Nursing Care of Seriously Ill and Palliative Patients (5 cr)
Code: SH00BT07-3030
General information
- Enrollment
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24.11.2025 - 30.11.2025
Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
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01.01.2026 - 31.07.2026
The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 2.5 cr
- Virtual proportion
- 2.5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Unit
- 20 Sosiaali- ja terveysala
- Campus
- Laurea Otaniemi
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 40
- Degree programmes
- Sairaanhoitajakoulutus (SHG2), Laurea Otaniemi (Finnish)
- Teachers
- Miska Mustonen
- Marina Arvonen
- Anne Kokko
- Meri Vuorinen
- Pia Lahtinen
- Kirsi Leinonen
- Kaija Marttila
- Teacher in charge
- Anne Kokko
- Groups
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SHG223SASairaanhoitajakoulutus, monimuotototeutus, S23, Otaniemi
- Study unit
- SH00BT07
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
Evaluation scale
H-5