Nursing Care of Seriously Ill and Palliative Patients (5 cr)
Code: SN00BS49-3006
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 - 30.07.2026
The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- 20 Sosiaali- ja terveysala
- Campus
- Laurea Otaniemi
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 10 - 40
- Degree programmes
- SNG Degree Programme in Nursing (SNG), Laurea Otaniemi
- Teachers
- Miska Mustonen
- SH 3 Virtuaali
- Heidi Jokinen
- Teacher in charge
- Anu Sinisalo
- Groups
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SNG222SNDegree Programme in Nursing, daytime studies, S22, Otaniemi
- Study unit
- SN00BS49
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