Hospice Whanganui provides Education to other health and social providers in Whanganui. Please get in touch to register.
Hospice provides a range of courses for registered and non-registered health and social services professionals. Below is a brief summary of our courses, but we encourage you to please get in touch with us with any questions. We’d love to see you at one of our trainings!
Palliative Care for Caregivers – No Cost
This is a 2-part course (3 hours each) specifically designed for professionals working with whānau in health settings, whether this is in the home, resthome facilities or hospital. Course content includes:
- Principles of Palliative Care
- Understanding Pain and other common symptoms
- Communicating with and supporting the dying person and their whānau
- Caring in the last days of life
- Understanding loss and grief
T34 Syringe Driver Competency – $25 pp
This is a 3-hour course (2 hours online, 1 hour practical) for registered and enrolled nurses on the purpose of a syringe driver and how to prepare, administer and monitor the driver. Online modules must be completed before undertaking the practical training component. Course content includes:
- Theoretical and practical skills required for Registered Nurses to manage syringe drivers
- For Enrolled Nurses to be competent in second-checking
Syringe Driver Awareness
This is a 2-hour (30 minutes online, 1.5 hours practical) course designed for Healthcare Professionals
Please complete the following form to express your interest in one of our courses and someone will get back to you.