Nursing in longterm illness and multimorbidity

The course centres on the nursing of patients with long-term illness and multimorbidity. Instruction is in the forms of lectures, seminars, simulation, assignement, group work and portfolio tasks. The course includes clinical placement (9 ECTS cr).

The course integrates nursing (16 ECTS cr), medical science (11 ECTS cr) and social and behaviour sciences (3 ECTS cr).

Pathophysiology, symptoms, signs, diagnostics, treatment (including specific pharmacology), prevention and specific nursing care in:

• Neurology
• Endocrinology
• Reumatology
• Gynecological disease in elderly women
• Urological disease in elderly men
• Gerontology and geriatrics
• Dementia
• Oncology
• Hematology
• Malign blood disorders
• Obstructive lung disorders
• Multimorbidity

Central concepts and theories of relevance to nursing:

• Person-centred care
• Family-focused care
• Symptom theory and models of symptom management
• Diversity perspective
• Rehabilitation
• Health promoting care
• Advocacy
• Sexuality and intimacy

Palliative care:

• Palliative care philosophy
• Holistic care approach
• Breakpoint conversation
• Symptom alleviation
• Cancer related and total pain
• End of life care
• Priorities in health care, ethical dilemmas
• Laws, ordinances and guidelines related to confirming death and collaboration between different care providers

Pharmacology and medication management:

• Polypharmacy
• Pharmaceutical calculation III

Scientific methods:

• Research design
• Quality in nursing research

Team work and informatics:

• Interprofessional collaboration within and between different care providers
• Supervision process
• Reflecting conversations in clinical placement
• E-health
• Standard care plans and assessment instruments

Skills training:

• Basic hygiene routines in home care
• Ergonomics and tools in home care
• Advanced wound treatment
• Compression treatment
• Approaching severely ill patients and their next-of-kin.

Progressive specialisation: G2F (has at least 60 credits in first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Education level: Undergraduate level

Admission requirements: Completed courses Fundamentals of Nursing and the Nursing Profession, 30 ECTS cr, Basic Clinical Nursing, 30 ECTS cr, Nursing in relation to symptoms and signs of illness, 37.5 ECTS cr, and Nursing in relation to acute situations, 7.5 ECTS cr.

Selection: Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.