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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

NUR046

Course Name:

Paliative Care Nursing

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. MERYEM ERCEYLAN

Course Lecturer(s):

MERYEM ERCEYLAN

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	In this course, it is aimed for students to know the purpose, philosophy and principles of palliative care, the roles and responsibilities of the palliative care team and nurse, to identify the palliative care needs of the patient and their family and to create a care plan during the nursing process.
Course Content:	This course contains topics related to the level, importance, and structure of palliative care in the worldwide, its ethical and legal aspects, the assessment and management of the needs of palliative care patients and their families, and the provision of individual and holistic nursing care

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) At the end of this course, the students will be able to: Explain the concept, purpose and principles of palliative care.
2) Explain the legal rights and responsibilities of palliative care nurses.
3) Discuss the roles and responsibilities of the palliative care team.
4) Plan evidence-based nursing care for symptom control in palliative care.
5) Knows the ethical and legal issues regarding palliative care.
6) Identify the needs of palliative care patients and their families by considering a holistic approach, and manage nursing care.
7) Explain the importance of values, culture, and beliefs in communication with palliative care patients and their families.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the Course, Purpose, Philosophy and Principles of Palliative Care	Yıldırım Y, Fadıllıoğlu Ç. Palyatif Bakım Semptom Yönetimi ve Yaşam Sonu Bakım, Ankara Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, 2017, 1. Baskı. Akçakaya A. (Ed.), Başıbüyük M, Aydoğdu İ, Uysal M.A. (Yrd. Ed.) (2019). Palyatif Bakım ve Tıp, İstanbul Tıp Kitabevleri. Emanuel LL, Librach SL. (2011) Palliative Care: Core Skills and Clinical Competencies, Saunders; 2nd edition.
2)	Multidiciplinary Apporach, Roles and Responsibilities of Team Members in Palliative Care	Akçakaya A. (Ed.), Başıbüyük M, Aydoğdu İ, Uysal M.A. (Yrd. Ed.) (2019). Palyatif Bakım ve Tıp, İstanbul Tıp Kitabevleri. Matzo,M., Sherman, D.W. (Editor), (2018). Palliative Care Nursing: Quality Care to the End of Life, Springer Publishing Digital Access,Fifth Edition.
3)	End-Of-Life Care and Hospice Advance Care Planning	Yıldırım Y, Fadıllıoğlu Ç. Palyatif Bakım Semptom Yönetimi ve Yaşam Sonu Bakım, Ankara Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, 2017, 1. Baskı. Akçakaya A. (Ed.), Başıbüyük M, Aydoğdu İ, Uysal M.A. (Yrd. Ed.) (2019). Palyatif Bakım ve Tıp, İstanbul Tıp Kitabevleri. Matzo,M., Sherman, D.W. (Editor), (2018). Palliative Care Nursing: Quality Care to the End of Life, Springer Publishing Digital Access, Fifth Edition.
4)	Palliative Care Experience in the United States	Emanuel LL, Librach SL. (2011) Palliative Care: Core Skills and Clinical Competencies, Saunders; 2nd edition.
5)	Global Palliative Care Education	Uslu, F. Ş., Terzioğlu, F. (2015). Dünyada ve Türkiye’de Palyatif Bakım Eğitimi ve Örgütlenmesi, Cumhuriyet Hemşirelik Dergisi; 4(2): 81-90.
6)	Symptom Management in Palliative Care-I	Can G. (Ed.), Kanser Hastasında Kanıta Dayalı Palyatif Bakım, Konsensus 2017, İstanbul, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri. Emanuel LL, Librach SL. (2011) Palliative Care: Core Skills and Clinical Competencies, Saunders; 2nd edition.
7)	Symptom Management in Palliative Care-II	Can G. (Ed.), Kanser Hastasında Kanıta Dayalı Palyatif Bakım, Konsensus 2017, İstanbul, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri. Emanuel LL, Librach SL. (2011) Palliative Care: Core Skills and Clinical Competencies, Saunders; 2nd edition.
8)	Symptom Management in Palliative Care-III	Can G. (Ed.), Kanser Hastasında Kanıta Dayalı Palyatif Bakım, Konsensus 2017, İstanbul, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri. Emanuel LL, Librach SL. (2011) Palliative Care: Core Skills and Clinical Competencies, Saunders; 2nd edition.
9)	Symptom Management in Palliative Care-IV	Can G. (Ed.), Kanser Hastasında Kanıta Dayalı Palyatif Bakım, Konsensus 2017, İstanbul, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri. Emanuel LL, Librach SL. (2011) Palliative Care: Core Skills and Clinical Competencies, Saunders; 2nd edition.
10)	Communication in Palliative Care	Matzo,M., Sherman, D.W. (Editor), (2018). Palliative Care Nursing: Quality Care to the End of Life, Springer Publishing Digital Access, Fifth Edition.
11)	Ethical and Legal Aspects of Palliative Care	Matzo,M., Sherman, D.W. (Editor), (2018). Palliative Care Nursing: Quality Care to the End of Life, Springer Publishing Digital Access, Fifth Edition.
12)	Film Watching – Criticism	Emanuel LL, Librach SL. (2011) Palliative Care: Core Skills and Clinical Competencies, Saunders; 2nd edition. Matzo,M., Sherman, D.W. (Editor), (2018). Palliative Care Nursing: Quality Care to the End of Life, Springer Publishing Digital Access, Fifth Edition.
13)	Care Burden of Caregivers of Palliative Patients	Matzo,M., Sherman, D.W. (Editor), (2018). Palliative Care Nursing: Quality Care to the End of Life, Springer Publishing Digital Access, Fifth Edition
14)	Loss, Grief and Bereavement	Matzo,M., Sherman, D.W. (Editor), (2018). Palliative Care Nursing: Quality Care to the End of Life, Springer Publishing Digital Access, Fifth Edition.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Yıldırım Y, Fadıllıoğlu Ç. Palyatif Bakım Semptom Yönetimi ve Yaşam Sonu Bakım, Ankara Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, 2017, 1. Baskı.
Akçakaya A. (Ed.), Başıbüyük M, Aydoğdu İ, Uysal M.A. (Yrd. Ed.) (2019). Palyatif Bakım ve Tıp, İstanbul Tıp Kitabevleri.
Kahveci, K. ve Döger, C. (Eds.). (2019). Palyatif Bakımın Temelleri, Akademisyen Kitabevi.

References:

Can G. (Ed.), Kanser Hastasında Kanıta Dayalı Palyatif Bakım, Konsensus 2017, İstanbul, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri.
Emanuel LL, Librach SL. (2011) Palliative Care: Core Skills and Clinical Competencies, Saunders; 2nd edition.
Matzo,M., Sherman, D.W. (Editor), (2018). Palliative Care Nursing: Quality Care to the End of Life, Springer Publishing Digital Access, Fifth Edition.
Uslu, F. Ş., Terzioğlu, F. (2015). Dünyada ve Türkiye’de Palyatif Bakım Eğitimi ve Örgütlenmesi, Cumhuriyet Hemşirelik Dergisi; 4(2): 81-90.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Program Outcomes
1) Understand the concepts and concepts related to the field of health at the undergraduate level, and have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other sources of current information in the field of health.	3	2	3	2	2	2	2
2) Knowledge of nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of knowledge.	2	1	2	2	3	2	3
3) Uses advanced theoretical and factual knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level.	3	2	2	2	2	2	3
4) Interprets, evaluates, identifies, analyzes, shares information and makes teamwork with scientifically proven data by using the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health.	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
5) Uses computer programs, related technologies and educational tools in the field of health.	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
6) Carries out a study independently by using its advanced knowledge in the field of health and takes responsibility as a team member in cooperation with other professional groups working in this field.	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
7) Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen complex problems encountered in the practices related to the field of health.	2	3	2	2	3	2	3
8) Plans, manages, and monitors and evaluates the activities for the development of employees in a project.	2	3	3	2	2	2	3
9) Evaluates the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health with a critical approach.	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
10) Determines learning needs and learning resources, directs learning function by using resources effectively.	3	2	3	2	3	3	2
11) Develops a positive attitude towards life-long learning and turns it into behavior.	2	3	3	3	2	3	2
12) Informs the related persons and institutions about the health field; conveys his / her thoughts and solution suggestions in writing and orally, and receives the opinions, requests and expectations of the relevant persons and institutions.	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
13) With the awareness of social responsibility, organizes and implements projects and activities in cooperation with other professional groups for the social environment in which he lives.	2	2	2	3	2	2	2
14) Follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at B1 General Level of European Language Portfolio.	2	2	1	2	2	3	3
15) Express themselves effectively in verbal and written.	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
16) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software required by the field at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Driving License.	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
17) Monitors and evaluates the events / developments on the agenda of the society and the world in the field of health.	2	3	3	2	3	2	3
18) Acts and participates in accordance with Quality Management and Processes.	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
19) They cooperate with people from related disciplines and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to health field.	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
20) Have enough consciousness about individual and community health, environmental protection and occupational safety.	2	3	2	2	2	3	3

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Understand the concepts and concepts related to the field of health at the undergraduate level, and have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other sources of current information in the field of health.	3
2)	Knowledge of nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of knowledge.	2
3)	Uses advanced theoretical and factual knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level.	3
4)	Interprets, evaluates, identifies, analyzes, shares information and makes teamwork with scientifically proven data by using the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health.	2
5)	Uses computer programs, related technologies and educational tools in the field of health.	2
6)	Carries out a study independently by using its advanced knowledge in the field of health and takes responsibility as a team member in cooperation with other professional groups working in this field.	3
7)	Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen complex problems encountered in the practices related to the field of health.	3
8)	Plans, manages, and monitors and evaluates the activities for the development of employees in a project.	2
9)	Evaluates the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health with a critical approach.	2
10)	Determines learning needs and learning resources, directs learning function by using resources effectively.	2
11)	Develops a positive attitude towards life-long learning and turns it into behavior.	2
12)	Informs the related persons and institutions about the health field; conveys his / her thoughts and solution suggestions in writing and orally, and receives the opinions, requests and expectations of the relevant persons and institutions.	3
13)	With the awareness of social responsibility, organizes and implements projects and activities in cooperation with other professional groups for the social environment in which he lives.	3
14)	Follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at B1 General Level of European Language Portfolio.	2
15)	Express themselves effectively in verbal and written.	2
16)	Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software required by the field at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Driving License.	3
17)	Monitors and evaluates the events / developments on the agenda of the society and the world in the field of health.	3
18)	Acts and participates in accordance with Quality Management and Processes.	2
19)	They cooperate with people from related disciplines and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to health field.	1
20)	Have enough consciousness about individual and community health, environmental protection and occupational safety.	3

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	14	28
Study Hours Out of Class	14	28
Midterms	1	32
Final	1	40
Total Workload		128