Community and homecare nursing (5 cr)

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

Evaluation

Assessment criteria level 3, competence during the completion phase.
You know how to
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way
b. evaluate information sources critically

Course material

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.

Study forms and 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.

Timing of exams and assignments

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

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