This unit must be assessed in line with Skills for Health Assessment Principles.
Symptoms can include:
• Physical eg.
- Pain
- Breathlessness/dyspnoea
- Coughing
- Itching
- Haemoptysis
- Terminal respiratory secretions
- Nausea
• Psychological eg. Agitation, anxiety, depression
Individual refers to someone requiring care or support; it will usually mean the person or people supported by the learner
Methods may include:
• Comfort measures which can include physical and psychological
• Pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods
Preferences may be based on:
• beliefs
• values
• culture
Others may include:
• Team members
• Other colleagues