Course: Nursing care in oncology and palliative care

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Course title Nursing care in oncology and palliative care
Course code KO/PAPV9
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Paulíková Martina, Mgr.
Course content
Lecture topics: 1. General oncology. 2. Epidemiology of tumors, genetic malignancies. 3. Classification of tumors, basic properties of tumors. 4. Principles of treatment in oncology. 5. Prevention of oncological diseases. 6. Definition of palliative care, principles of palliative care, palliative treatment of the most common physical symptoms. 7. Fundamentals of chemotherapy. 8. Treatment of pain, recurrence. Exercise topics: (2 hours / week) 1. Specifics of treatment of cancer patients. 2. Nursing care of patient with cancer pain. 3. Importance of primary and secondary prevention, Fundamentals of chemotherapy. 4. Specifics of palliative care. Hospice movement. 5. Possibilities of nurse in influencing pain, patient care in the terminal stage. 6. Review, credit test.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
This subject is a theoretical-practical unit. It informs about the importance of primary and secondary cancer prevention. List with differences and character of workplaces for care and treatment of cancer patients. It provides information on individual clinical conditions in terms of nursing care and the needs of patients altered in connection with cancer, which significantly affect the quality of life of the patient and his family. The topic of palliative care is a part of complexes of subjects from clinical nursing. It is conceived as a practical unit and is closely related to the issue of nursing care for patients with cancer.
Expertise: The student knows o Diversity and nature of cancer care and treatment centers and has information on individual clinical conditions that significantly affect the quality of life of the cancer patient and his family. Professional skills: Student can o provide nursing care to cancer patients; o provide care to a patient with cancer; o explain the issue of the hospice movement, o take care of the patient at the terminal stage, incl. support of his family.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Control test, elaboration of the complex nursing plan in the care about a patient with oncological disease.
Recommended literature
  • ARCAND, M., CARON, CH., VOLICER, L., VAŇKOVÁ, H. ed. Paliativní péče na konci života u lidí s Alzheimerovou nemocí či jiným neurodegenerativním onemocněním. Praha: 3. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, 2017. ISBN 978-80-87878-29-3.
  • BUŽGOVÁ, R. a kol. Dětská paliativní péče, Praha: Grada, 2019, 240 s. ISBN: 978-80-271-0584-7.
  • HRDÁ, K., TOLLAROVÁ, B., HÁJKOVÁ A, et al. Průvodce poskytováním paliativní péče v pobytových sociálních službách pro seniory: metodický materiál projektu Proces integrace paliativní péče do domova pro seniory podpořený NF AVAST. Česko: [Domov Sue Ryder], 2018. ISBN 978-80-907190-2-6.
  • KUPKA, M. Psychosociální aspekty paliativní péče. Praha: Grada, 2014. Psyché (Grada). ISBN 978-80-247-4650-0.
  • STIBOROVÁ, D., FREI, J. Paliativní péče a umírání v domácím prostředí. Sedlec-Prčice: Stiborová Denisa, 2018. ISBN 978-80-270-3719-3.
  • VORLÍČEK, A. et al. Klinická onkologie pro sestry. 2., přepracované a doplněné vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2012. 448 s. ISBN 978-80-247-3742-3.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): General Nurse (P19) Category: Health service 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer