Cancer Patient's Nursing (2 cr)
Code: TH00BV28-3003
General information
- Enrollment
- 02.12.2022 - 31.12.2022
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 02.01.2023 - 12.02.2023
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 2 cr
- Local portion
- 2 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Health and Well-being
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing
- Teachers
- Isa Öhberg
- Course
- TH00BV28
Evaluation scale
H-5
Objective
Cancer patient’s nursing 2 ECTS SYHO
The study unit is arranged entirely in English
Objectives
• Students will understand cancer as a disease and identify the factors related to early diagnosis and prevention of cancer
• Students will know different methods of treating and monitoring cancer how common types of cancer are diagnosed
• Students will know how to provide cancer patients with symptomatic and humane nursing services
• Students will know how to perform safe pharmacotherapy and how to pay attention to their personal occupational safety
• Students will know how to support and guide the functional capacity, well-being and quality of life of cancer patients and how to work with customers and their family members as a member of a multiprofessional team
Content
Contents
• Factors affecting the pathogenesis of cancer and the epidemiology of cancer
• Development of cancer
• Common types of cancer and how to diagnose them
• Cancer prevention and treatment
• Nutrition of cancer patients
• Symptomatic treatment of cancer patients (medicated and unmedicated)
• Cancer, partners and sexuality
• Lifestyles as a means of supporting recovery from cancer
• Rehabilitation and monitoring of cancer patients
• Psychosocial support of cancer patients
• Safe cytostatic therapy and occupational safety, infusion port
• Pain medication and how to use an automatic dosing pump
Materials
- Ahonen et al. 2019. Kliininen hoitotyö. SanomaPro Oy. Sivut: 127-163, 404-425. (tai vastaavat aiheet Syöpätaudit-kirjasta ? saatavilla oppiportista)
- Videoluennot, tukimateriaali, tunneilla käydyt asiat
- Esitykset, ohjaustilanteet
Teaching methods
Lähi- ja verkko-opetusta, tehtäviä, luokassa tapahtuvaa harjoittelua, pienryhmätyöskentelyä, tentti
Student workload
2op = 54t opiskelijan työtä
Evaluation methods and criteria
Läsnäolo (hyv/hyl)
Etukäteistehtävät tehty ja palautettu ajallaan (hyv/hyl)
Potilasohjaustilanne (hyv/hyl)
Hoitomenetelmä ja syöpäsairausesitys (hyv/hyl)
Lääkelaskut (hyv/hyl)
Luokkaharjoittelu (hyv/hyl)
Vertaisryhmäarviointi (0-5) painokerroin 1
Tentti (0-5) painokerroin 2
Further information
Sisätautipotilaan tai kirurgisen potilaan hoitotyön opinnot on pitänyt suorittaa hyväksytyksi ennen syöpähoitotyön opintojaksoa, samoin kl. harjoittelu.