Oncology and palliative care
Ms S Lee
3 points * 2 hours per week * Second semester * Peninsula
Patients with cancer form a major client group in palliative care. This subject examines the unique needs of people within this group from a current research and practice base. Topics include basic concepts of cancer, palliative medical treatment and nursing care and the lived experience of cancer.
Assessment
Take-home exam: 60% * Case study: 40%
Prescribed texts
Penson J and Fisher R Palliative care for people with cancer Edward Arnold, 1991