Clinical practice IIILaajuus (10 cr)

Objective

You manage the podiatric needs and care of special groups and you are able to assess and follow the clients’ results in podiatric processes.
You understand the principles of treatment of foot ulcers and the different stages of client care processes.
You can give individual guidance to clients, taking into account their overall wellbeing and home care circumstances.
You understand the importance of footwear, special aids and offloading.
You understand the importance and meaning of multi-professional collaboration, both from the clients’ and the medical staff's perspective.

Content

How do podiatric services of clients with special needs take place in the hospital?
How do you assess the results of treatment?
What are the principles of treatment of foot ulcers and the various stages of the client care processes?
What is client-oriented guidance?
What is the importance of footwear, aids and offloading in podiatry?
What are the benefits of multi-professional cooperation to clients and medical staff?

Qualifications

Practical training I and Clinical practice I-V

Materials

earlier practical training and courses of Clinical practice

Evaluation

Students can
- use professional vocabulary systematically.
- look for information in the key information sources of the field.
- identify interrelated tasks.
- work together with clients, users and target groups.
- use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.
- work as team members in a goal-oriented way.
- justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.