COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HEF 4117 PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Nursing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DILEK ÖZDEN

Offered to

Nursing

Course Objective

In this course, the student identifies the biopsychosocial and economic problems of the patient and their family who require care during the palliative and end-of-life care process, and gains the necessary information in applying effective methods of coping with the care process and the mourning period.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   LO1. Understands the concept and philosophy of palliative care.
2   LO2. Diagnoses the disease and its symptoms during palliative care and end-of-life processes.
3   LO3. It plans holistic care for the individual and their family, addressing their symptoms.
4   LO4. Plans care specific to the individual and their family during the death and mourning process.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course introduction Palliative Care (Purpose, definition, philosophy, basic principles, team members, hospice, end-of-life care, palliative care nursing concepts) Dilek Özden Visual presentation support Case study group discussion Brainstorming Question answer Face to face
2 Palliative care in our country and the world (Current situation in palliative care nursing) Özlem Uğur Visual presentation support Case study group discussion Brainstorming Question answer Face to face
3 Symptom management: Quality of life, Symptoms, Pain and management Gülşah Gürol Arslan Visual presentation support Case study group discussion Brainstorming Question answer Face to face
4 Symptom management: Respiratory symptoms (Dyspnea, cough, oxygen demand, secretion and infections) Dilek Özden Visual presentation support Case study group discussion Brainstorming Question answer Face to face
5 Symptom management: GI Symptoms (dysphagia, hiccups, sores on the oral mucosa, anorexia/cachexia, constipation, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting) Cahide Ayik Visual presentation support Case study group discussion Brainstorming Question answer Face to face
6 Symptom management: General/Systemic (Fatigue, lymphedema, wound, seizure) Cahide Ayik Visual presentation support Case study group discussion Brainstorming Question answer Face to face
7 Symptom management: Psychosocial (Depression, anxiety, delirium, agitation/confusion) Ilkin Yılmaz Visual presentation support Case study group discussion Brainstorming Question answer Face to face
8 Midterm Exam (Homework) Dilek Özden Face to face
9 Symptom management: Genitourinary system (incontinence, oliguria/anuria, sexuality) Ilkin Yılmaz Visual presentation support Case study group discussion Brainstorming Question answer Face to face
10 Care for the immobile patient Gülşah Gürol Arslan Visual presentation support Case study group discussion Brainstorming Question answer Face to face
11 Care of the patient at home and problems that may be encountered Dilek Özden Visual presentation support Case study group discussion Brainstorming Question answer Face to face
12 Spiritual/spiritual care and culture Gülşah Gürol Arslan Visual presentation support Case study group discussion Brainstorming Question answer Face to face
13 Peaceful death concept Signs seen when approaching death Özlem Uğur Visual presentation support Case study group discussion Brainstorming Question answer Face to face
14 Grief process and family care Gülşah Gürol Arslan Visual presentation support Case study group discussion Brainstorming Question answer Face to face
15 Legal, ethical and cost-related issues in palliative care Evaluation Dilek Özden Visual presentation support Case study group discussion Brainstorming Question answer Face to face

Recomended or Required Reading

Cimete G., Ölümcül Hastalarda Yaşam sonu Bakım, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, Ankara 2002
Özçelik H, Fadıloğlu Ç, Uyar M, Karabulut B. Kanser Hastaları ve Aileleri için Palyatif Bakım, Izmir, 2010.
Erdine, S. (1991) Kanserde Palyatif Bakım. Algoloji Derneği.
Yıldırım, U. (2006) Kanser ve Palyatif Bakım. Izmir.
Regnard, C., Hockley, J. (2006) Palyatif Bakımda Semptomları Iyileştirme Kılavuz. (Çev. Ed:
Fırat, D.). Istanbul.
Ledenberg, Joshi., Joshi, N. (2007) Yaşam Sonu ve Palyatif Bakım: In Comprehensive Textbook Of Psychiatry (Çev. Ed. H. Aydın, A. Bozkurt). Istanbul. Güneş Kitabevi.
Özveren, H. Gülnar, E. (2024). Palyatif Bakım ve Hemşirelik. Akademisyen Kitabevi, Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Visual presentation support
Case study
group discussion
Brainstorming
Question answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Final
3 FSB Final Sonu Başarı Değerlendirmesi VZ *0.50 +FN * 0.50
4 BUT Bütünleme
5 BSB Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Değerlendirmesi VZ *0.50 +BUT * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

In determining the semester calculations in the evaluation of the course, 50% of the midterm grade and 50% of the final grade will be determined as the course success grade.

Midterm exam will be given as homework.

Final Success Grade: 50% midterm grade + 50% final grade = at least 60 out of 100 full grades.
Minimum Final Grade: Must be at least 50 out of 100 full marks
Make-up Success Grade: 50% mid-term grade + 50% final grade = at least 60 out of 100 full grades.
Minimum Final Grade: Must be at least 50 out of 100 full marks

Assessment Criteria

In exams; Interpretation, remembering, decision making, explanation, classification and information combination skills will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr.Dilek Özden dilek.ozden@deu.edu.tr, 02324124778

Office Hours

Friday 13:00-14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Midterm 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.155553
LO.255553
LO.35555555553
LO.45555555553