Palliative Care and Management of Dying Patients (2cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

The student
- can define the concepts of palliative care, knows the levels of palliative care, and the service system.
- identifies the patient's need for palliative care or end of life care.
- knows how to implement symptomatic palliative care and end of life care in a multi-professional manner.
- knows how to deal with a dying patient and his or her next-of-kin holistically, in a family-oriented manner and taking into account individual needs.

Content

- Palliative care and end of life care; key concepts, values, principles and organization of treatment in Finland
- Ethical and legal matters of palliative care and end of life care
- Identifying the need for palliative or end of life care
- Anticipatory care plan for the end of life, patient`s will about care
- Identifying suffering
- Identification, assessment and treatment of pain
- Respiratory symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms, oral symptoms, loss of appetite, abnormal fatigue, itching and other skin symptoms, sweating, urinary symptoms, delirium, anxiety and depression
- Signs of approaching death and post-death care
- Encountering and supporting the dying patient and his/her next-of-kin in a family-oriented way.
- Knowing the changes in communication caused by the disease and supporting them
- Grief, crisis and hope in palliative care and end of life care
- Existential, mental and spiritual support
- Psycho-social support
- Culture sensitivity in palliative care
- Acting as a registered nurse in palliative care and end of life care
- Multiprofessionalism in palliative care

Materials

Saarto Tiina, Hänninen Juha, Antikainen Riitta, Vainio Anneli ja Aaltonen Mari (toim.) 2015. Palliatiivinen hoito. Duodecim oppikirjat. Saatavilla Terveysportissa verkkojulkaisuna.
Muu Moodlessa oleva materiaali.

Teaching methods

Infotunti.
Verkko-opetusta: Verkkoluennot, itsenäisesti suoritettavat tehtävät Moodlessa.
Itsenäinen opiskelu: Opintojakson osatehtävien suorittaminen ja kirjallisuuden opiskelu.

Employer connections

Opintojakso ei sisällä harjoittelua.

Exam schedules

Arvioitava tentti opintojakson loppupuolella.

Completion alternatives

Ei ole.

Student workload

Opintojakso 2op, eli 54h.
Opetus 4h + 2h.
Moodlessa videoluennot ja suoritettavat tehtävät 28h.
Itsenäinen opiskelu 20h.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- can search for information on palliative care from information sources, but the application of this information to nursing work is incomplete.
- demonstrates familiarity with the knowledge base of palliative care, but is unable to justify his/her actions.
- demonstrates sufficient knowledge of palliative care to be able to act in professional situations.
- is able to act in a patient-safe manner when caring for a palliative patient/client.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- can search for information on palliative care and justify the use of information sources.
- use the nursing knowledge base consistently in palliative care nursing.
- justify action using evidence-based knowledge in palliative care.
- apply professional knowledge in a range of client-centred palliative care situations.
- can act in a client-centred, responsible, ethical and patient-safe manner in client-centred palliative care.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- can apply palliative care concepts and knowledge fluently and comprehensively.
- can evaluate and use evidence-based knowledge in palliative care.
- can assess the consequences of their actions in palliative care.
- can act in a client-oriented, responsible and patient-safe manner in palliative care and act consistently in accordance with ethical principles and laws.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student
- inadequately uses the palliative care knowledge base.
- inadequately justifies palliative care activities.
- inadequately applies palliative care knowledge.
- is not able to act in a sufficiently client-oriented and patient-safe manner in palliative care.
- has inadequate professional decision-making skills in palliative care.
- does not take sufficient account of professional safety and ethical principles in palliative care practice.
- has inadequate capacity to develop palliative care nursing practice.

Qualifications

Basics of Clinical Nursing
Drug Care and Drug Calculations