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Nursing Care of the Chronically Ill (5 cr)

Code: ST00BG44-3012

General information


Enrollment

25.11.2019 - 19.01.2020

Timing

17.02.2020 - 12.04.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)

Campus

Lahti Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Sari Nieminen
  • Maria Tuominen

Groups

  • 08SH19S
    , Lahti

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- explain key treatment modalities and nursing interventions of a medical-surgical patient
- describe national nutrition recommendations and medical-surgical patients’ special diets and their role in the overall care of a patient
- describe the importance of a multi-professional team and the significant others in the care of chronically ill patients/clients
- utilize evidence-based knowledge in promoting chronically ill patients’ health and functional capacity
- describe future nursing and self-care methods of chronically ill patients as part of patient guidance

Assessment scale

1-5