IN22B4D - NURSING IN ONCOLOGY (CA4)

The module, in compliance with the provisions of the Teaching Regulations in article no. 3 "Specific training objectives and expected skills", provides the student with the tools necessary to identify the nursing care needs, in the onco-hematological field, from which to develop the most suitable care plans, paying particular attention to the planning, management and evaluation of preventive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative interventions. EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES (LEARNING OUTCOMES): Knowledge and understanding (Knowledge and understanding): The student is able to summarize his/her knowledge in clinical and nursing sciences indicating prevention strategies, early identification and management of health problems of the patient with onco-hematological problems; describe the epidemiology of tumors and the relationship between known risk factors and probability of onset of the main neoplasms; know the phases of the neoplastic disease, the meaning of the different therapeutic interventions including those of support, objectives of the treatments and their impact on survival and quality of life; Ability to apply knowledge and understanding (Applying knowledge and understanding): Identify the peculiarities and needs of pediatric nursing care in the different phases of subjects in developmental age; apply effective strategies to promote the well-being of the hospitalized newborn/child/adolescent, using methods to humanize care; recognize health problems typical in pediatric age; implement the pediatric triage process, using the tools for early recognition of clinical worsening and its management in children; use the tools for detecting acute and chronic pain, specific to pediatric age, and the methods of pain management; administer pharmacological therapy to newborns and children, ensuring safety standards; Making Judgements: The student will be able to make healthcare decisions, based on a careful identification of needs, critically evaluating the outcomes of the choices made. Communication skills: The student must demonstrate that he/she has acquired adequate scientific terminology and that he/she is able to argue his/her knowledge and healthcare choices clearly and comprehensively to the members of the healthcare team; he/she must be able to start with the child and his/her family, modulating his/her language based on their understanding skills. Learning skills: He/she will be able to search for information independently and in collaboration, for the resolution of problems related to clinical practice, drawing information from the best scientific evidence available, through the critical selection of primary and secondary sources.