Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The students will be able to
apply different health promotion approaches and methods in nursing
plan, implement and evaluate nursing of patients with long-term illnesses and give support for self-care
use different guidance methods to support clients’ resources in self-care and life-style changes
apply the main national and international recommendations for a healthy lifestyle from a client-oriented point of view
justify the medicines and drug groups used by the main client groups and evaluate the effectiveness of medical treatment
vaccinate safely
take advantage of digitalisation in health promotion and nursing of patients with long-term illnesses

Teaching methods

Participation to workshops
Completing the clinical practice in a hospital medical inpatient ward.

Learning materials and recommended literature

The theoretical background and the study material for this studyunit is same as on Care of clients of chronic illnesses studyunit.

Students workload

1 credit = 27 hours of student´s workload
1. Workshops 2 credits 54hours
2. LbD- project 3cr = 81hours
3. Clinical practice for 7 weeks in Internal medicine units.

Content and scheduling

Workshop for care of clients of chronic illnesses 2cr
LbD project 3cr
Clinical practice II 10cr

Grading scale

Approved/Failed

Evaluation methods and criteria

Workshops: Pass/Fail
LbD- Project Pass/Fail
Clinical practice Pass/Fail