Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
EBR2122015873	PALLIATIVE CARE	Compulsory	2	4	2

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To allow the students to identify the physical, mental, spiritual, social, and economic problems of the patient that needs palliative care and his/her family in the palliative process; to gain knowledge and proficiency in care process and application the effective methods of coping with grief.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Öğr.Gör.Çiğdem İNAN

Learning Outcomes

1	Have knowledge of the control of primary disease in the Palliative care process
2	Gain knowledge and proficiency in evaluation of physical symptoms,
3	Determine the psychiatric problems of the patient and his/her family in the Palliative care process, plan and apply the care,
4	Define the end of life needs, plan and apply the care,
5	Know the effective methods of coping with mourning period,

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Control of primary disease in palliative care process, evaluation of physical symptoms, psychiatric problems of patients and family who needed palliative care, moral problems, social problems, economic problems, identification requirements on the end of life, care process, active coping with mourning period.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Control of the primary disease in the Palliative care process
2	Control of the primary disease in the Palliative care process
3	Assessment of physical symptoms of the patient and the family needed Palliative care and symptom control
4	Assessment of physical symptoms of the patient and the family needed Palliative care and symptom control
5	Control and Identification of the psychiatric problems of the patient and the family with Palliative care required
6	Identification of the spiritual, social and economic problems of the patient and the family with Palliative care required
7	Midterm exam
8	Identification of the spiritual, social and economic problems of the patient and the family with Palliative care required
9	Identification of the spiritual, social and economic problems of the patient and the family with Palliative care required
10	Identification of the end of life needs of the patient and the family with Palliative care required,
11	Care process of Palliative care patient and family
12	Care process of Palliative care patient and family
13	Care process of Palliative care patient and family
14	Effective coping with the period of mourning of Palliative care patient and family.
15	Effective coping with the period of mourning of Palliative care patient and family.
16	Final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	1	1
Attending Lectures	14	2	28
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	5	5
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	15	15
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			50

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