Pain Management (5 cr)
Code: S00Y047-3009
General information
Enrollment
15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020
Timing
07.09.2020 - 31.12.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
5 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Yhteisten opintojen koulutusyksikkö
Campus
Ecampus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 30
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Health Care
- Degree Programme in Nursing
- Degree Programme in Elderly Care
- Degree Programme in Emergency Care
Teachers
- Miia Myllymäki
Teacher in charge
Miia Myllymäki
Groups
-
VV2020-2021
Objective
The student learns how to separate different forms of pain, how to assess the pain by using suitable assessment methods and knows how to choose different treatments variously. The student knows how to apply the knowledge in the patients or clients treatment and rehabilitation.
Content
The content consists of 5 themes, parts 1 and 2 of which are mandatory: 1. What is pain? (1 cr ', compulsory) 2nd pain assessment (2 cr, compulsory). The remaining 2 ECTS can be chosen from the following sections: 3. Pharmacological treatment of pain (1 cr, voluntary), 4. Non-pharmacological treatment of pain (1 cr, voluntary) 5. Chronic pain and its management (1 cr, voluntary).
Evaluation scale
Approved/Failed