Guidance and Support for Diabetes Care in Special Situations (5 cr)
Code: TH00DF16-3001
General information
Enrollment
02.07.2024 - 31.07.2024
Timing
01.08.2024 - 31.12.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)
Campus
Lahti Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
Teachers
- Heidi Lettojärvi
- Heidi Häll
- Marika Härkönen
Groups
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HLTITKDIAP24S
Learning outcomes
The student:
- Recognizes acute complications caused by diabetes, can respond to them, and solve care challenges for diabetic patients within their organization.
- Identifies dangerous and health-threatening acute and chronic complications, can treat manageable complications with nursing methods in a multidisciplinary manner, and, if necessary, refer the diabetic patient for further care.
- Can screen for and consider diabetes-related comorbidities in long-term follow-up and identify contributing risk factors.
- Can consider the effects of acute illness or procedures on diabetes management and monitoring, and respond appropriately to the situation.
- Understands the special support needs of patients with complicated diabetes and can provide individualized support and guidance, as well as refer them to rehabilitation and specialist services.
Assessment scale
Approved/Failed