inpatient Pain Service and how this can complement the Palliative Care Team or support Hospice care
Ali said "self reported pain is the most reliable indicator that someone is in pain", "as nurses we are acutely aware of small changes, and so are family"
She went on to say " We, as nurses are there to make patients safe, and give them a quality service".
On death Ali said "Death is a part of life and we have to face up to it. When discussing death with patients family, we can cause harm by the language we use and by not being clear - it is really important to be clear".
