Healthcare

Cultural Aspects of Illness and Death, 20 YH credits.

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Part of the YH programme Specialistutbildad undersköterska - Demensvård at TUC Yrkeshögskola. This course cannot be applied for on its own. Programme code: UNDED24TRA.

Cultural Aspects of Illness and Death gives you knowledge of different traditions, religions and views of death from an ethical standpoint. You gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of how to adapt the environment and care around the sick person based on aesthetic, religious and cultural aspects. The course is part of TUC's YH program for specialist assistant nurses in dementia care and gives you tools for a respectful, individually adapted approach at the end of life.

Duration: 3 weeks
Location: Tranås
Language: Swedish
Level: Advanced
CSN-eligible

Time commitment: 15 YH credits, half time approx. 20 hrs/week in the program

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About the course.

The purpose of the course is to give knowledge of different cultures' traditions, religions and views of death. The aim of the course is to give in-depth knowledge and understanding of how to adapt the environment and care around the sick person based on ethical, religious and cultural aspects.

The purpose of the course is to give knowledge of different cultures' traditions, religions and views of death. The aim of the course is to give in-depth knowledge and understanding of how to adapt the environment and care around the sick person based on ethical, religious and cultural aspects.

What you will learn

What you learn.

  • Has knowledge of different traditions and religious views of illness and death
  • Can apply an ethical approach when meeting dying people and their relatives
  • Can adapt the environment around the sick person based on aesthetic and cultural needs
  • Can adapt care based on religious and cultural aspects
Curriculum

How the course is built.

  1. Traditions and religion around death

    Different cultures' and religions' views of illness, dying and death.

  2. Ethical approach

    Meeting patients and relatives from an ethical perspective.

  3. Adapted care environment

    How the environment around the sick person can be adapted aesthetically, religiously and culturally.

  4. Individually adapted care

    Designing care based on the individual's cultural and religious needs.

Target audience

Who is this for?

The course is aimed at working assistant nurses studying TUC's YH program for specialist assistant nurses in dementia care.

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