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Approaches and Environments of Palliative CareLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: STP7014

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish

Responsible person

  • Tuulia Sunikka

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.

Enrollment

01.10.2021 - 30.01.2022

Timing

07.02.2022 - 15.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

1 - 20

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Tuulia Sunikka
Teacher in charge

Tuulia Sunikka

Groups
  • TOP21_22
    Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2021-2022
  • KAKK22
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Spring, 2022

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.

Evaluation scale

H-5