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Clinical Training: Gerontological Nursing and Home Care (9 cr)

Code: ST00BR40-3003

General information


Enrollment

16.11.2020 - 31.12.2020

Timing

01.01.2021 - 31.12.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

9 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)

Campus

Lahti Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Päivi Saares

Groups

  • 08SH19S
    , Lahti

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- make comprehensive geriatric assessments, support the functional capacity of the elderly and work as an expert in multi-professional teams
- apply evidence-based care recommendations in the care and guidance of elderly clients taking into account the person’s individuality
- evaluate the actions at the work place from the viewpoint of values and ethical principles as well as client-oriented decision making
- implement and evaluate the medicine therapy of elderly clients and counsel them and their significant others in safe medication therapy
- evaluate multi-professional teams and their actions and implementation of quality recommendations, and is able to make development proposals for the best of the unit
- manage their own work cost-efficiently and sustainably

Assessment scale

1-5