| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palliative Care | SBH409 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 4 | Fall | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Lecturer Dr. Neriman ELİBOL
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Defines palliative care and concept
2) Determines self-attitudes about palliative care
3) Defines palliative care models
4) Lists and defines the basic theoretical and practical symptom management principles in palliative care
5) Adopts basic palliative care principles to different chronic illness and clinical areas
6) Plans palliative nursing care interventions
7) Identifies the principles of team work and collaboration with multidisciplinary-interdisciplinary team with a sense of professional responsibility
8) Has the sense of responsibility of documentation in palliative care
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||||
| 1 | High | Middle | Middle | Low | Middle | High | Low | High | Low | Low | Low | Low | |
| 2 | High | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | No relation | Middle | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | |
| 3 | Middle | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Low | No relation | High | Low | Low | High | Low | |
| 4 | High | Middle | High | Low | Middle | High | Low | High | Low | Low | Middle | Low | |
| 5 | High | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | No relation | Low | No relation | Middle | |
| 6 | High | High | High | Low | High | High | Middle | High | No relation | Middle | Low | Low | |
| 7 | Low | Middle | Middle | High | Low | Middle | Middle | Low | No relation | Low | Low | Low | |
| 8 | High | Middle | High | Middle | Low | High | Low | Low | Middle | Low | Low | Low | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
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Course Contents
This course content includes definition of palliative nursing care, plan, implementation and documentation of nursing interventions with the basis of conceptual and contextual theoretical knowledge about palliative nursing.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction, self-awareness activities2) Understanding palliative care: Palliative care context and concept
3) Palliative care models
4) Palliative care: Symptom management
5) Palliative care: Symptom management
6) Palliative care: Psychosocial care
7) Palliative care: Spiritual and cultural care
8) MIDTERM
9) Palliative care: Patient and family
10) Grief, loss and care
11) Palliative care: Ethical and legal aspects
12) Palliative care: Legal aspects
13) Palliative care: Communication, Termination
14) Review of the topic
15) Review of the topic
16) FINAL EXAM
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
30% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required