Patient-centred Nursing Process in Palliative CareLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The student
- Masters the wholesome health evaluation, the assessment of symptom-based treatment, assessment of the level of symptoms, clinical care and processes for health promotion.
- Can apply his advanced level knowledge when designing the patient-centered palliative and hospice care and base it on the situation at hand and the individual needs of the patient and his loved ones
- Can critically appraise and utilise the interventions designed to promote patient- and pharmacotherapeutic safety and can explain the importance of risk management in the context of palliative care
- Masters the advanced level wholesome clinical assessment (including health related issues in physical, psychological, ethnic and cultural context)

Content

- The Process of care and systematic planning of palliative care
- Patient and pharmacotherapeutic safety and risk management
- Clinical decision making in evidence based palliative and hospice care
- Holistic health evaluation (physical, psychological, social, spiritual and cultural)

Qualifications

Nursing degree

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Accepted - Failed

Further information

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
A study unit or parts of it may be accredited based on previously acquired competence if the student has completed similar studies of higher education and/or the student has work experience to meet the competence requirements.