Oncology Patient Nursing Care with Oncology and Palliative Care

Module:

Nursing Care

ECTS:

6

Contact hours – lectures:

30

Contact hours – seminar:

0

Contact hours – clinical exercises:

0

Contact hours – clinical practice:

135

Holder of subject:

Marjana Bernot, Lecturer

Education providers:

• Marjana Bernot, Lecturer

Level of study:

First Bologna cycle professional education study program

Semester:

Winter

Language:

Slovene/English

Subject specific competences:

The student:

• becomes familiar with the topic of cancer;
• learns about the development of oncology nursing in specifics of this field of work;
• gains and understanding of the philosophy behind oncology nursing care;
• becomes familiar with the main areas of work and the role of nurses caring for cancer patients at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels;
• becomes familiar with and understands the principles of treatment and nursing care of cancer patients;
• learns how to plan and implement evidence-based nursing interventions in prevention and reduction of adverse effects of specific oncology care and disease symptoms;
• learns about and understands the importance of comprehensive cancer patient treatment and the importance of health education programs;
• learns about the current development trends in oncology and oncology nursing;
• strengthens the ethical relationship towards patients;
• is able to apply and integrate theoretical knowledge in oncology nursing and palliative care independently by actively participating in nursing care processes during clinical practice;
• becomes familiar with nursing documentation for cancer patients;
• becomes familiar with the basic approaches in palliative care and the role of nursing in a palliative team.
• the application of theoretical knowledge in implementing nursing interventions while at the same time considering the individual needs of patients, the specific requirements of a given field of work, and the available material facilities;
• development of necessary skills required for nursing care interventions;
• establishing the needs for health care education and informing of patients, selecting and applying the correct methodology in health education work;
• participation in team work;
• selection and application of relevant evidence to support nursing care interventions;
• establishing, monitoring, and solving health care issues in cancer patients;
• interpreting and documenting information on cancer patients;
• application of the skills and knowledge in a safe manner.
   

Mandatory and recommended references:

Mandatory references:

• Velepič M, Skela Savič B, Lešničar H, Čufer T. Priročnik iz onkološke zdravstvene nege in onkologije. Ljubljana: Onkološki inštitut; 2000. Izbrana poglavja.
• Logonder MM, Skela Savič B, Lokar K, eds. Sodobni trendi v onkologiji in onkološki zdravstveni negi: konferenčni zbornik 32. strokovnega seminarja. 2005 September 29 – 30; Rogla, Slovenija. Ljubljana : Sekcija medicinskih sester in zdravstvenih tehnikov v onkologiji pri Zbornici zdravstvene in babiške nege Slovenije - Zvezi društev medicinskih sester, babic in zdravstvenih tehnikov Slovenije, 2005.
• Skela Savič B. Od besed k dejanju: Zdravstvena nega kot integralni del paliativne oskrbe onkoloških bolnikov. Obzor Zdr N 2005; 39(4): 245 – 53.
• Skela Savič B. Informiranje bolnika z rakom kot element celovitega upravljanja kakovosti. Obzor Zdr N 2003; 37(2):107-15
• Onkologija: : raziskovanje, diagnostika in zdravljenje raka. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga; 2009.
• Kearney N, Richardson A, eds. Nursing patients with cancer: principles and practice.
• Edinburg, New York: Elsevier, Churchill Livingstone; 2006.
   

Recommended references:

• Obzornik zdravstvene nege
• Cancer Nursing (IONS)
• Oncology Nursing Form (publisher ONS)
• European Journal of Oncology Nursing
• European Journal of Palliative Care
• Journal of Palliative Care
• Proceedings of lectures, published by: Nurses and Midwives Association of Slovenia, Section of Nurses in Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Slovene Medical Association, Cancer Association of Slovenia

Study obligations:

• 30% obligatory attendance at lectures

Assessment methods:

• written examination (100%)
• numerical assessment of clinical practice