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

Teaching methods

This course contains two modules and includes orientation 3.4.2024 (compusory), 5 lectures, simulation, independent assignments, active particitipation to disscussions in canvas and MAPA .(24.1 groub A, 26.1 groub B) COMPULSORY

Module Seriosly ill patient 2,5 c2 (Kirsi Tulus)

Mapa 0,5 cr(Marina Arvonen)

Module Palliative care 2cr (Marina Arvonen)

HUOM! Canvas is going to be open two weeks before course start (There is pre assignment in Canvas!)

Exam schedules

Orientation 3.4.2024 (compulsory)

Look schedules of compulsory simulations and MAPA!

Student workload

5 cr = 135h

Nursing care of seriously ill patient 3 cr

- Pre Assignment in Canvass before orientationn!!!
-Orientation (campus) 4h,(compulsory.)
- Fluid treatment lecture 4 h
-simulaation 4h/student (compulsory)
Poster asignment (20h)
Online courses (4h)


Palliative care 2 cr
-lectures 4 x4h
-discussion about ethical issues (canvas)
-assignment about symptom care
-assignment about facing death
-Palliative YleSh exam (kampus) 1,5h Marina

-MAPA 8h
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Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

Prior to this course, module 1,2,3 theory studies must be completed and module 4 theories mostly completed.