NSG6302

Principles and practice in hospice and palliative care

Ms S Lee

6 points * 2-3 hours per week * 32 hours clinical fieldwork * Second semester * Peninsula

Objectives On completion of this subject, students are expected to provide conscious and positive forms of caring for clients facing terminal illness and their families; work effectively and cooperatively with other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide effective symptom control and prevention; identify, analyse and utilise a range of innovative approaches to nursing care; identify resources available for all aspects of palliative care in a range of health care settings.

Synopsis Palliative care for the dying person is not simply the control of uncomfortable physical symptoms, rather it involves assisting clients to live to their fullest potential until death. the aim of this subject is for the student to develop specific knowledge assessment and intervention skills in order that they may foster an improved quality of life for their patients.

Assessment Assignment: 60% * Class presentation: 40% * Fieldwork report: pass/fail

Prescribed texts

Students will be referred to reference texts, journals and seminal readings during the course