Wellbeing technology and information management in healthcare and social welfareLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

• You are familiar with technological solutions and methods that can help ensure older people's safety at home.
• You are able to make use of wellbeing technological solutions and methods.
• You are able to use a medical records system.
• You are able to use a structured nursing documentation model.
• You know the importance of data protection.
• You know how to follow good data protection.
• You are able to retrieve data form the information sources healthcare and social welfare as well as deal with the data and update it.

Content

Wellbeing technology 3 ECTS
• What kind of wellbeing technology solutions and aids are there for supporting both independent living and participation?
• How to develop wellbeing technologies and services in a responsible and ethically acceptable way?

Information management in health and social care 2 ECTS credits
• What kind of information management is there in client data systems and networks in healthcare and social services?
• What kind of essential legislation and instructions are there in client data documentation?
• What are structured nursing documentation and the Finnish Care Classification system?
• What is documentation in social services?
• What is data protection and data security in information systems?

Accomplishment methods

Assessment level 3: entry-level competence

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary systematically.
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.
c. identify irrelated task.s
d. work together with clients, users and target groups.
e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.
f. work as team members in a goal-oriented way.
g. justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.