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

Location and time

Tikkurila Campus

Materials

Palliatiivinen:
Saarto, T. ym. (toim.) 2015. Palliatiivinen hoito.. Duodecim Oppiportti.
Palliatiivinen hoito ja saattohoito.. Käypä hoito -suositus 2019.
Saarto, T. & asiantuntijatyöryhmä. 2017. Palliatiivisen hoidon ja saattohoidon järjestäminen.
Terveyskylä, Palliatiivinen talo

Teaching methods

Orientation (compulsory attendance)
Lectures
Group work
Independent Canvas work
Simulation (required)
MAPA Recap (required)

Module Nursing of Seriously Ill Patients 2,5 ECTS
Mapa refresher course 0,5 ECTS
Module Palliative Care Nursing 2 ECTS

N.B! Canvas opens approximately two weeks before the start of the implementation (pre-assignment in Canvas) Answering is part of the approved completion of the course.

Completion alternatives

It is not possible to fully credit the course with previous studies. The theoretical studies of the palliative part of the course can be recognised as evidence of competence in previous studies. Contact the teacher in charge of the course in this case. Orientation is still mandatory for everyone.

Student workload

5 cr = 135h

Nursing of a seriously ill patient 2,5 ECTS credits

-Pre-assignment before the first lecture of the course!!!
-Orientation lecture (campus) 4h, debriefing of the preliminary assignment, instructions for the assignments included in the course. Mandatory attendance!
--simulation (mandatory attendance) 8h
ICF mission
Seminar 8h

-MAPA 8h


Palliative Care Nursing 2 ECTS
- lectures 4 x4h close/zoom
-ethics discussion (canvas)
-the task and presentation of symptom treatment
-Facing death mission
-Palliative YleSh exam (campus) 1,5h

Evaluation scale

H-5