Patient-centered Nursing Process in Palliative Care (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

The student
- masters patient’s comprehensive and holistic health assessment, identification of the need for care (diagnosis), clinical care of the patient and health promotion interventions.
- demonstrates advanced skills and knowledge of the comprehensive holistic clinical examination of health (including physical, mental, ethnic, cultural dimensions of health) using evidence-based frameworks, tools and techniques based on patient needs and relevance to client health.
- applies advanced level knowledge when creating systematic palliative or end-of-life care plan based on the patient’s and his/her next of kin’s individual needs and situation.
- critically evaluates and utilizes interventions developed for enhancing patient and medication safety and explains the significance of risk management in palliative and in end of life care.

Content

- Holistic clinical examination of health (including physical, mental, ethnic, cultural dimensions of health)
- Nursing process and systematic planning of care
- Patient and medication safety and risk management
- Clinical decision making in evidence based palliative care/nursing

Prerequisites

Nursing degree

Teaching methods

Key lectures, individual and group assignments, online studies, simulations, skills workshops, independent studies, tests, exams

Location and time

3 cr in Savonia UAS and 2 cr in Metropolia

Learning materials and recommended literature

Käypä hoito suositukset, muut hoitosuositukset, Saha, Salonen & Sane (toim) Potilaan kliininen tutkiminen. Bates ym. Dahlin, C., Coyne, P. J. & Ferrell, B. R. Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing. 2016. New York: Oxford University Press. Dahlin, C., Coyne, P. J. & Ferrell, B. R. Clinical Pocket Guide to Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing. 2016. New York: Oxford University Press?? Ferral & Paice 2019. Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing.New York. Oxford University Press. E-kirja

Alternative completion methods of implementation

n/a

Internship and working life connections

n/a

Exam dates and retake possibilities

n/a

International connections

n/a

Student workload

5cr/135h

Content scheduling

n/a

Further information for students

n/a

Assessment methods and criteria

learning assignments
OSCE

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student demonstrates competence in the basic content of the course, but there are deficiencies in his/her ability to find and interpret information and to apply the learned content to the context of working life.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student demonstrates good competence in the content of the course. He/she is able to actively search for information and to identify its connection to working life. The student is able to analyse and apply the learned content to the context of working life.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student demonstrates versatile and extensive competence in the content of the course. He/she has an excellent ability to search for relevant information. The student’s solutions demonstrate independence, responsibility, and skills in guiding others. His/her ability to apply the learned content to the context of working life exhibits creativity and versatility.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student demonstrates competence in the basic content of the course, but there are deficiencies in his/her ability to find and interpret information and to apply the learned content to the context of working life.