Advanced Nursing Practice in Palliative Care (5cr)

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General information

Timing: 25.08.2025 - 20.12.2025; The implementation has not yet started.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 cr

Local portion: 5 cr

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face

Unit: School of Health and Social Studies

Campus: Lutakko Campus

Teaching languages: Finnish

Degree programmes: Master’s Degree Programme in Health Care and Social Services

Teachers: Annina Kangas-Niemi

Teacher in charge: Annina Kangas-Niemi

Course: YSAP0104

Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization Advanced Nursing Practice in Palliative Care YSAP0104-3006. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Content scheduling

The course is mainly carried out as online and workplace learning.

Objective

The student
- apply their knowledge of a demanding level in palliative care and hospice care in the planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment
• works independently and responsibly as a palliative care specialist nurse with extensive responsibility in his own area of expertise in direct nursing work
• identifies the service package of a patient in palliative or hospice care and manages the service management to meet the needs of the patient and his loved ones.
• consults members of a multiprofessional team and/or acts as a consulting expert for professionals and others involved in the patient's care.
• acts as palliative care coordinator and trainer for professionals in his area

Content

• Patient groups treated in palliative or hospice care and their special needs
• Symptomatic treatment, monitoring and effectiveness of treatment and updating treatment planning (treatment of more general symptoms that require special expertise, such as pain treatment, invasive special techniques, emergency situations)
• Planned implementation of palliative care and nursing (medicinal and non-medicinal treatments)
• Planned implementation of hospice care
• Pharmacology and applied pharmacology in palliative care

Location and time

Responsible University of Applied Sciences: Turku UAS
Responsible teacher: Salla Grommi, salla.grommi@turkuamk.fi

Registration via RIPA.

Joint info webinarium for autumn 2025 courses: To. 11.9.2025 klo 14–16

Zoom link:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://jamk.zoom.us/j/66170163216?pwd=Ba1yrcbgF4lmcB6jOEXClP95O8Nphp.1

Meeting ID: 661 7016 3216
Passcode: 664859

Additionally a joint info on Mon. 15.9.2025 klo 14–17 (for courses 2 & 3)

Materials

The materials of the course are available on KAMK Reppu-workspace

https://reppu.kamk.fi/course/view.php?id=1715

Teaching methods

This course is a part of consortim implementation with the following UAS: Jamk, Turku UAS, Metropolia, Savonia, KAMK, Karelia and Oulu UAS.

Distance learning/Webinars, learning assignments and guidance discussions

Course implementation: KAMK Reppu

https://reppu.kamk.fi/course/view.php?id=1715

Employer connections

The course has content that supports professional skills and student`s own profession.

Exam schedules

The dates of the exams and the possibilities for renewal are agreed separately with the teacher.

International connections

Student workload

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Reflective self-assessment, peer assessment and teacher's assessment.

Assessment Criteria aggreed in cooperation with UAS network.

Qualifications

Basic level (A level) competence in palliative care.