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Medical Nursing

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: SSHP3501
Curriculum: TH 2017
Level: Bachelor of Public Health
Year of Study: 2 (2018-2019)
Semester: Spring
Credits: 6 cr
Responsible Teacher: Rasivirta, Eila
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Courses During the Academic Year 2018-2019

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
7S-SH-1CK2017-01-09 – 2019-06-01Eila Rasivirta, Päivi AutioFinnish2017-01-08 – 2017-09-13
14S-SH-2A2018-08-31 – 2018-12-21Eila RasivirtaFinnish2018-08-20 – 2018-09-17
15S-SH-2B2018-08-31 – 2018-12-21Eila RasivirtaFinnish2018-08-20 – 2018-09-17
16S-SH-2DK2019-01-07 – 2019-06-02Eila RasivirtaFinnish2018-12-10 – 2019-01-14
17S-TH-2A2019-01-07 – 2019-06-02Eila RasivirtaFinnish2018-12-10 – 2019-01-14

Still need to take the course? See the courses during the academic year 2020-2021.

Learning Outcomes

The student identifies the patient's/the client´s need for care and support . The student plans and implements the nursing of a medical patient and learns to guide and supervise a patient/ a client. The student follows the the ethical instructions and principles of the nursing.

Student's Workload

Total work load of the course: 160 h
-of which scheduled studies: 78 h
- of which autonomous studies: 82 h
The assesment of student's own learning 1 h is included in contact lessons.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Basics of Clinical Nursing
Basics of Pharmacotherapy

Contents

Nursing of the most general internal diseases, neurological diseases and different forms of cancer in various nursing environments, 4 cr
Internal Medicine, 1 cr
Dietetics, 1 cr

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

Ahonen, O., Blek-Vehkaluoto, M., Ekola, S., Partamies, S., Sulosaari, V., Uski-Tallqvist, T. 2012. Kliininen hoitotyö. Sisätauteja, kirurgisia sairauksia ja syöpätauteja sairastavan hoito. Sanoma Pro Oy

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures 78 h, independent studying 82 h

Assessment Criteria

Grade 5
The student knows:
- how to critically evaluate the patient's/the client's need for care and support
- how to make a care plan and implement it in practical care settings with a creative and many-sided approach
- how to guide and supervise the patient/ the client with care-related things using many different methods
-how to follow the ethical instructions and principles with a critical approach

Grade 3
The student knows:
- how to identify the patient's/the client's need for care and support
- how to make a care plan and implement it in practice
-how to guide and supervise the patient/ the client with care-related things
-how to apply the ethical instructions and principles
- is able to identify the effects of certain diseases on the patient's/the client's life
- is able to prepare the patient/the client for different examinations and treatments
- knows the structure and functions of the human organism and is able to use the basic consepts also in Latin

Grade 1
The student knows:
- how to describe the patient's/the client's need for care and support
- how to make a care plan and is able to implement basic elements of nursing care
-how to tell about the things related to the care of the patient / client
-how to follow the ethical instructions and principles

Assessment Methods

Written Exams 100 %: numeric scale / grading 0-5
Learning assignments pass/ fail- evaluation


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