Syllabus
1. Introduction, history and current state of palliatice care in CZ and abroad.
2. Pain and other symptoms at the end of life.
3. Psychologicala and spiritual needs, communication with dying patient and his family.
4. Excursion into hospice facility.
5. Ethical issues at the end of life.
Annotation
Elective subject taught at the 2nd year of the nursing programme. Introduction into the problematic of care of terminally ill patients and their relatives.