PSWs Essentials Online Package 2nd Ed: Digital text, workbook, podcasts, videos

PSW’s Essential Online Package, Second Edition equips learners to provide palliative and end-of-life care for any person and their family. Includes:

Digital text and workbook
Podcasts
Videos

20% discount on orders of 10 packages or more

$111.00

Published Date

July 1, 2020

Length

252 + 80

Language

English

Format

Online

Publisher

Life and Death Matters

The PSWs Essentials Online Package, Second Edition provides students with the resources they need to meet competencies and to confidently and competently provide care for a dying person and their family. all the Life and Death Matters resources in a convenient online format. Students have 24/7 access, and can learn at their pace, on their schedule, using the:

Online text, Integrating a Palliative Approach: Essentials for Personal Support Workers, Second Edition ISBN 978-1-926923-16-1
Online workbook, Integrating a Palliative Approach: Essentials for Personal Support Workers, Second edition ISBN 978-1-926923-17-8
Podcasts — Strengthen communication skills, learn best practice skills with podcasts. Featuring succinct, and engaging role-plays, and informative talks on key palliative care topics.
Videos — Visually engaging videos help establish foundational knowledge of palliative care skills, principles, and practices. This on-demand education provides the ABCs of HPC! Convenient 24/7 access to videos will build the capacity to provide compassionate hospice and palliative care.

Learners will gain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to feel confident and competent when providing palliative and end-of-life care.

PSW Textbook

Chapter 1: Understanding Dying and a Palliative Approach
- People are Mortal, and 100% of us die
- Changes in the way People Die
- Hospice and Palliative Care Begins
- What is Palliative Care
- A Palliative Approach to Care
- Every HCP is Responsible for Care of the Dying Person
Chapter 2: Preparing to Care
- Dying is a Journey – Supporting the Person on Their Journey
- Preparing for the Journey by Sorting Your Baggage
- Supporting an Appropriate Death
- Collaborating with the Team to Build a Safe Environment for Health Care
- Developing Best Practices in Palliative Care
- Preparing to Care by Building a Professional and Ethical Practice
Chapter 3: Using Standardized Tools
- Gathering Information
- Tools for Gathering Information
- Communicating with the Team
- IDEA: Ethical Decision-Making Framework
Chapter 4: Supporting Physical Comfort
- Part 1: Principles and Practices
  - Principles for Supporting Physical Comfort
  - Principles for Using Medications to Support Physical Comfort
  - Medications for Pain Relief
  - Principles for Using Opioids to Manage Pain
  - Fears and Misunderstandings Using Opioids
  - Common Side Effects of Opioids
  - Supporting Physical Comfort with Traditional Healing and Medicines
  - Supporting Physical Comfort with Complementary and Alternative Therapies
  - Basket of Comfort Measures
- Part 2: Common Symptoms
  - Anorexia and Cachexia
  - Changes in Bowel and Bladder Function
  - Dehydration
  - Delirium
  - Depression
  - Difficult Breathing
  - Fatigue
  - Mouth Discomfort
  - Nausea and Vomiting
  - Pain
Chapter 5: Providing Psychosocial Care
- The Holistic Nature of Psychosocial Care
- Transitions with Life-Limiting Illnesses
- Transitions for People Dying with Dementia
- Supporting the Psychosocial Needs of the Dying Person and Family
- Supporting the Dying Person’s Wishes Through to Death
- Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
- Supporting People Experiencing Loss and Grief
- Supporting Children Whose Loved One is Dying
Chapter 6: Caring in the Last Days and Hours
- Preparing to Care
- Physical Changes and Psychosocial Implications
- When Death Occurs
Chapter 7: Caring for You
- The Need for Self-Care
- Self-Care – Buffering the Effects of Caregiving
- Self-Care Practices for Caregivers

PSW Workbook

Chapter 1: Understanding Dying and a Palliative Approach
Chapter 2: Preparing to Care
Chapter 3: Using Standardized Tools
Chapter 4: Supporting Physical Comfort
Chapter 5: Providing Psychosocial Care
Chapter 6: Caring in the Last Days and Hours
Chapter 7: Caring for you!

7 reviews for PSWs Essentials Online Package 2nd Ed: Digital text, workbook, podcasts, videos

Dr. David Kenneth Wright, PhD, RN, CHPCN(C), Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa – 12/09/2021

Stunning artwork, accessible text, relevant case studies, and up-to-date evidence are woven together to stimulate learning and reflection about palliative care philosophy and practice.
Betty Ferrell, PhD, FAAN, FPCN Professor and Director, Nursing Research, City of Hope Medical Center Principal Investigator, the End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) project – 12/09/2021

The second edition of Integrating a Palliative Approach is, in fact, an essential resource for personal support workers. The book continues to be a unique resource providing comprehensive information regarding physical and psychosocial needs.
Zola Goebel, Director, Sprott Shaw College, Lead Curriculum for Health Care Assistant curriculum – 12/09/2021

The section on self-care, an area that students feel they do not need to study, contains concrete information on its importance and ideas for developing a plan for self-care.
Pippa Hawley, B.Med, FRCPC (PM) Head, UBC Division of Palliative Care, and BC Cancer Pain and Symptom Management / Palliative Care Program Medical Leader – 12/09/2021

This text is the resource for PSW education, for work- place education and independent study.
Doris Barwich MD, CCFP (PC), Medical Director, British Columbia Centre for Palliative Care – 12/09/2021

Kath and her team have done a wonderful job of integrating the most up-to-date frameworks for person-centred care and packaged nuggets of wisdom and experience in a digestible, accessible and visually attractive package.
Andrea Leatherdale, RN, BScN, GDPI, PMEd, Professor, Practical Nursing, Centennial College – 12/09/2021

This resource directly acknowledges the valuable role of the PSW as a knowledgeable and integral member of the inter-professional team, it is a ‘must-have’ resource for all front-line caregivers seeking ways to provide excellent care for others, while nourishing their practice for personal fulfilment.
Nadine Valk, BA, MPA, Executive Director / Directrice générale. Champlain Hospice Palliative Care Program – 12/09/2021

[This] edition is a beautiful balance of practical, approachable, and inspirational. The touchstones take various new competency frameworks, breaks them into easily digestible snippets and ties everything together as part of a bigger whole.

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