Study Guide

Objective

Students are able to respond to acute illness situations using evidence-based knowledge. Students are able to work in networks and in multicultural and digital environments.Students know how to evaluate and use digital tools as a support for counselling, care and rehabilitation of patients/clients. Students are able to compare and use the distance counselling options available.

Content

Acute illness and how to respond to it in various settings
Communication challenges in acute situations
Supporting patients/clients and their families in acute situations
Digital methods as a support for care, counselling and rehabilitation
The potential of distance counselling
Ethical challenges in clinical work

Materials

Material prepared by a teacher. Interpreting ECG stripes and blood gas analysis cases. Current scientific articles.
Alahuhta S, Ala-Kokko T, Kiviluoma K, Perttilä J, Ruokonen E, Silfvast T. (uusin painos). Peruselintoimintojen häiriöt ja niiden hoito. Kustannus Oy Duodecim. Bookwell Oy. Porvoo.
Burns S.M., Delgado S.A. 2016. Acute and critical care nurse practitioner. Cases in diagnostic reasoning. American Association of Critical Care Nurses. McGraw-Hill Education Books.
Korhonen A, Jylhä V, Korhonen T., Holopainen A. 2018. Näyttöön perustuva toiminta. Tarpeesta tuloksiin. Hotus. Skhole Oy.
Kosonen A, Saikko S, Alanen P., Jormakka J. 2016. Oireista työdiagnoosiin.

Teaching methods

Discussing lectures, simulation based education, skills labs, moodle tasks. Writing an article.

Completion alternatives

Active presence, case exercises, moodle tasks, writing an article.

Student workload

135 h

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students are able to define what special issues and challenges the patient/client counselling situations can involve in clinical work. Students are able to describe and categorise various digital methods that can be used as a support for care, counselling and rehabilitation.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are able to compare methods used in clinical work in responding to special issues and in patient/client counselling situations. Students are able to apply various digital methods used as a support for care, counselling and rehabilitation.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students are able to analyse, evaluate and develop methods used in clinical work in responding to special issues and in patient/client counselling situations. Students are able to apply and develop digital methods used as a support for care, counselling and rehabilitation.