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Nutrition Science (2 cr)

Code: SH00DF17-3002

General information


Enrollment

08.01.2024 - 31.01.2024

Timing

29.03.2024 - 30.09.2024

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
  • Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing

Teachers

  • Anita Keski-Hirvi

Student groups

  • SH24K
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing, Full-time studies
  • MTH24
    Bachelor of Health Care, Public Health Nursing
  • MSH24K
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing, Multimodal implementation

Objective

The student
- applies nutrition and care recommendations for different age and target groups for prevention and treatment of national diseases.
- demonstrates the ability to integrate nutritional care and guidance in holistic nursing care in collaboration with a network of multidisciplinary professionals.
- evaluates nutrition of customer client/patient and identifies a client/patient at a risk of malnutrition.

Content

National nutrition and food recommendations for different age groups
Application of nutrition and food recommendations to the patient’s/client’s everyday choices of foods and meals
Implementation of nutritional care and preventive nutritional guidance
Significance and systematic implementation of nutritional care in the client’s /patient’s nursing care
Identification of the need for nutritional care
Major special diets
Assessment of the patient’s/ client’s need for energy and nutrients
Weight monitoring data as a part of holistic care
Interpretation of tests measuring the state of nutrition and their adaptation to care
The patient’s nutrient intake, monitoring of consumption of food and liquids, and an individual assessment of needs
Individual assessment of the need for energy and proteins, as well as food supplements and protective nutrients

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- searches nutritional information required in individual situations in client-centered clinical nursing.
- demonstrates that he/she is able to some extent to use the nutritional knowledge.
- makes a difference between everyday nutritional knowledge and evidence-based nutritional knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is competent to work as a member of a team and shares some of his/her nutritional knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- searches various sources for nutritional information required in client-centered clinical nursing.
- uses and applies evidence-based nutritional knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is competent to implement responsible and safe client-centered clinical nursing.
- is competent to work as a member of a team, following the principles of client-centered clinical nursing and sharing nutritional knowledge.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- searches various sources for nutritional information required in client-centered clinical nursing and is able to explain its use in client-centered clinical nursing.
- uses and applies evidence-based nutritional knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is competent to work as a member of a team and shares his/her nutritional knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
-systematically develops himself/herself and his/her competence.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail=0
The student
- does not know how to search information required in individual situations in client-centered clinical nursing.
- cannot demonstrate ability to use the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- does not make a difference between everyday knowledge and evidence-based knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not competent to work as a member of a team or to share knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
-is unable to analyse his/her strengths or development needs in client-centered clinical nursing.