Home Health Care – Clinical PracticeLaajuus (10 ECTS)

Objective

Students
- apply the core theoretical and clinical competence required by the clinical practice environment to the public health nursing of clients/patients
- are capable of client-oriented public health nursing supporting and promoting the health of their client/patient and their significant others.
- follow the ethical guidelines and principles of nursing and public health nursing
- work responsibly as members of their work groups and work community
- are able to assess their professional competence and develop it further.

Content

Clinical practice includes learning laboratory and simulation studies 2,5 ects
Safe and barrier-free environment promoting health
Prevention of infectious diseases, their treatment and vaccinating
Prevention of accidents and first aid at home
Follow-up methods of health, procedures and taking laboratory samples at home
Protocols on acute changes of home care client’s health
Care paths
Hospice care

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Evaluating competences
evaluation criteria competent/intermediate level is used.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Student
- can search for professional knowledge regarding a single issue
- is familiar with the professional knowledge base of the field
- distinguishes informal information from research knowledge
- can act in individual professional situations according to instruction
- aims to act in a client-oriented way
- proves to have adequate skills to act in professional situations
- is familiar with the ethical principles of the field
- can work as a member of a work group
- is able to evaluate personal strengths and development needs.