Palliative Care Nursing (1 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Online discussion of videos
Nurse's medicine calculation
Seminar Presentations
Online course in hospice care
PAHO exam
Simulation of the encounter

Objective

The student:

• Recognises their own attitude towards incurable illness and death
• Can explain the key issues of palliative care and terminal care
• Students can plan, carry out, assess and document the treatment and management of the symptoms and pain of patients in palliative care and can 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 can perform end-of-life care and postmortem care in a dignified manner by taking the family members of the deceased into account

Content

Contents

• 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
• Supporting patients and loved ones: family-centred approach, psychological 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

Materials

- Palliatiivinen hoito ja saattohoito. Käypä hoito -suositus. Suomalaisen Lääkäriseuran Duodecimin ja Suomen Palliatiivisen Lääketieteen yhdistyksen asettama työryhmä. Helsinki: Suomalainen Lääkäriseura Duodecim, 2019. Saatavilla: https://www.kaypahoito.fi/hoi50063#K1

- Saarto, T. & Lehto, J. 2019. Palliatiivisen hoidon ja saattohoidon järjestäminen Suomessa – kolmiportainen malli. Saatavilla: https://helda.helsinki.fi/bitstream/handle/10138/314503/duo14834.pdf?sequence=1

- Lehto, J., Marjamäki, E. & Saarto, T. 2019. Elämän loppuvaiheen ennakoiva hoitosuunnitelma. Saatavilla: https://www.duodecimlehti.fi/duo14788

Video lecture, seminar presentations, teaching in lessons

Teaching methods

Contact and online teaching, assignments, seminar presentation, small group work, ITS exam

Exam schedules

ITS Exam
The retake test is in ITS and the date is agreed with the teacher separately.
The course must be completed in full within six months, calculated from the end date of the course.(University of Applied Sciences the degree regulation)

International connections

Simulation pedagogy: learning takes place in an authentic situation simulation learning environment, where the student gains a safe experience of the learning situation.

Online pedagogy: utilizing digital tools to support pedagogy so that the student can access impactful learning experiences and outcomes in a meaningful way.

Inclusive pedagogy: the purpose is to provide an opportunity and tools for developing a willingness to change, for example, challenging interaction and cooperation situations are limited to the subject of discussion and learning. Collaborative skills are practiced in groups utilising the diversity of the participants. Multi-voice dialogue is initiated through online discussions.

In sustainability pedagogy: students are encouraged to engage in critical thinking, creative problem solving, and collaborative activities in order to develop their capacity to make a positive impact on the environment and society.

Completion alternatives

No alternative course performance.

Student workload

The tasks, simulations, seminar, workshops, online courses mentioned below are mandatory. The student must do them before the end of the course. Other procedures should be agreed upon with the teacher.

Basics of palliative care, treatment guidelines and limits: a proactive treatment plan (independent care plan)

study time)

• Seminar Presentations:

1. Pain and symptom treatment in palliative care

2. Supporting the patient and nearby

3. Interaction and Confrontation

4. Hospice care (performances 2 h + independent study time)


Hospice: Duodecim online course Hospice (60 min)

Simulation of the encounter (2h)

Workshop, pain management (2h)

Further information

Nursing studies of an internist or surgical patient must have been completed for approval before the course, as must clinical practice.ITS-tentti