Palliative and spiritual nursing

From

10.8.2026

5 cr

Registration open

Face-to-faceOnline

palliative nursing and end-of-life care: central concepts, values and principles
view of humans, spiritual needs, spiritual wellbeing and malaise
customer-orientation and treatment of symptoms
central matters in an end-of-life treatment plan, advance directive
signs of impending death
multidisciplinary collaboration, service coordination and third sector
current measure programmes
assistance methods within nursing and pastoral care in end-of-life care
supporting the patient’s immediate circle
student’s readiness to support the spirituality of an individual and community
current national and international research data

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Palliative and spiritual nursing (PHHMS26HKI)

Palliative and spiritual nursing (PHHMS26HKI)

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Scope

5 cr

Code

PHH0005A20S

Students

understand the value basis and principles of palliative and end-of-life care
understand the different meanings of individual and community spirituality as well as nursing activities that promote coping and spiritual wellbeing
know how to implement customer-oriented and symptom-based humane nursing to a patient who is terminally ill or dying and support their immediate circle
know how to identify and encounter the patient’s and their immediate circle’s emotional, existential and spiritual needs in various life situations and utilise pastoral helping methods
know how to plan multidisciplinary collaboration and network to support the patient’s and their immediate circle’s life management and quality of life
know how to utilise third-sector services and activities in a customer-oriented manner in palliative nursing and when considering spiritual needs
know how to apply current social services and healthcare programmes
know how to assess and develop their readiness to encounter and help a dying patient and their immediate circle
reflect on their worldview and relationship to spirituality and the effect they have when encountering patients in a holistic manner
are familiar with national and international research on the topic

Diaconia University of Applied Sciences