Deepening Expertice of Palliative Nursing (5cr)

Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course: - is able to plan, implement and evaluate the treatment of symptoms and pain of a patient in palliative care and to guide the patient and his / her family taking into account the individual needs, level B - understand what total pain is and know how to apply knowledge into practice - is able to use different indicators appropriately - know the principles of medical and non-pharmacological treatment of palliative care - is able to utilize a multi-professional team in palliative care - is able to act in connection with death and after death - is able to identify, face, guide and support patients and their relatives individually - understands the importance of crisis and grief in the lives of people of different ages and cultures - is familiar with the possibilities of interprofessional care in palliative care - is able to apply the concepts of family-oriented, inclusive and meaningful - is able to identify and anticipate changes in communication due to sickness and utilize speech support tools - recognizes the importance of one's own attitude to death and well-being at work

Content

- Mechanisms and treatment of the most common symptoms (pain, dyspnoea, GI symptoms, ascites, mental symptoms, fatigue, cachexia, skin symptoms) - Treatment of pain in different patient groups, medical treatment especially with opioids, non-pharmacological pain treatment - Medicinal and non-pharmacological treatment of other symptoms - Symptom surveys and pain indicators - Multi-professional teamwork - Principles of palliative sedation - Euthanasia, death and the post-mortem holistic encounter of the palliative patient and their family, dialogue interaction and addressing difficult issues - The role and significance of grief - Cultural sensitivity in the face of grief and death - Maintaining hope and relevance - Caring presence and respectful touch as methods of help - Forms of support (psychosocial, informative, emotional, mental, existential and spiritual and practical support) - Interprofessional cooperation in comprehensive patient support - Changes in patient communication, speech support and replacement communication methods and aids - Reflecting on one's own perception of death and grief as well as life history and coping with one's own work