Nursing of Clients with Developmental Disabilities or Disability Disorders (2cr)

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Objective

The student
- understands and knows how to apply her / his knowledge about the special features of nursing care for people of different ages who need special support.

Content

The most common physical disabilities, developmental disabilities, sensory disabilities, the spectrum of autism
Becoming disabled
First knowledge
Legislation and service system
Participation and self-determination
Health promotion, self-care support and rehabilitation in nursing clients with special needs and their next-of-kin.
Meeting, interacting and supporting communication
The main methods used in nursing for a person who needs special support
Multi-professional support and rehabilitation of the functional ability of a person who needs special support

Materials

- YK:n yleissopimus vammaisen henkilön oikeuksista
https://www.ykliitto.fi/sites/ykliitto.fi/files/vammaisten_oikeudet_2016_net.pdf
- Vammaispalvelulaki
https://stm.fi/vammaispalvelulaki
Kari, O. 2020. Vammaistyön käsikirja
Kaski, Manninen, Pihko.2012. Kehitysvammaisuus
Malm, Matero, Repo, Talvela. 2004 tai uudempi. Esteistä mahdollisuuksiin. Vammaistyön perusteet.
Eriksson. 2008. Erot, erilaisuus ja elinolot-vammaisten arkielämä ja itsemäärääminen.
Hakala. 2014. "Kyllä ihmisoikeuksissa olis parantamisen varaa!" Itsenäisen elämän haasteita vammaispalveluissa.
Kerola, Kujanpää, Timonen.2009. Autismin kirjo ja kuntoutus

Teaching methods

- teorialuennot
- seminaariesitykset

Student workload

- 27h /1op

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

x

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student
- understands and knows how to apply his knowledge about the special features of nursing care for people of different ages who need special support.
- knows how to support the functional ability and survival of a person who needs special support in different operating environments.
- completing the required assignments and actively participating to the course.