Approaches and Environments of Palliative Care (5cr)
Course unit code: STP7014
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- Finnish
- Responsible person
- Tuulia Sunikka, Vastuuopettaja
Objective
You are able to
- know the laws regarding palliative and terminal care, regulations and recommendations and apply them in your workplace
- define the concepts of palliative and terminal care
- treat patients in different palliative care settings
- recognize your own acquirements and responsibilities in terminal care, as the dying-patient nurse and care
Content
Basics of palliative care. Basics of legal issues. Main concepts. Value and principles. Work settings. Provincial palliative and terminal care models. End-of-life patient's encounter and working as a nurse. Implementation: online studies.
Materials
Ilmoitetaan opintojaksolla.
Execution methods
Verkko-opinnot.
Accomplishment methods
Itsenäinen opintojaksolla eteneminen oman aikataulun mukaisesti asioihin perehtymällä, verkkokeskusteluihin osallistumalla ja osaamistestejä tehden. Lopuksi tehdään opintojakson kokoava tehtävä.