Basics of medical nursing (4 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

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 Objective 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

Materials

Holmström P., Korhonen L., Kuusisto M., Rintamäki R. & Tauriainen M-M. 2023. Sisätaudit. Sanoma Pro.
Huovinen A., Karhemaa A., Koponen L., Hynynen M-A. & Mäkeläinen T. 2023. Kliininen hoitotyö. Sisätauteja, kirurgisia sairauksia ja syöpätauteja sairastavan hoitotyö. Helsinki: Sanoma Pro. Soveltuvin osin
Säteilysuojelun perusteet (online). Helsinki: Kustannus Oy Duodecim, 2020.
Motivoiva keskustelu (online). Helsinki: Kustannus Oy Duodecim, 2020.
Sairaanhoitajien tietokannan artikkelit ja Käypä hoito suositukset soveltuvin osin.
Potilasjärjestöjen kotisivut soveltuvin.
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Teaching methods

Luennot, potilascaset, ryhmätyö, itsenäinen opiskelu

Student workload

Kontaktit verkossa 18h
Kirjallinen tehtävä 20h
Verkkotentti ja siihen valmistatuminen 30h
Itsenäinen opiskelu 40h

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.
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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.
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Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Erinomainen 5

Osaat perustella potilaalle terveellisten elämäntapojen merkitystä ja osaat ohjata potilaita voimavaralähtöisesti sekä ohjauksen aiheita priorisoiden. Osaat arvioida yleisimpien sisätautien riskitekijöitä ja tiedät, miten vaikuttaa niihin. Osaat kertoa potilaalle johdonmukaisesti hänen sairaudestaan sekä ohjata potilaalle omahoidon yksityiskohtaisesti, perustellen ja potilaan yksilöllisen tilanteen huomioiden.

Qualifications

You master the basics of nursing and medical treatment.

Further information

Tentti 0-5 (50%)
Kirjallinen tehtävä 0-5 (50%)

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