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Basics of nursing in socal services

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: SAPA0503
Curriculum: SA 2018 / 2018V
Level: Bachelor of Social Services
Year of Study: 1 (2018-2019 / 2019)
Semester: Spring / Autumn
Credits: 3 cr
Responsible Teacher: Palosaari, Sinikka
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Courses During the Year 2019

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
4S-SA-1A2019-01-07 – 2019-06-02Taina HuuskoFinnish2018-12-10 – 2019-01-14
5S-SA-1B2019-01-07 – 2019-06-02Taina HuuskoFinnish2018-12-10 – 2019-01-14

Learning Outcomes

The student knows
* basic care and principles of nursing
* how to assist in different basic care situations
* legislation of medication and basics other regulation
* the importance of medication in professional social services work and knows his/her own responsibility in implementing it
* count without mistakes the right dosage of medicine to the client

Student's Workload

Total work load of the course 71 h
- of which scheduled studies: 36 h
- of which autonomous studies: 35 h

Contents

* basic care situations
* knowledge about medicine
* assistance
* concept of nursing and principles of nursing
* nursing process
* assisting in different basic care situations according to living functions and the course of one’s life
* basics of medication in social services

Assessment Criteria

Grade 1: the student
* understands the concepts and process attached to basic care
* knows how to act in different basic care situations in guidance
* knows the principles and ethical conduct of nursing
* understands the importance of medication and counts medical calculations without mistakes

Grade 3: the student knows how to
* apply the knowledge basis of nursing in his/her own actions
* choose suitable helping methods in practical
* act according ethical and nursing principles
* apply the knowledge about medication and realize it according instructions
* count medical calculations without mistakes

Grade 5: the student knows how to
* apply his/her knowledge in nursing in a specialist manner
* solve different nursing problems independently
* develop nursing and its practice
* implement and evaluate medication and its practices and count medical calculations without mistakes

Assessment Methods

Examination
Client cases (peer review)


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