Study Guide
Study Guide
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Curricula starting in 2022 and earlier
Savonia's new Study Guide (curriculum starting in 2023 and after) can be found here.
| Basis of Education | Competence Standards | Structure of Studies | Development of Expertise | Methods and implementation | Course Table |
Course Description
| Code | 4 NURHKOTGER |
| Name | Internship: Gerontological Nursing and Home Care Services Practice |
| Credits | 10 ects |
| Objectives | The student -applies evidence-based gerontological nursing and home care skills and competence in a resource-oriented way to working at the client’s home and in home-style environments -considerer the importance of diversity, multiculturalism and life history in elderly people’s care, guidance and mentoring -works according to ethical guidelines -networks and advises elderly people and their family members to use appropriate, also digital, social and health care and third sector services -applies his or her rehabilitative nursing skills and competence when working as a patient’s responsible nurse -understands the significance of multi-professional work in the promotion of functional ability and health -understands nursing responsibilities and duties in the assessment and administration of safe medication therapy -is able to assess the effectiveness of the used medicaments, side effects, adverse reactions and drug interactions -is able to document correctly and use health records in compliance with data protection and data security instructions -masters aseptic and ergonomic working methods in different environments -is able to apply and develop gerontological skills and competence in different environments, teams and in the development of virtual home visits -guides and supports relatives’ participation in nursing care respecting the patient’s views and resources |
| Content | Gerontological nursing and home care services.Personal learning environment(PLE) |
| Requirements | Internship, simulations (100%) seminars(100%).Personal learning environment(PLE) |
| Grading Scale | Passed - 0 |
| Course material | |
| Prerequisites | Nursing Assessment and Interventions, Nursing Assessment and Interventions –Clinical skills, Medical Nursing, Internship: Medical nursing practice, Anatomy, Physiology and Basics of Diagnostics 1 and 2, Basics of Pharmacotherapy. |
| Other Considerations | |
| Contact | Iire Paula |
We reserve the right to make changes to the curriculum due to the need to update the content being studied.