King Saud University

College of Nursing

Medical-Surgical Department

 

Master Program

Course Syllabus

 

Course No   :      NUR 591

Course Title:      Oncology Nursing

Credit hours:      2+1

Prerequisite:      NUR 553

Faculty       :      Dr. Abeer El-Shatby   Assistance Professor

Student       :     Latifa Abdul Rahman Almater

                         Aisha Alamrani

 

Purpose

 

This course is designed to provide the student basic knowledge from biological, behavioral and medical sciences for understanding the development, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of cancer. This focuses on the assessment and special physical and psychosocial problems of the patients. The clinical practice provides the opportunity for the student to perform a holistic health assessment, diagnosis, and participation in the nursing management of persons with varies types of malignancies.

 

Course objectives

 

At the completion of the course the student will be able to:

1-      Analyze pathogenesis and etiology of cancer

2-      Perform general aspects of cancer detection and diagnostic procedure.

3-      Formulate treatment modalities and nursing care principles.

4-      Evaluate the psychosocial aspects of cancer patient and family members

5-      Collaborate with a holistic  multidisciplinary approach to achieve shared health care goals

6-      Discuss research findings related to the management of cancer patient with health problem due to side effect of different methods of treatment

7-      Demonstrate critical thinking and analytical skills when formulating diagnosis and plans of care acutely/ critically ill client selected health problems.

 

Topical Outline                                                                      Hours

 

Unite I- Physiological pathology and etiological consideration of cancer       2hrs

 

Unite 2- Nurse Roles in cancer detection, prevention and control                   2hrs

 

Unite3- Psychological components of cancer nursing                                     2hrs

 

Unite 4- Nutritional therapy for the cancer patient                                          2hrs

 

Unite 5- Nursing care of the cancer patient with surgical intervention            4hrs

 

Unite 6- Nursing care of the cancer patient with Radiation therapy                 4hrs

 

Unite 7- Nursing care of the cancer patient with chemotherapy                       4hrs

 

Unite 8- Nursing care of the cancer patient with immunotherapy                    4hrs

 

Unite 9- Concepts of rehabilitative nursing strategies for the cancer patient: approaches to living with cancer                                                                                           2hrs

 

Unite 10- Nursing care of the patient with terminal cancer.                              2hrs

 

 

Teaching Strategies

 

-          Seminars / lectures

-          Independent project

-         Clinical written assignment

Evaluation Methods                                                                        Marks

- Seminars presentation                                                                    20%

- Midterm examination                                                                     20%

- Student project                                                                                20%

- Final written examination                                                               40%