Nursing in Outpatient Health Care (3cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student
- knows the basic concepts of epidemiology;
- is able to follow national and international programs for health promotion;
- is able to implement nursing of outpatient health care clients utilising evidence-based knowledge;
- is trained for coaching healthy living;
- knows the basics of emergency situations and environmental health care.

Content (course unit)

- the frequency of the most common diseases
- the factors causing diseases
- nursing in health center receptions
- new working methods in primary health care
- coaching methods for mode of life guidance
- nursing in exceptional circumstances and environmental health
- special issues in nutrition

Prerequisites (course unit)

30 ects of initial stage studies must be completed before entering the middle stage studies.

Exam schedules

Exam 16.09.2019 12.30 - 14.30 (Epidemiology and Nursing in Outpatient Health Care; Nurse appointment)
Retakes on Electronic Exam service, dates will be updated later.

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam: 0-5
Seminar (Epidemiology/Public Health): pass/fail, 100% presence, active participation.
Small groups, PBL: pass/fail, 100% presence, active participation.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Flipped method, lectures, presentations, group work, independent work, problem based learning
Flipped method needs the student to be prepared for the lectures before hand.
Will be updated later.

Learning materials

Materials given by the teachers in Tabula

Student workload

Requires 3 x 27h = 81 hours of student’s work.
Lectures 20 hours + small group work, independent work.
Mandatory orientation (orientation on the same time for 7Q00DH41-3001 Orientation to Clinical Training, Outpatient Health Care)
Mandatory seminar (Epidemiology/Public health -presentation)
Expert lecturer from city of Tampere 29.8 at 15.00-15.45
Nutrition: 09.09.2019 10.15 - 14.15 mandatory

Content scheduling

Part 1
Epidemiology
Part 2
Nursing in Outpatient Health Care; Nurse appointment, Nutrition
Part 3
Small groups, problem based learning

Completion alternatives

There is no alteranative method for this course.

Further information

Expert lecturer from city of Tampere 29.8 at 15.00-15.45, mandatory
Nutrition: 09.09.2019 10.15 - 14.15 mandatory

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student
- is able to evaluate routinely the needs and urgency of client’s care in care situations
- is able to assess the client’s need of care, planning, implementing and assessing nursing care in accordance with instructions
- recognises the need for broaching difficult topics in client encounter situations
- knows the principles of lifestyle guidance and self-care support
- knows the connection between risk factors and morbidity and is able to define basic concepts of epidemiology
- knows the operating principles in environmental health hazards.
The student takes responsibility for his/her learning and actions during lectures and small-group learning activities.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student
- is able to assess the needs and urgency of client care taking into account individuality utilising evidence-based knowledge
- is able to assess the nursing care need, plan, implement and assess nursing care based on evidence, taking into account the individuality of the patient
- recognizes the need for broaching difficult topics in client encounter situations
- is able to perform effective lifestyle guidance and support the client's self-care
- is able to use epidemiological knowledge in his/her work
- knows the operating principles in environmental health hazards.
The student takes responsibility for his/her learning and actions during lectures and small-group learning activities.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student
- is able to assess the need and urgency of client-oriented care flexibly by using evidence-based knowledge
- is able to assess the nursing care need, plan, implement and assess nursing care based on evidence, taking into account the individuality of the patient
- recognises the need for broaching difficult topics in client encounter situations and knows how to act
- is able to carry out client-oriented effective lifestyle guidance and support the client's self-care using diverse techniques and methods
- is able to use epidemiological knowledge in his/her work taking into account the individuality of the client
- knows the operating principles regarding environmental health hazards.
The student takes responsibility for his/her learning and actions during lectures and small-group learning activities.