Nursing Care of Seriously Ill and Palliative Patients (5 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- use evidence-based information and recommendations in decision-making related to nursing care of seriously ill or palliative care patients
- apply their knowledge of serious illnesses when supporting the patient's functional capacity, rehabilitation and coping
- identify the needs and special features related to interation and guidance when the patient is seriously ill
- describe the significance of suffering, quality of life and the overall treatment in the care of seriously ill or palliative patients
- describe the procedures and principles related to the confirmation of death
- describe the importance of the significant others in the care of seriously ill patients and the methods of supporting them
- implement rehabilitation and coping of a seriously ill patient as part of a multiprofessional network
- analyse the support given to seriously ill patient in rehabilitation and coping in a client-oriented care and care impact perspectives
- describe the special features associated with medication treatment of seriously ill or palliative patients
- utilise the evidence-based information and recommendations in the care of seriously ill or palliative patients
- analyse ethical and legal perspectives related to the end of life
- integrate their own personal competence as set out in the national competence requirements for nurses

Materials

Lecture material
Canvas material

Palliative care ylesh exam material:

Finnish study material:
Aaltonen, M., Saarto, T., Hänninen, J., Antikainen, R. & Vainio, A. 2015. Palliatiivinen hoito. Duodecim, 3., uudistettu painos. S. 255-310, 10-41, 45-87, 182-188, 214-24.
Hänninen, J., Vainio, A., Antikainen, R., Ripatti, T. Schmidt, H. & Saarto, T. 2018. Palliatiivisen hoidon hyvät käytännöt. Duodecim. 1. painos. S. 8-12, 22-29, 140.
Käypä hoito -suositus. Palliatiivinen hoito ja saattohoito. 4.10.2019. https://www.kaypahoito.fi/hoi50063.
Surkka, T., Mattila, K-P., Åstedt-Kurki, P., Kylmä, J. & Kaunonen, M. 2015. Palliatiivinen hoitotyö; parantumattomasti sairas ja hänen perheensä. Fioca. S. 7-156.
Terveyskylä-palliatiivinen talo: https://www.terveyskyla.fi/palliatiivinentalo.

English study material:
Ferrell, B. & Paice, JA. (ed). 2019. Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing.

Teaching methods

The course includes scheduled teaching both on campus and in Canvas. On-campus face-to-face sessions primarily consist of lessons, workshops and simulations. Attendance is mandatory for workshops and simulations.This course contains two modules.

Module Seriosly ill patient 2,5 cr
Mapa 0,5 cr
Module Palliative care 2cr

Completion alternatives

none

Student workload

5 cr = 135h. One cr is about 26,7 hours student work

Content scheduling

Nursing care of seriously ill patient and palliative care
-Orientation (campus) 4h,(compulsory.)
- Lectures 6x4h
-simulation day 8h
- Poster asignment (20h)
- Online courses (4h)
-Palliative YleSh exam (kampus) 1,5h
-MAPA 8h

Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

Prior to this course, module 1-4 theory studies must be completed