Pain management intensive course (5 cr)
Code: VV00DI58-3004
General information
Enrollment
14.12.2020 - 14.01.2021
Timing
11.01.2021 - 02.05.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
5 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Campus
Kotka Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Teachers
- Anna-Maija Uusoksa
Teacher in charge
Anna-Maija Uusoksa
Objective
The student
- improves her/his international and cultural competencies
- improves her/his ability to assess and manage pain by working in a multicultural team
- understands the physiology of pain
- recognizes the different forms of pain and is able to assess pain
- applies evidence-based knowledge and experience in supporting patients suffering from different forms of pain
- is able to communicate in English using accurate field-specific terninology
Content
What is pain from physiological point of view?
What is evidence-based pain assessment and management?
What is multicultural teamwork in the context of nursing?
Evaluation scale
1-5