Nursing Care for Patients with Internal Diseases and Palliative Care (6 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The aim of the course is to develop competences from the perspective of a person having medical illnesses or being in palliative care.

After completing the course, the student
• Knows the basics of planning, implementing and evaluating nursing for patients with medical illnesses and in palliative care.
• Knows the basics of Drugs for Medical Conditions and palliative care.
• Understands the meaning of falling ill in medical illnes and being in palliative care.
• Knows how to plan and implement the self-care guidance of a person having medical illness and in palliative care.
• Understands the importance of multi-professional cooperation in nursing of patients with medical illnesses and palliative care.
• Knows the importance of genomic information in the Nursing of the medical illnesses.

Content (course unit)

• Nursing of a person with cardiovascular disease
• Nursing of a person with diabetes
• Nursing of a person with kidney failure
• Nursing of a person with a neurological disease
• Nursing of a person with lung disease
• Nursing of a person with an infection
• Nursing of a person with inflammatory bowel disease
• Nursing of a person with rheumatoid arthritis
• Nursing of a person with cancer
• Nursing of a person in palliative care
• Genomic information in the care of persons with medical illnesses

Prerequisites (course unit)

Participation in the courses Basics of Nursing and Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student
• Knows the basics of planning, implementing and evaluating in nursing for persons with medical illnesses and in palliative care.
• Knows the basics of drug medical condition for persons with medical illnesses and palliative care.
• Recognizes the significance of falling ill with medical illnesses and being in palliative care.
• Knows the basics of guidance, planning and implementation of self-care for persons with medical illnesses and in palliative care.
• Knows the importance of multiprofessional cooperation in Nursing of persons with medical illnesses and palliative care.
• Knows the importance of genomic information in Nursing of persons with medical illnesses.

Failled:
The student does not meet the evaluation criteria at a satisfactory level, or due to lack of Nursing competence causes danger, harm, injury or death to the person.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student
• Can justify the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing for persons with medical illnesses and in palliative care in various nursing situations.
• Can justify the medical treatment of a person having medical illnesses and in palliative care.
• Understands the significance of falling ill with medical illnesses and being in palliative care.
• Knows how to individually guide the self-care of persons with medical illnesses and in palliative care in different nursing situations and environments.
• Understands the importance of multi-professional cooperation in Nursing of persons with medical illnesses and palliative care.
• Understands the importance of genomic information in Nursing of persons with medical illnesses.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student
• Can apply their knowledge in various nursing situations in the planning, implementation and evaluation of Nursing for persons with medical illnesses and in palliative care.
• Knows the special features of drug of medical conditions for persons with medical illnesses and in palliative care.
• Analyzes the significance of falling ill with medical illnesses and being in palliative care.
• Can individually apply the self-care guidance of persons with medical illnesses and in palliative care in different nursing situations and environments.
• Knows how to utilize multiprofessional cooperation in Nursing of persons with medical illnesses and in palliative care.
• Knows how to apply genomic information individually in Nursing persons with medical illnesses care.

Location and time

Kevät 2025

Exam schedules

KOE 1: 23.1.-2.2.2025 EXAM (sisältää lääkelaskun)
KOE 2: 21.2.-2.3.2025 EXAM

KOE 1:

1. uusinta: 13.2.-6.4.2025
2. uusinta: 21.4.-18.5.2025

KOE 2:

1. uusinta 17.3.-13.4.2025
2. uusinta 21.4.-18.5.2025

Halutessasi korottaa opintojakson arvosanaa, ota yhteyttä opintojakson vastuuopettajaan viimeistään koe 2:n toista uusintaa seuraavan periodin aikana. Osat voi korottaa erillisinä.

Assessment methods and criteria

Osat 1 ja 2 Sisätauteja sairastavan ja palliatiivisen potilaan hoitotyön arvosana muodostuu kahdesta kokeesta (arviointi 0-5). Kokeissa alimman hyväksytyn arvosanan (1) saa 50% maksimipisteistä.

Itsenäiset moodle-testit ja kurssin kaikki tehtävät tulee olla suoritettuna ennen kokonaisarvioinnin saamista.

Osa 3 Sisätautipotilaan hoitotyön lääkelaskut: Arviointi hyväksytty / hylätty

Osa 4-6 Pienryhmätyöskentely: Pienryhmätyöskentelyssä on 100 % läsnäolovelvollisuus.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Luennot, opetuskeskustelut, itsenäinen opiskelu, tietotestit, pienryhmätyöskentely, kotitehtävät, flipped learning

Learning materials

Huovinen A, Ahonen O, Kimpimäki K, Müller E, Hynynen MA, Karhemaa A, ym. Kliininen hoitotyö. 11. uudistettu painos. Helsinki: Sanoma Pro Oy; 2023. Saatavana verkossa

Luennot, Moodlen materiaalit ja muu opettajan osoittama materiaali

Student workload

Opiskelijalle kokonaistuntimäärä on 162 tuntia

Kontaktiopetusta 35-37 tuntia, itsenäistä opiskelua 125-127 tuntia

Content scheduling

Opintojakso koostuu seuraavista osista

-osa 1 sisätautipotilaan hoitotyö, osakoe 1

-osa 2 sisätautipotilaan hoitotyö, osakoe 2

-osa 3 lääkelasku

-osa 4 pienryhmätyöskentely/Astma

-osa 5 pienryhmätyöskentely/Diabetes

-osa 6 pienryhmätyöskentely/Palliatiivinen hoitotyö

Completion alternatives

Ei ole

Practical training and working life cooperation

Ei ole

International connections

Ei ole

Further information

Toteutukselle voi osallistua opiskelija, joka on ilmoittautunut määräajassa ja osallistuu pakolliselle aloitustunnille sekä täyttää esitietovaatimukset.

Esitietovaatimuksena osallistuminen kliinisen hoitotyön perusta ja lääkehoito ja lääkelaskut opintojaksoille.

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