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Supporting Self-Care of Patients with Long-Term Illnesses or Infections (5 cr)

Code: R0273-3005

General information


Enrollment

30.03.2020 - 19.04.2020

Timing

01.05.2020 - 12.06.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual proportion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Laurea Tikkurila, sote

Campus

Laurea Tikkurila

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Laurea täydentävä osaaminen, amk-tutkinto (TOS2), Terveys- ja hyvinvointialat

Teachers

  • Niina Glerean
  • Anne Hiller-Ikonen

Teacher in charge

Anne Hiller-Ikonen

Groups

  • TOS219SY

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