The course is included in these curricula and study modules
Level/category
Teaching language
English
Type of course
Compulsory
Cycle/level of course
First
Recommended year of study
2
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
The aim of the course is increase the understanding for the open care,the individual, the home and the relatives meaning for the patient.The student learns to respect the patient in her home.The student sees the collaboration between hospital- and open-care and learns to see the care from many points of view and the continuity. The course gives knowledge of the rehabilitation system and gives abilities to implement them in practice. The student gets knowledge about the social politics, working methods and organisation and socialprotective system in Finland, social service and social aid.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to plan, carry out and evaluate the home visit independently and make a care plan for the client. The student can see the clients´ health resources and is able to develop his/her health prevention and promotion thinking. The student is familiar with care assesment over the phone and knows the meaning and purpose with phone counselling. The student can consider the special matters concerning clients from foreign cultures. The student knows and considers the elderly clients´special care needs within home health care. The student is familiar with the normal aging process and can identify variations from the normal aging. The student can document observations and care activities in the home setting. After the course the student is able to see the social-politics and social care and rehabilitation as a part of the well-being for the patient in her home and out of hospital-setting.
Course contents
Out patient care
Rehabilitation
Social politics
Nutrition
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Health care and health promotion
Medication administration and doses of calculation
Medical care
Surgical care
Previous course names
Home health care (2012)
Rehabilitation (2012)
Social politics (2012)
Health prevention and public health science (2012
Recommended or required reading
Aejmelaeus R. & al. 2007, Erikoistu Vanhustyöhön, osaamista hyvään arkeen, WSOY, ISBN-978-951-0-26412-6
Anttonen A. & Sipilä J.2000 Suomalaista sosiaalipolitiikkaa, Tampere Vastapaino
Balaz-Scale S. 2001, Handbok i hemsjukvård, Stockholm, Gothia
Dahlin O. & Rundgren Å.Geriatrik,2007, Studentlitteratur, ISBN: 978-91-44-03849-0
Ehkäisevät kotikäynnit vanhuksille, 2002, kuntaliitto
Förmåner från FPA för professionellt bruk (2012)
http://www.kela.fi/in/internet/liite.nsf/alias/FPA_formoner/$File/Notsk… External link
Haag A & Karlsson T. 2002, Hemsjukvård, Bonniers ISBN: 91-622-5187-2
Hilli Y. 2007,Hemmet som ethos-en idéhistorisk studie av hemmet som ethos blev evident i hälsosysterns vårdande under 1900-talets första hälft, Åbo Akademi ISBN 978-951-765-362-6
Hägg T. et al.2007, Hoitotyö kotona, WSOY, ISBN: 978-951-0-31866-9.
Kallanranta T., Rissanen P., Vilkkumaa I. (red.) 2001. Kuntoutus ISBN 951-656-036-9 (valda delar)
Kassara H. Hoitotyön osaaminen,2006,WSOY,(valda delar) ISBN: 951-0-26185-8.
Kaye W.Leonard; Home Health Care, 1992, SAGE publications; ISBN: 0-8039-2903-X
NUH - Nordiska utvecklingscentret för handikapphjälpmedel:2007 Aktuellt i Norden - Nationella system för förmedling av hjälpmedel. ISBN:91-86954-76-8
Loeb Stanley; Illustrated guide to Home Health Care, Springhouse: ISBN: 0-87434-745-9
Niemelä H. & Salminen K.2004,Den sociala tryggheten i Finland, FPA, ISBN: 951-609-704-6
Pajukoski Marja, 2004, Sähköinen asiointi sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollossa, Lainsäädännön rajat ja mahdollisuudet, Saarijärvi, rapport 283 Stakes
Vallejo Medina A. Vanhustenhoito,2007, WSOY,ISBN: 978-951-0-25323-6
Åstedt-Kurki P. et al.2006, Kohti perheen hyvää hoitamista, WSOY (valda delar) ISBN: 978-951-0-31311-4.
http://www.ravitsemusneuvottelukunta.fi/files/attachments/fi/vrn/ravits… External link
http://www.evira.fi/attachments/vrn/ravitsemussuositus2005.swe.pdf External link
Study activities
- Lectures - 22 hours
- Individual studies - 100 hours
- Seminars - 10 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 132 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 132 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
- Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
- Case studies in groups, presentation if the cases
Assessment requirements
To pass the course the student should pass the following examinations:
Examination 1 exam in nursing ethics in the field of community health care
Examination 2 case study in groups
The examinations contribute to the final grade as follows: Examination 1: 35% of the grade
Examination 2: 35% of the grade
Activity and participation in class: 30% of the grade
Teacher
- Grönlund Anu
- Ring Joachim
Examiner
Grönlund Anu
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
Until further notice
Assessment methods
- 2015-03-03 - Exams
- 2015-02-12 - Other assignments