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Basics of medical nursingLaajuus (4 cr)

Code: SN00CD32

Credits

4 op

Teaching language

  • English

Responsible person

  • Marina Hirjaba

Objective

Purpose of the Course
You will learn the theoretical foundations to plan, implement, and evaluate the nursing for patients with internal diseases.

Competencies of the Course
Clinical competence
Evidence-based operations and decision-making competence
Health promotion competence

Learning Objectives of the Course
You utilize clinical competence-supporting related sciences in planning, implementing, and evaluating the nursing care of patients with internal diseases. You utilize evidence-based information in planning, implementing, and evaluating the nursing care of patients with internal diseases. You identify and evaluate public health risk factors and are able to guide the client/patient in relation to them.

Content

Risk factors and prevention of internal diseases
Basics of internal medicine nursing and pharmacotherapy
Skill of Guiding and Encountering the Patient
Guidance on Self-Care for Patients with Internal Diseases
Most Common Examinations for Patients with Internal Diseases

Qualifications

You master the basics of nursing and medical treatment.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient 1

You are familiar with healthy lifestyles and know how to guide patients in a resource-oriented and health-promoting manner. You recognize the risk factors of the most common internal diseases. You can tell the patient about his illness and guide the patient in the basics of self-care.

Satisfactory 2

You have an overall picture of the impact of lifestyle on health and know how to guide patients in a resource-oriented and health-promoting manner. You understand the risk factors of the most common internal diseases. You can tell the patient about his illness and guide the patient in the basics of self-care.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3
You know how to justify to the patient the importance of healthy lifestyles and you know how to guide patients in a resource-oriented manner. You understand the risk factors of the most common internal diseases. You can consistently tell the patient about his illness and guide the patient in self-care.

Very good 4
You know how to justify to the patient the importance of healthy lifestyles and you know how to guide patients resource-oriented and by prioritizing the topics of guidance. You have a broad understanding of the risk factors for the most common internal diseases. You can consistently tell the patient about his illness and guide the patient in self-care, justifying it and taking into account the patient's individual situation.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5

You are able to justify the importance of a healthy lifestyle to patients and are able to guide patients in a resource-oriented manner and prioritize the topics of guidance. You are able to assess the risk factors of the most common internal diseases and know how to influence them. You are able to consistently tell the patient about their illness and guide the patient to self-care in detail, justifying and taking into account the patient's individual situation.