Study Guide

Objective

Client-orientation
• you are able to evaluate the clients’ resources and support them in the planning, implementation and assessment of their care
• you know the importance of cultural backgrounds in nursing and you are able to encounter clients from various cultures
• you understand the special features of the Russian culture
• you are familiar with the Russian models of operation in your line of work

Ethics and professionality in nursing
• you are able to produce, share and utilize expert competence in multidisciplinary teams, networks and partnerships

Clinical nursing
• you are able to use various methods in the psychosocial support of a patient
• you are able to administer and evaluate safe pharmacological treatment in the care of different diseases

Evidence-based practice and decision making
• you are able to evaluate the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation) and assess nursing interventions according to the decision making process
• you are able to actively utilize research knowledge (recommendations, reports based on research evidence) in nursing decision making relating community and homecare nursing

Patient education competence
• you are able to manage patient education as part of the nurse’s work in community and homecare nursing

Promotion of health and functional ability
• you are able to plan, execute and evaluate interventions promoting health and functional ability on an individual, group and communal level utilizing multidisciplinary and multi-professional networks

Content

Client-orientation
• strengths approach
• influence of health and illness on the clients’ life
• influence of cultural background on the interaction and encounter with the client
• special features of Russian culture


Ethics and professionality in nursing
• team work skills, partnership work skills, networking and co-operation networks

Clinical nursing
• pharmacological treatment, vaccinations

Evidence-based practice and decision making
• evaluation of the nursing process
• documentation in nursing

Patient education competence
• Patient/client education

Promotion of health and functional ability
• evaluation of health, functional ability and health habits (screening and methods, ICF)
• identifying the need of change, defining aims and agreeing upon means to meet the goals
• principles of monitoring and evaluation of health results and effects
• effective methods for promoting health and functional ability, including rehabilitation

Location and time

Previous studies on community and home care, identifying competence.

Materials

Community and homecare nursing 2 cr; Section 1: Study material reported to the Moodle learning platform, Section 2: Ikonen Eija-Riitta. 2015. Kehittyvä kotihoito. Helsinki; Edita.

Teaching methods

Scheduled track:
Community and homecare nursing 2 cr; Section 1: Community analysis, -diagnosis, lectures and seminar on group tasks, Section 2: Domeciliary care, lectures, homeworks and online exam.

Independent track:
Community and homecare nursing; seminar tasks possible to combine with work/placement.

Blended track:
Previous studies on community and home care, identifying competence.

Exam schedules

Community and homecare nursing; Section 2 possibility of resits on general exam days.

Completion alternatives

Community and homecare nursing; seminar tasks possible to combine with work/placement.

Student workload

Community and homecare nursing, 2 cr.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Community and homecare nursing 2 cr; Section 1: Community analysis, -diagnosis, participation on seminars and performing the seminar team task succesfully, rating scale abandoned/1-5, Section 2: Domeciliary care, approved online exam.

Qualifications

You have proven your competence in the following modules:

Basics of professional nursing 30 ECTS
Promotion of health and functional ability 15 ECTS
Clinical nursing 30 ECTS
Practical training: Basics of professional nursing I and II, 30 ECTS