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Palliative Nursing (2 cr)

Code: TH00BV98-3004

General information


Enrollment
27.07.2024 - 25.10.2024
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
11.11.2024 - 22.12.2024
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 Emergency Care
Teachers
Jenni Suominen
Course
TH00BV98

Realization has 3 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 8 h 0 min.

Time Topic Location
Fri 15.11.2024 time 08:00 - 10:00
(2 h 0 min)
Info + luento, Palliatiivinen hoitotyö TH00BV98-3004
Zoom
Fri 22.11.2024 time 08:00 - 11:00
(3 h 0 min)
Simulaatio, Palliatiivinen hoitotyö TH00BV98-3004
ICT_B3039 Hoitotyö 1
ICT_A3058 Ensihoito
Fri 13.12.2024 time 08:00 - 11:00
(3 h 0 min)
Seminaari, Palliatiivinen hoitotyö TH00BV98-3004
Zoom
Changes to reservations may be possible.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Objectives
• Students will acknowledge how they personally view incurable conditions and death
• Students will know how to explain the key concepts of palliative care and end-of-life care, how they are related to each other and how to apply this information in their work
• Students will know how to plan, carry out, assess and document the treatment and management of the symptoms and pain of patients in palliative care and how to counsel the patient and their family members by taking individual needs into account
• Students will know the principles and modes of administering pain medication and how to apply unmedicated pain management methods
• Students will know how to face, support and see to the needs of patients and their family members in a comprehensive manner and how to apply physical presence as a mode of support
• Students will know how to perform end-of-life care and postmortem care in a dignified manner by taking the family members of the deceased into account

Content

Content
• Basics of palliative care, treatment policies and restrictions, predictive treatment plan
• Pain and symptomatic treatment in palliative care: total pain, pain indicators, pain medication, unmedicated treatment, shortness of breath, oral symptoms, constipation, fatigue, anxiety
• Comprehensive support for the patient and their family members: family-oriented approach, mental support, existential support, grief and hope
• Interaction and meetings: meeting patients and their family members, active interaction and communications
• End-of-life care: acknowledging that death is near, supporting the patient and their family members, nursing and symptomatic treatment of a dying patient, postmortem nursing
• Multiprofessional teamwork and self-reflection

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