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

Code: R0272-3008

General information


Enrollment
25.11.2019 - 01.12.2019
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.01.2020 - 31.07.2020
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
RDI proportion
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Campus
Laurea Tikkurila
Teaching languages
English
Seats
20 - 30
Degree programmes
Complementary competence, bachelor's studies in English (CCS2), Health and welfare
Teacher in charge
Emmaculate Tamankag
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 Tamankag)
-Workshops (Emma Tamankag )
-LbD project (Emma Tamankag)

Student workload

5cr = 135 hours of student work

Lectures 8 x 4 h = 32 hours
Workshop + project work 20 hours
Independent group work 16hours
Independent study 67 hours

Content scheduling

-Legislation: Regulation on access to treatment
-Assessing the need and urgency of treatment, as well as patient guidance at reception, telephone, online
-Nursing decision-making and decision support on nursing (care models, Care recommendations (käypähoito) terveysportti (instructions on RN reception instructions, writing sick leave certificate)
-General guidelines of basics of Emergency Care (Triage)
-Emergency and non-emergency patient care and service path, service guidance
-Consulting and multi-professional networking in primary health care
-Utilizing digital tools needed to promote clients´healh (Terveyskylä)
-LbD project on immigrants´health

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

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