Curricula

Objectives

The purpose is that you can define non-communicable diseases and explain the major risk factors associated with them. You can integrate a body of evidence from nursing guidelines of non-communicable diseases into autonomous clinical decision-making. You can apply advanced expert knowledge in developing, conducting and critically evaluating evidence-based patient education methods to enhance the self-care of patients with a chronic condition and in the prevention and care.

Competences: Sustainable development, Counselling of patients, clients and family members, Health assessment and direct clinical care

By the end of the course, you can evaluate as an autonomous practitioner the impact of lifestyle modifications and preventive strategies in reducing the incidence and prevalence of non-communicable diseases. You can take responsibility for independent decisions as an advanced nurse practitioner in relation to nursing methods and monitoring a patient’s health condition. You can develop, implement, and assess a comprehensive nursing care plan for patients with non-communicable diseases. You are able to analyse the role of multi-professional collaboration and take responsibility for independent decisions as an advanced nurse practitioner. You can critically evaluate evidence-based digital technologies and analyse and discuss ethical considerations, implementation of sustainable solutions, operating models and cultural implications involved in caring for patients with non-communicable diseases.

Content

Non-communicable diseases on national and international levels
Early detection and screening for non-communicable diseases
Impact of lifestyle modifications and preventive strategies
A comprehensive care plan
Evidence-based education methods to enhance patient’s self-care
Advanced nursing practice and independent decisions
Multiprofessional collaboration
Evidence-based digital technologies
Sustainable solutions, ethical issues and cultural diversity in prevention and management of non-communicable diseases

Time and location

13.9.2023 Webinar 13-15 Finnish time (presence mandatory)
5.10.2023 Contact lessons at Dynamo campus 9-12
25.10.2023 Webinar 13-15 Finnish time (presence mandatory)
29.11.2023 Webinar 10-15 Finnish time (presence mandatory)

Learning materials and recommended literature

Noncommunicable disease facility-based monitoring guidance: framework, indicators and application. WHO 2022. file:///C:/Users/hohan/Downloads/9789240057067-eng-1.pdf

WHO. Non-communicable diseases. N.d. https://www.who.int/health-topics/noncommunicable-diseases#tab=tab_2

Teaching methods

Blended learning (in-person classes, online webinars)
Flipped learning (tasks prior to classes and webinars)

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Exam 30.10.2023 13-15 (Finnish time)
1. Exam resit 6.11. 2023 13-15 (Finnish time)
2. Exam resit 20.11.2023 13-15 (Finnish time)

Student workload

Webinars and contact lessons 12 h
Home assignments 24 h
Assignment presentation and peer review 24 h
Preparation for exam 75 h

Content scheduling

13.9.2023 Webinar 13-15 Finnish time (presence mandatory)
5.10.2023 Contact lessons at Dynamo campus 9-12
25.10.2023 Webinar 13-15 Finnish time (presence mandatory)
29.11.2023 Webinar 10-15 Finnish time (presence mandatory)

Further information for students

Self assessment
Peer review
Exam (feedback from the teacher)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

1 Sufficient
Students can define non-communicable diseases and identify the most common types on national and international levels. They can explain the major risk factors associated with non-communicable diseases and how to address them. Students can conduct and evaluate evidence-based patient education methods to enhance the self-care of patients with a chronic condition and in the prevention and care. Students can identify evidence-based digital technologies and discuss ethical considerations and implementation of sustainable solutions.

2 Satisfactory
Students can evaluate the impact of lifestyle modifications and preventive strategies in reducing the incidence and prevalence of non-communicable diseases. Students are able to develop and evaluate evidence-based patient education methods to enhance the self-care of patients with a chronic condition and in the prevention and care. Students can develop and evaluate evidence-based digital technologies and critically discuss ethical considerations, implementation of sustainable solutions, operating models and cultural implications involved in caring for patients with non-communicable diseases.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

3 Good
Students can evaluate the impact of lifestyle modifications and preventive strategies in reducing the incidence and prevalence of non-communicable diseases. Students are able to integrate a body of evidence from nursing guidelines of non-communicable diseases into autonomous clinical decision-making. They can take responsibility for independent decisions as an advanced nurse practitioner in relation to nursing methods and monitoring a patient’s health condition. Students can develop and implement a comprehensive nursing care plan for patients with non-communicable diseases. Students can apply expert knowledge in conducting and evaluating evidence-based patient education methods to enhance the self-care of patients. Students can evaluate emerging digital technologies and analyse the role of multi-professional collaboration and take responsibility for independent decisions as an advanced nurse practitioner.

4 Very good
Students can evaluate as an autonomous practitioner the impact of lifestyle modifications and preventive strategies in reducing the incidence and prevalence of non-communicable diseases. Students are able to integrate a body of evidence from nursing guidelines of non-communicable diseases into autonomous clinical decision-making. They can take responsibility for independent decisions as an advanced nurse practitioner in relation to nursing methods and monitoring a patient’s health condition. Students can develop and implement a comprehensive nursing care plan for patients with non-communicable diseases. Students can apply expert knowledge in developing, conducting, and evaluating evidence-based patient education methods and critically evaluate evidence-based digital technologies. They are able to analyse their role in multi-professional collaboration and can take responsibility for independent decisions as an advanced nurse practitioner.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

5 Excellent
Students can evaluate as an autonomous practitioner the impact of lifestyle modifications and preventive strategies in reducing the incidence and prevalence of non-communicable diseases. Students are able to integrate a body of evidence from nursing guidelines of non-communicable diseases into autonomous clinical decision-making. They can take responsibility for independent decisions as an advanced nurse practitioner in relation to nursing methods and monitoring a patient’s health condition. Students can develop, conduct and evaluate a comprehensive nursing care plan for patients with non-communicable diseases. Students can apply advanced level expert knowledge in developing, conducting, and evaluating evidence-based patient education methods. They can develop and critically assess evidence-based digital technologies. Students are able to analyse and develop their role in multi-professional collaboration and can take responsibility for independent decisions as an advanced nurse practitioner.

Prerequisites

Bachelor degree in nursing.