End-of-life Care
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | GERAHK900 |
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| Type: | Compulsory |
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| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Credits: | 3.0 points |
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| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
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Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester
| Curriculum | Semester | Credits | Start of Semester | End of Semester |
| VANTYO-2015 |
2 spring |
3.0 |
2017-01-01 |
2017-07-31 |
Learning Outcomes
Students will learn to plan, implement and evaluate end-of-life care and become motivated to keep up to date with research and practical development work in end-of-life care. Students will be able to develop end-of-life care in various service provision systems. They will learn pain management methods. With help of their theoretical knowledge foundation and relevant research, they will learn to observe and support old people's end-of-life process and the adaptation of the patients' significant others.
Student's Workload
80 hours, including 28 hours of contact learning
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
first year studies
Contents
- terminal patients' good quality of life
- meeting the needs and wishes of the dying people
- respecting their conviction
- end-of-life care in various settings
- pain alleviation methods for end-of-life care
- terminal care decisionmaking
- holistic care and nursing of the dying: physical, psychological, social and spiritual perspective
- supporting and advising families and significant others
Recommended or Required Reading
- Hyvä saattohoito Suomessa - Asiantuntijakuulemisiin perustuvat saattohoitosuositukset. 2010.; http://www.stm.fi/c/document_library/get_file?folderId=1087414&name=DLFE-12411.pdf
- Heikkinen H., Kannel V. & Latvala E. (toim.). 2004. Saattohoito: haaste moniammatilliselle yhteistyölle. WSOY. Porvoo.
- Lipponen V. 2006. Läheisyyttä ja etäisyyttä kuolemassa. Väitöskirja. Tampereen yliopisto. https://tampub.uta.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/67617/951-44-6672-1.pdf?sequence=1
- articles and research summarized by students
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
lectures, discussions
Assessment Criteria
Grade 5:
Students know how to plan and develop end-of-life care of old people at excellent level and they are motivated to keep up to date with research and practical development work in end-of-life care. Students are able to develop end-of-life care in various service provision systems. With help of their theoretical knowledge foundation and relevant research, they are able to critically analyse old people's end-of-life process and the adaptation of the patients' significant others. Students have command over end-of-life pain control.
Grade 3:
Students know how to plan and develop end-of-life care of old people at good level and they are motivated to keep up to date with research and practical development work in end-of-life care. Students are able to develop end-of-life care in various service provision systems. With help of their theoretical knowledge foundation and relevant research, they are able to analyse old people's end-of-life process and the adaptation of the patients' significant others. Students are familiar with end-of-life pain control methods.
Grade 1:
Students know how to plan and develop end-of-life care of old people at adequate level and they adequately keep up to date with research and practical development work in end-of-life care. With help of their theoretical knowledge foundation and relevant research, they analyse to a limited degree old people's end-of-life process and the adaptation of the patients' significant others. Students are familiar with end-of-life pain control methods.
Assessment Methods
exam or essay
Work Placement
the study course does not include practice
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