Cancer Patient’s Nursing (2cr)
Code: TH00BV97-3007
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.12.2025 - 02.01.2026
- Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
- 05.01.2026 - 08.02.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 2 cr
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Emergency Care
- Teachers
- Mervi Rasilainen
- Scheduling groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 20 . Open UAS : 0.)
- Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 20 . Open UAS : 0.)
- Small groups
- 1
- 2
- Course
- TH00BV97
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Evaluation scale
H-5
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