Nursing in longterm illness and multimorbidity
30 ECTS credits
The course centres on the nursing of patients with long-term illness and multimorbidity. Instruction is in the form of lectures, seminars, simulation, assignment, group work and portfolio tasks. The course includes clinical placement (10.5 ECTS credits).
The course integrates nursing (16 ECTS credits), medical science (11 ECTS credits) and social and behavioural science (3 ECTS credits).
Pathophysiology, symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment (including specific pharmacology) prevention and specific nursing care in:
- Neurology
- Endocrinology
- Rheumatology
- Urologic disease in elderly men
- Gerontology and geriatrics
- Dementia
- Oncology
- Hematology
- Malignan blood disorders
- Obstructive lung disorders
- Multimorbidity
Central concepts and theories of relevance to nursing:
- Person-centred care
- Family-focused care
- Symptom theory and models for symptom management
- Diversity perspective
- Rehabilitation
- Health promoting care
- Advocacy
- Sexuality and intimacy
Palliative care:
- Palliative car 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 the confirming death and collaboration between different care
providers
Pharmacology and medication managemaent:
- Polypharmacy
- Pharmaceutical calculation III
Scientific methods:
- Research design
- Quality in nursing research
Team work and informatics:
- Interprofessional collaboration within and between different care providers
- Supervisoin processt
- E-health
- Standardised care plans and assessment instruments
Skills training:
- Advanced wound treatment
- Compression treatment
- Approaching severely ill patients and their next-of-kin.
The course integrates nursing (16 ECTS credits), medical science (11 ECTS credits) and social and behavioural science (3 ECTS credits).
Pathophysiology, symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment (including specific pharmacology) prevention and specific nursing care in:
- Neurology
- Endocrinology
- Rheumatology
- Urologic disease in elderly men
- Gerontology and geriatrics
- Dementia
- Oncology
- Hematology
- Malignan blood disorders
- Obstructive lung disorders
- Multimorbidity
Central concepts and theories of relevance to nursing:
- Person-centred care
- Family-focused care
- Symptom theory and models for symptom management
- Diversity perspective
- Rehabilitation
- Health promoting care
- Advocacy
- Sexuality and intimacy
Palliative care:
- Palliative car 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 the confirming death and collaboration between different care
providers
Pharmacology and medication managemaent:
- Polypharmacy
- Pharmaceutical calculation III
Scientific methods:
- Research design
- Quality in nursing research
Team work and informatics:
- Interprofessional collaboration within and between different care providers
- Supervisoin processt
- E-health
- Standardised care plans and assessment instruments
Skills training:
- 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:
Fundamentals of Nursing and the Nursing Profession 30 ECTS credits, Fundamentals of Clinical Nursing 30 ECTS credits and Nursing in Relation to Symptoms and Signs of Illness 37.5 ECTS credits, or equivalent.
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.
This course is included in the following programme
- Study Programme in Nursing (studied during year 3)