Nursing Cancer Patients (1 cr)
Code: TH00CJ52-3002
General information
- Enrollment
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19.02.2024 - 26.02.2024
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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26.02.2024 - 26.03.2024
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 1 cr
- Local portion
- 1 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Health and Well-being
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Midwifery
- Teachers
- Anu Nousiainen
- Course
- TH00CJ52
Evaluation scale
H-5
Content scheduling
Syöpäpotilaan hoitotyö 1op
Syöppotilaan hoidossa käytettävät hoitotoimenpiteet ja auttamismenetelmät
Syöpähoitojen turvallinen toteuttaminen
Syövän hoidon nykytilanne
Objective
The student:
• Understands cancer as a disease and identifies factors affecting cancer prevention and early detection
• Can diagnose the most common cancers, and knows the most common forms of treatment and follow-up methods for cancer
• Students can 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
• Nutrition of cancer patients
• Symptomatic treatment of cancer patients (medicated and unmedicated)
• Cancer, partners and sexuality
• 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: s.127-163, 404-425. (or similar topics from the book Syöpataudit, which is available in Terveysportti).
• Videoluennot / luentoslaidit, oheismateriaali
• Posteri- / seminaari-esitykset
Teaching methods
Etäopetus, tehtävät ,seminaari, tentti yhditetty palliatiivinen hoitotyö
Exam schedules
Mahdolliset poissaolot suoritetaan toisen luokan kanssa.
Uusintakoe on perinteinen paperitentti ja ajankohta sovitaan opettajan kanssa erikseen.
Opintojakso on suoritettava kokonaisuudessaan vuoden sisällä.
Student workload
1op = 27h opiskelijan työtä, josta 4h etäluento, 4h seminaariesitykset, 1h tentti, 18h oppimateriaaliin tutustuminen.
Further information
Sisätautipotilaan tai kirurgisen potilaan hoitotyön opinnot on pitänyt suorittaa hyväksytyksi ennen syöpähoitotyön opintojaksoa.