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Public Health Care for the Elderly and Their FamiliesLaajuus (2 cr)

Code: TH00DC71

Objective

The student
-is able to assess the resources and risk factors related to the health, living conditions and life situation of the elderly and the need for service and rehabilitation based on them in a client-oriented manner.
-is able to act as an expert in nursing in multidisciplinary RAI activities and is able to utilize multidisciplinary knowledge in the individual planning of the care and service and rehabilitation needs of the elderly.
-can guide the elderly to find ways to survive at home and remain functional (multisectoral services).
-is able to carry out a wide-ranging proactive home visit and direct it to the necessary services.

Content

Promoting and assessing the health and functional capacity of the elderly people in health care work. Identifying resources and risk factors and supporting health and functional capacity, creating opportunities for inclusion and empowerment. Health screenings and multi-sectoral services for the elderly and the specific features of health counseling. Introduction to the RAI system. Opportunities and use of welfare technology. Proactive large-scale home visit.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass
The student
-is able to assess the resources and risk factors related to the health, living conditions and life situation of the elderly and on the basis of them the need for service and rehabilitation in a client-oriented manner (RAI system, interprofessional cooperation, utilization of multidisciplinary information)
-is able to guide the elderly to find ways to survive at home and maintain functional capacity (multisectoral services)
-is able to carry out a wide-ranging proactive home visit and direct the necessary services

Failed (0)
The student
-does not evaluate and demonstrate the management of basic knowledge in different areas of health care and their implementation in the health care work of an elderly person
-does not justify activities in the health care work of the elderly
-does not be able to work in a sufficiently client-oriented and client-safe manner in the healthcare work of the elderly
-does not have adequate independent decision-making skills in the health care work of the elderly
-does not take sufficiently account of the ethical principles of the profession in the care of the elderly people