Assessing the Need for Treatment and Decision-Making in Outpatient Care (5 cr)

Code: R0272-3004

General information

Enrollment: 26.11.2018 - 06.01.2019
Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 07.01.2019 - 12.05.2019
Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 cr

Local portion: 5 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Unit: Laurea university of applied sciences

Campus: Laurea Tikkurila

Teaching languages: English

Seats: 20 - 30

Degree programmes: Laurea täydentävä osaaminen, amk-tutkinto (TOS2), Terveys- ja hyvinvointialat

Teachers: Emmaculate Tamankag; Anna Niskanen

Teacher in charge: Riikka Mulder

Study unit: R0272

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- use versatile observation and information gathering methods and tools in assessing the need for care of clients of different ages
- integrate evidence-based information and care recommendations in the decision-making process of nursing in outpatient care
- use digital methods and possibilities in a client-oriented manner to support the assessment of need for treatment, decision-making and guidance of clients.
- describe the client’s service network and consult other experts
- direct the client to the right place of care smoothly and at the right time or guide the patient to perform self-care at home

Location and time

Tikkurila

Materials

Learning environments for students
Terveyskylä (Health village)
Terveysportti
Käypähoito-suositukset
- Geriatric Emergencies By Iona Murdoch, Sarah Turpin, Bree Johnston, Alasdair MacLullich, and Eve Losman (Ebook via Libguides)
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/laurea/detail.action?docID=1912454

Teaching methods

-Contact lessons (Emma Tamnakag)
-Workshops (Emma Tamankag and Riikka Mulder)
-Simulation (Emma Tamankag and Riikka Mulder)

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Further information

Students eligible for this course must have completed module I , II and III and is the process of completing the module IV studies