Kursen ingår i dessa läroplaner och studiehelheter

Nivå/kategori

Allmäna studier

Undervisningsspråk

Engelska

Kurstyp

Obligatorisk

Rekommenderat studieår

2

Omfattning

10 sp

Kompetensmål

The aim of the practical training is to prepare the student to plan and provide care and service for older people in institutions

Läranderesultat

At the end of the course the student is expected to:
- be able to use theoretical knowledge about diseases, basic care and knowledge about how to communicate with a patient, in planning and performing care of the elderly patient that is based on individual needs in order to gain wellbeing
- be able to understand the meaning of teamwork in meeting different professions
- understand the rehabilitating approach and the work and working methods of different occupational groups within rehabilitation
- be able to take part in the daily activities as one member of the multiprofessional team- • Understand how aids and assistive devices are selected, purchased and introduced- be able to do a written report of one client’s rehabilitation process
- Show responsibility and ethical attitude in work with patients and work team
- Show willingness to cooperate, reliability and punctuality in the work

Innehåll

Performing care according to guidelines, theoretical knowledge and documents in institutions together with a work team
Client work in elderly services
Ethics in elderly care and services
Interaction in elderly care
and services

Förkunskaper

Fundamentals of gerontology, Basic knowledge of care, diseases, nutrition, medication administration and dosage calculation

Kursen ersätter följande kurser

Geriatric Care and Rehabilitation

Litteratur

Sorrentino, Sheila A.2003 Mosby's textbook for long-term care assistants

Mosby’s textbook for long-term care Sheila A. Sorrentino, Bernie Gorek

Studieaktiviteter

  • Självstudier - 40 timmar
  • Praktik - 270 timmar

Arbetsbelastning

  • Kursens totala antal arbetstimmar: 310 timmar
  • Varav självstyrda studieformer: 310 timmar
  • Varav schemalagda studier: 0 timmar

Undervisningsform

Närundervisning

Examinationsformer

Rapporter och produktioner

Lärare

Vahderpää Satu

Examinator

Kajander Elisabeth

Antal kursplatser

Ingen begränsning

Delprestation i kraft till

Tills vidare

Kursens tidtabell

18.04.11-27.05.11

Examinationsformer

2009-08-31 - Rapporter och produktioner

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