Programme description
The purpose of the study is to cover parts of the complex field of palliative treatment, care
and nursing, and to provide competence that is applicable both inside and outside the
institution. By improving the services for the patient group with incurable cancerdisease, it will lead
to a better quality of life for both patients and their families.
and nursing, and to provide competence that is applicable both inside and outside the
institution. By improving the services for the patient group with incurable cancerdisease, it will lead
to a better quality of life for both patients and their families.
Career opportunities
The study provides competence to work with people who have a serious, incurable cancerdisease
within the municipal and specialist health services.
within the municipal and specialist health services.
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Three-year health or social science college or university education. Applicants with other
college or university education can be admitted after individual assessment.
college or university education can be admitted after individual assessment.
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The study can be included as an in-depth study of the following studies at NORD: Master in
Clinical Nursing.
Clinical Nursing.
Knowledge:
- Has advanced knowledge of the concept of basic palliative care and the
palliative patient - Has advanced knowledge of palliative care and hospice philosophy
- Has advanced knowledge and understanding of the patient and their relatives, and how it can be
experienced to live with a seriously incurable cancerdisease - Has advanced knowledge of pain
physiology and mapping of pain Has advanced knowledge of prevention and relief of the
disorder through the course of the disease, and at the end of life - Has advanced knowledge of the importance of collaboration and interaction between different occupational groups and the different levels of the health service in the palliative work
Skills:
- Can apply knowledge about the importance of relational competence and
communication skills in the practice of palliative care and nursing - Can apply knowledge and reflect on ethical problems and dilemmas at the end of life Can search for and apply literature in relevant subject bases, analyze various theories and can follow the principle of
academic writing
General competence:
- Can plan and carry out group assignments, in line with ethical
requirements, study methodological requirements and requirements for academic writing - Can reflect on the patient's existential challenges such as suffering, meaning and hope
No costs beyond semester fee and syllabus literature. Students must have their own PC.