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Prevention and treatment national diseases (5 cr)

Code: TH00BI41-3006

General information


Enrollment

08.11.2021 - 21.11.2021

Timing

10.01.2022 - 27.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Health Care

Teachers

  • Pauliina Lehto
  • Liisa Korpivaara

Teacher in charge

Liisa Korpivaara

Groups

  • THKV18SP
    Health care, full-time studies

Objective

• You know the common national diseases, theirs risk factors, the prevention and the care.
• You can counsel the client to prevent non-communicable diseases.
• You can counsel the client to gain the appropriate the balance of the treatment.
• You can advice the client to reach an appropriate balance by nutrition, physical activity and rest.
• You know the most common medication and can counsel in that.
• You can utilize technology in the support of self-care.

Content

• What are the most common national diseases, theirs risk factors, prevention and evidence based medical care?
• How do you counsel the client to prevent these diseases?
• How do you counsel the client reach an appropriate balance of the care?
• How do you counsel the client in the medical treatment of these diseases?
• How do you use technology in the support of the clients’ self-care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

• The promotion of health and functional ability
• Clinical practice of nursing