Study Guide

Objective

The student:
- can apply evidence-based nursing care, and the nursing process in oncological, palliative care and care in the end- of life, including the family
- knows how to prioritize the patient’s needs for in oncological, palliative care, act correctly on those, and document them based on the national guidelines and classification system
- applies critical thinking and decision-making in oncological, and palliative care
- applies ethical and cultural aspects in oncological, palliative care and end-of life

Content

Palliative care: legal bases and key elements, pain relief, suffering and related symptoms,
End-of life care: recognition and communication, existential and psychosocial support, family support
Nurses role in the terminal care and palliative care
Oncological nursing care
Interventions, medication effects and methods in oncological nursing care

Location and time

Spring semester 2024

Materials

Faull, C.& Blankley, K. 2015. Palliative Care. Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Abraham, J., Gulley, J. 2019. The Bethesda Handbook of Clinical Oncology. Volters Cluwer.
Dark,G. 2013. Oncology at a Glance. Wiley-Blackwell.
+ Recommended literature at Moodle

Teaching methods

Lectures
Work shop- Escape game
Group work
Exam

Completion alternatives

Introduction, compulsory
Palliative care Escape game, compulsory
Seminar, compulsory

Student workload

1sp= 27h
3cr= 82h

Further information

Feedback on the assignment is given generally during the seminar and through grade on Peppi. Individual feedback is given if asked for from the teachers.
Novias instruction for writing must be used In the assignments

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Criteria for evaluation of the exam:
The student has a superficial knowledge of the subject (by heart reading)

Assessment criteria for assignment:
The student has followed the instructions and her/his knowledge of the other students' work is inadequate. The student shows limited substance knowledge, it can be essential. The student shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' assignments. The student has followed the instructions for the assignment. She/He have a deficient knowledge of the substance also touching the essential

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Criteria for evaluation of the exam:
The student can account for the literature, reflect and motivate his/her views

Assessment criteria for written assignment:
The student has followed the instructions for the written assignment and shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' written assignments. The student has mastered the substance of her/his work, but the application is limited

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Criteria for evaluation of the exam:
The student shows in her/his answer an in-depth knowledge and maturity beyond the traditional

Criteria for evaluation of assignment individually or in groups:
The student has followed the instructions for the assignment and shows that she/he has mastered the substance. She/he have read the other participants' assignments and can ask relevant questions and can lead a discussion at the seminar. The assignment and the possible opponentship show something out of the ordinary (technical execution, oral presentation, mature reflections, independent working methods)
The student has followed the instructions for the assignment and shows that she/he has mastered the substance. She/he have read the other participants' assignments and can ask relevant questions and lead a discussion at the seminar

Qualifications

Clinical Nursing 1
First Aid and Basic Nursing