Supporting Self-Care of Patients with Long-Term Illnesses or Infections (5 cr)
Code: R0273-3003
General information
Enrollment
26.11.2018 - 06.01.2019
Timing
07.01.2019 - 30.06.2019
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual proportion
2 op
RDI proportion
2 op
Mode of delivery
60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning
Unit
Laurea university of applied sciences
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 26
Degree programmes
- Laurea täydentävä osaaminen, amk-tutkinto (TOS2), Terveys- ja hyvinvointialat
Teachers
- Anne Hiller-Ikonen
- Riikka Ketonen
Teacher in charge
Riikka Ketonen
Groups
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TOS218SYTäydentävä osaaminen (amk-tutkinto), S18, Terveys- ja hyvinvointialat
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
- recognise the needs of a high-risk patient who needs a large number of services in an outpatient care
- assess the factors affecting the client’s capability to perform self-care and the realisation of self-care, and give guidance to the client
- take advantage of communal resources and digital services to support self-care
- develop guidance directed to the needs of the different client groups in primary health care
recognise the most common infectious diseases
- plan, implement and evaluate nursing of patients with long-term illnesses and infections and its impact in primary health care
- perform the most common examinations and treatment procedures during the patient’s appointment with the nurse
- coordinate the overall care of patients with long-term illnesses and infections in multidisciplinary cooperation in primary health care
- evaluate and develop service path for patients with long-term illnesses and infections from a client-centered point of view
Grading scale
Approved/Failed