Palliative Care

Palliative Care
Module:	Nursing Care
ECTS:	3
Contact hours – lectures:	30
Contact hours – seminar:	15
Contact hours – clinical exercises:	0
Contact hours – clinical practice:	0
Holder of subject:	Marjana Bernot, Lecturer
Education providers:	Marjana Bernot, Lecturer Jernej Benedik, Lecturer Dr Anja Simonič, Senior Lecturer Judita Slak, Assistant
Level of study:	First Bologna cycle professional education study program
Semester:	Winter
Language:	Slovene/English
Subject specific competences:	The student: Becomes familiar with issues of advanced chronic diseases and with the impact on societal environment; Becomes familiar with the development of palliative care and nursing with the specialities of the professional field in end of life care; Becomes knowledgable with the principles of palliative care; Becomes familiar with the basic field of activities and the role of a nurse in palliative care in the primary, secondary and terciary level, and the roels of other team members in the interdisciplinary team approach; Learns an effective assessment and planning of the treatment, according to the patients’ and their families’ goals and expectations. Learns the assessment and treatment options for the most frequent physical symptoms at the end of life: pain, dispnea, nausea/vomiting and delirium; Learns and understands the assessment of psycho-social and spiritual needs and planning the treatment activities; Becomes familiar with the holistic multidisciplinary approach to the palliative care, and the meaning of ongoing education of patients and their families; Recognizes and supports the process of dying; Recognizes the importance of the NGOs and the importance of volunteers in palliative care; Cares for self and maintaines psycho-physical and spiritual condition in working with patients with advanced chronic diseases. Learns the communication skills with patients and families in palliative care; Learns the skills of functional status of patients and the estimation of the prognosis; Learns the skills of leading the family meeting; Learns the skills of leading the interdisciplinary meetings; Learns to present the patients, with the holistic assessement of their problems in the multidisciplinary communication.
Mandatory and recommended references:	Mandatory references: Lunder U. Some successful models of palliative care in the world. In: Krcevski-Skvarč N, eds. 6. seminar o bolečini: zbornik predavanj; 2002 Jun. 7. – 8; Maribor, Slovenija. Maribor: Splošna bolnišnica Maribor: 2002: 185-93. Lunder U, Logar V. Palliative care and its role in health care systems. Zdravstveni vestnik 2003; 72: 639-42. Lunder U. Paliativna oskrba v Sloveniji in izzivi za prihodnost. Zdrav vest 2003; 72:613-65. Woodruff R. Palliative medicine. Evidence – based symptomatic and supportive care for patients with advanced cancer. 4th ed. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press; 2004. Ellershaw J, Wilkinson S. Care of the dying: A pathway to excellence. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press; 2003. Samson Katz J, Peace S. End of life in care homes. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press; 2003. Ferrell B, Coyle N .Textbook of palliative nursing. 2nd ed. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press; 2006. Campbell ML. Nurse to Nurse: Palliative care. McGraw-Hill Professional; 2008. Skela Savič B. Od besed k dejanju: Zdravstvena nega kot integralni del paliativne oskrbe. Obz Zrav Nege 2005; 39(4): 245-53. WHO. Better palliative care for older people. WHO Regional office for Europe; Copenhagen; 2004. WHO. Palliative care. WHO Regional office for Europe; Copenhagen; 2004. Muray CLJ, Lopez, AD. Alternative projections of mortality and disability by causes 1990-2020: Global od disease study. Lancet; 1997: 349: 1498-504. Recommended references: European Journal of Palliative Care The Journal of the European Association for Palliative Care
Study obligations:	100% obligatory attendance at seminars seminar work
Assessment methods:	written examination (80%) seminar work (20%)