Care of Clients with Chronic Illnesses (10 cr)
Code: V1606-3003
General information
- Enrollment
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18.05.2020 - 31.07.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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01.08.2020 - 31.12.2020
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 10 cr
- Local portion
- 7 cr
- Virtual proportion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Campus
- Laurea Tikkurila
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 20 - 30
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing (SNV), Laurea Tikkurila
- Teachers
- Emmaculate Tamankag
- Lotta Tiikkainen
- Piia Jokinen
- Teacher in charge
- Riikka Mulder
- Study unit
- V1606
Learning outcomes
The students will be able to
justify the significance of preventing non-communicable diseases and their impact on individuals, family and society
justify the approaches and methods of health promotion in client-oriented nursing
plan, implement and evaluate nursing of patients with chronic illnesses and give support for self-care
explain the main diseases and medical grounds for care in the field of internal medicine
plan, implement and evaluate client centred guidance, and justify different approaches and guidance methods in health promotion and nursing patients with long-term illnesses
describe the main national and international recommendations for a healthy lifestyle
justify the good practices and methods used to assess nutritional status
describe the main drug classifications, drugs and medicines used in long-term and acute care and their mechanisms
justify safe vaccination practices
Location and time
Implemented in Tikkurila
Materials
Recommended literature will be included later.
Part 4: Basics of vaccinations:
Vesikari T. & Van Damme P., 2017. Pediatric Vaccines and Vaccinations. A European Textbook. Springer. (Recommended besides the material given during the study unit)
Teaching methods
Contact lessons, online and workshops
Part 1: Health promotion and caring for chronically ill 5cr ( Emma Tamnakag &Lotta Tiikkainen)
Part 2: Internal medicine - online 1.5 cr (Lotta Tiikkainen)
Part 3: Pharmacology on-line 1.5 cr (Lotta Tiikkainen)
Part 4: Basics of vaccinations theory and workshop 2cr (Piia Jokinen)
Student workload
1 cr = 27 hours of student workload
Part 1: 5cr = 135 hours of student workload (incl. Medical Calculations)
Part 2: Internal medicine - online 1.5 cr = 40.5 hours of student workload
Part 3: Pharmacology on-line 1.5 cr = 40.5 hours of student workload
Part 4: Basics of vaccinations theory and workshop 2cr = 54 hours of student workload
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
TI-K5/Fail. REQUIREMENT LEVEL: https://laureauas.sharepoint.com/sites/linken/Documents/Assessment%20criteria%20for%20bachelor%20students%20a2018-.pdf
Evaluation scale
Approved/Failed
Further information
Groups for vaccination workshop will be determined later.