Nursing of Chronically Ill Patients (5 ECTS)

Objective

Students
- can evaluate the care needs of a patient suffering from national diseases as well as plan, implement and evaluate client-oriented nursing using evidence-based knowledge
- can evaluate the care needs of a patient suffering from national diseases by means of appropriate clinical and physiological evaluations and instruments as well as respond to them with assistive methods of nursing
- can support the resources of patients and their significant others considering their cultural background
- understand the significance of close multiprofessional cooperation and care path for the client-oriented care of the chronically ill.

Content

Client-oriented and coherent care path of patients suffering from national diseases
Supporting resources of patients suffering from national diseases and their significant others in a client-oriented way throughout the care path
Nursing of patients suffering from circulatory, respiratory and metabolic diseases, major care protocols and procedures and assistive methods
Documentation of nursing and basics of reporting
Major national diseases and internal conditions

Materials

Ahonen, O, Bleck-Vehkaluoto, m, Ekola, S, Partamies, S, Sulosaari, V & Uski-Tallqvist, T. 2016. Kliininen hoitotyö. Sanoma Pro Oy. Themes to learn: Cardiovascular diseases, neurological diseases, lung diseases, diabetes and infectious diseases in a patient care
Holmström, P ja Vauhkonen, I: Sisätaudit (2014), luvut 1,3, 4, 5, 7 ja 8.
Soinila, Kaste, Somer (toim.) Neurologia (2015) viimeisin painos luvut: Kliininen neuroanatomia; neurologinen tutkimus: inspektio ja yleistutkimus, tajunnan taso; Aivoverenkiertohäiriöt; Epilepsia; Muistihäiriöt ja dementia neurologia
Luentomuistiinpanot

Teaching methods

Lessions
Small group working
Virtual learning
Nursing documentation -assignment
Clinical labs
Simulation

Employer connections

Medical environments

Exam schedules

Final exam, look timetable
First retake:
Second retake:
Drug calculation exam during orientation lesson
Two drug calculation exam retakes, look timetable

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Contact classes 50%
Independent studies 50%

Content scheduling

More information on Moodle

Further information

STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE BEFORE ATTENDING ON THE COURSE:
Clinical nursing theory and clinical labs
Anatomy and physiology
Pharmacotherapy 1 (at least drug calculations and clinical labs 1-4)
Clinical nursing skills part 1 and 2

Lectures:
Nursing records
Cardiovascular diseases, neurological diseases, lung diseases, diabetes and infectious diseases in a patient care, decrease in general condition
Clinical labs:
ECG, monitoring, resuscitation
Caring and posiotioning of a paralyzed patient
airway suction, supporting breathing
Simulation

YOU MUST PASS DRUG-CALCULATION EXAM, CLINICAL LABS AND SIMULATION BEFORE GOING TO CLINICAL PRACTICE!

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Evaluating competences evaluation criteria novice/beginner is used.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Opiskelija
- osaa etsiä tietoa yksittäiseen tilanteeseen
- osoittaa perehtyneisyyttä alan tietoperustaan
- erottaa arkitiedon tutkitusta tiedosta
- osaa toimia yksittäisissä ammatillisissa tilanteissa ohjeistuksen mukaisesti
- pyrkii toimimaan asiakaslähtöisesti
- osoittaa saavuttaneensa riittävät tiedot pystyäkseen toimimaan ammatillisissa tilanteissa
- osoittaa perehtyneisyyden ammattialan eettisiin periaatteisiin
- osaa toimia työryhmän jäsenenä
- kykenee arvioimaan omia vahvuuksiaan ja kehittymistarpeitaan

Assessment methods and criteria

Nursing of Chronically Ill Patients integrated with Internal Medicine exam in Moodle (assessment H-5)
Drug-calculation exam (pass-fail)
Virtual assignments (pass-fail)
Small group assignments (pass-fail)
Clinical labs and simulation (pass-fail)

Active participation in theory lessions 80 %.
100% attendance in Clinical labs and Simulation training