Cancer Patient’s Nursing (2 cr)
Code: TH00BV97-3005
General information
Enrollment
02.01.2025 - 09.03.2025
Timing
03.03.2025 - 01.04.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Health and Well-being
Campus
Kupittaa Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Emergency Care
Teachers
- Reino Tissari
Groups
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PENHOK23
- 05.03.2025 08:00 - 11:00, Kurssin aloitus, Syöpäpotilaan hoitotyö TH00BV97-3005
- 05.03.2025 12:00 - 16:00, Käytännön harjoituksia, Syöpäpotilaan hoitotyö TH00BV97-3005
- 20.03.2025 08:00 - 12:00, Simulaatio, Syöpäpotilaan hoitotyö TH00BV97-3005
- 21.03.2025 10:00 - 11:00, Tentti, Syöpäpotilaan hoitotyö TH00BV97-3005
Objective
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
Evaluation scale
H-5