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Principles of Cancer Nursing: 2
NA3105
6
20
Course entry requirements to Professional Practice
Framework apply.
Extensive over one semester.
This module aims to provide the non-specialist with the
principles of cancer nursing in order to deliver appropriate
care for cancer patients, through from diagnosis to advanced
disease, in their area of clinical practice.
On successful completion of the module, students will be able
to:
Explain the nature, biology and treatments for cancer
Evaluate the impact of cancer on patients, carers and health
care professionals
Critically analyse the key principles of communicating with
cancer patients and their carers
Critically analyse the organisation of care for cancer patients
Content
Evaluate the integration of principles of palliative care when
nursing cancer patients
The following themes, adapted from Wood and Ward (2000),
will be covered:An overview of cancer, what it is and how it affect patients,
carers and health care professionals
Treatments and side effects
Interpersonal skills
Physical, psychological and practical issues
Care organisation, referral routes and staff role
Teaching and learning
strategies
Principles of palliative care, death and dying issues
Teaching and learning strategies will include keynote teaching
from specialists in practice and clients, small group
discussions and seminar presentations. Students will be
encouraged to draw on their own practice experiences
throughout the module. Within the confines of the module
curriculum there will also be an element of negotiated content
as student needs may vary according to the professional
context in which they work.
Learning support
This is module will be shared delivery with NA291.
Module hours (200 hours):60 hours taught (10 days)
70 hours student directed learning
70 hours clinical linked learning activities
Key texts:
Corner, J. and C. Bailey. (eds) 2001. Cancer nursing: care in
context. Oxford: Blackwell Science.
Diamond, J. 1998. ‘C’ because cowards get cancer too.
London: Vermilion.
Hogg, G. and P. Christie. 2002. Palliative cancer care in acute
nursing. London: Whurr Publishers.
Nevidjon, B.M. and K.W. Sowers. 2000 .A nurse's guide to
cancer care. Philadelphia: Lippincott.
Penson, J. and R.A. Fisher,. (eds) 2002. Palliative care for
people with cancer. Third edition. London: Arnold.
Regnard, C. and M. Kindlen. 2002. Supportive and palliative
care in cancer: an introduction. Oxford: Radcliffe Medical
Press.
Internet:
www.cancerindex.org
www.sussexcancer.net
Key Journals:
European Journal of Oncology Nursing
European Journal of Cancer Care
Assessment tasks
(Reference
Wood, C. and Ward, J. 2000. A general overview of the
cancer education needs of non-specialist staff. European
Journal of Cancer Care, 9: 191-196.)
Assessment weighting:50% written assignment
50% clinical linked learning activities
Students are required to achieve a 40% pass mark all in both
parts of the assessment strategy.
Written Assignment
2,000 word assignment :
‘The diagnosis and treatment of cancer can have a
devastating impact on the quality of patients’ lives and that of
their families and carers’ (p xi, Richards cited by Nicholson
Perry and Burgess, 2002)
Students will critically discuss this quote using examples of
selected patients with whom they have professional contact.
Clinical Linked Learning Activities
Students will be required to undertake 4 clinical linked
learning activities of 2,000 words in total. These are required
to be evidence based.
A plenary session will be arranged so that students can
discuss their findings in class and cross disciplinary issues
can be debated.
1. Select one patient in your care and their carer/significant
other and discuss their understanding of the rationale for the
treatment modality/s they are currently or recently have
experienced. Make short critical notes comparing the two
perspectives.
2. Make short, reflective and critical notes on your verbal
interpersonal skills following a chosen interaction with a
selected patient.
3. Select one patient and compare their needs at the current
point in their cancer journey with a chosen previous point, for
example, diagnosis and recurrence. Make short critical notes
on their perspective.
4. Make short critical notes on how you will disseminate the
knowledge gained of the principles of palliative care into your
area of practice.
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Students will submit the clinical linked learning activities
assessments with their assignment.
This stand-alone module aims to provide the student with an
overview and background knowledge of the principles of
cancer nursing in order to deliver appropriate care for cancer
patients, through from diagnosis to advanced disease, in their
chosen area of practice. It has been developed for the nonspecialist cancer nurse.
Undergraduate Continuing Professional Development AEB
Helen Evans (author and co-ordinator)
Individual speakers from the cancer specific interdisciplinary
teams across the sussex cancer network
One and/ or two
Brighton, Falmer
17.11.05
29th March 2006
1
N/A
Nursing
Undergraduate continuing professional development
professional practice framework
Optional/ Mandatory Module
INaM
External examiner
Sian Hawkins