Palpation skillsLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

Students know how to define palpation as part of the diagnostic procedure. They are able to show the bony landmarks of the body. Students are able to describe the findings obtained by means of palpation. They understand the meaning of touch in manual work. Students are able to recall different tissue types and palpate them. Students can palpate the pulses of the upper and lower extremities. They act according to professional ethics in their work with patients.

Content

Palpation as part of diagnostics. Documenting findings. Bony landmarks of the body. Tissue types. Skin and fascia. Pulses. Significance of palpation to osteopaths’ profession. Meaning of touch and ethics in manual treatment. Use of slinth and positioning patient. The course includes 2 cr of clinical practice.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students use the appropriate core concepts as well as make choices using the knowledge base of their own professional field. They recognise the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.

Students’ actions follow the rules and instructions given, and they use working methods appropriately and safely.

Students work according to the professional ethics of their own field, and they act responsibly as group members.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students analyse the relationships between appropriate core concepts as well as justify their choices using the knowledge base of their own professional field. They analyse the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.

Students act according to the rules and instructions given in their operating environment, and they use working methods appropriately and safely.

Students work according to the professional ethics of their own field, and they act flexibly as group members.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students analyse and assess the relationships between appropriate core concepts as well as make choices using the knowledge base of their own professional field. They assess the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.

Students act initiatively and goal-orientedly in diverse operating environments, and they apply working methods appropriately and safely.

Students work according to professional ethics in varied situations, and their functioning enhances group activities.