Guided Practice in Promoting Health and Functional Capacity in Home Care and Gerontological Nursing (8 cr)

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Content scheduling

Spring 2025.

Objective

Competence goals

You understand human aging as part of the life cycle and you know the knowledge and value base, and ethical principles of gerontological nursing.
You can use evidence-based nursing recommendations and the methods of nursing and health promotion in nursing and decision-making for the elderly.
You can take into account the most common geriatric diseases and the basics of good nutrition as well as the medication process in the care of the elderly.
You are able to engage in professional interaction and decision-making with the elderly and their loved ones.
You can apply diverse teaching and guidance methods and utilize electronic services and wellness technology.
You implement resource- and customer-oriented nursing work for the elderly.
You carry out safe multi-professional and rehabilitative care for the elderly in different operating environments.
You can apply the principles and methods of palliative and hospice work.

Location and time

10.3.-13.4.2025, or according to the student's individual plan in spring 2025.

Teaching methods

The practical training promoting professional skills, for which a supervisor is appointed from the workplace and a supervising teacher on behalf of the school.

In the practical training student uses Workseed's electronic evaluation book, in which the student records their personal goals, as well as mid-term and final evaluations. The student also distributes the evaluation book for the workplace supervisor. The teacher also monitors the setting of goals and the progress of the training through the evaluation book.

Mid-term and final evaluation discussions will be held with the supervising teacher, at the time of which the student agrees with the teacher. The participation of the workplace supervisor in the evaluation discussions is desirable.

Completion alternatives

The course can be completed as a normal practical training or paid in one's own work if there are nurse(s) in the work unit. If you are considering completing practical as a paid internship in your own job, carefully read the instructions for paid internships in the Moodle “Hoitotyön harjoittelut” workspace.

The responsible teacher of the practical training and practical training coordinators must be informed sufficiently in advance (in accordance with the Lapland UAS process) of the implementation of the practical training.

Student workload

8 credits = 5 weeks of practical training, the number of hours of training per week is 38 h 45 min.

Absences from the training must be compensated for.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass

● You understand human aging as part of the life cycle and know the knowledge and value base and ethical principles of gerontological nursing.
● You can use evidence-based nursing recommendations the methods of nursing, and health promotion in nursing and decision-making for the elderly.
● You can take into account the most common geriatric diseases and the basics of good nutrition as well as the medication process in the care of the elderly.
● You are able to engage in professional interaction and decision-making with the elderly and their loved ones.
● You can apply diverse teaching and guidance methods and utilize electronic services and wellness technology.
● You can carry out resource- and customer-oriented nursing work for the elderly.
● You can carry out safe multi-professional and rehabilitative care for the elderly in different operating environments.
● You master the principles and methods of palliative and hospice work.

Fail

● You lack understanding of human aging as part of the life cycle. You fail to know the knowledge and value base and ethical principles of gerontological nursing.
● You are not familiar with the national nursing recommendations based on researched knowledge and methods of nursing, or health promotion in nursing and decision-making for the elderly.
● You are not able to take into account the most common geriatric diseases and the basics of good nutrition as well as the medication process in the care of the elderly.
● You are not able engage in professional interaction and decision-making with the elderly person and their loved ones.
● You are not able to apply diverse teaching and guidance methods and utilize electronic services and well-being technology.
● You cannot carry out resource- and customer-oriented nursing work for the elderly.
● You cannot carry out safe multi-professional and rehabilitative care for the elderly in different operating environments.
● You don’t have the competence to use the principles and methods of palliative and hospice care.

Further information

The teacher will be notified of the internship position well in advance via the registration form in the Moodle “Hoitotyön harjoittelut” workspace, after which the teacher accepts or rejects the internship proposal.

If you have not completed yet the 10 ECTS theory period on Supporting the functional capacity of the elderly, you must complete the tasks related to preparing for the internship according to the instructions found in Moodle and return them to Moodle at least two weeks before the planned start of the internship. Remember to inform the responsible teacher of the practical training about it.

The student must have completed the Decision-Making in Clinical Nursing and Clinical Competence in Internal Medicine and Surgical Patient Nursing courses (the exam may not yet be taken), as well as the practical training in internal medicine nursing completed before this practical training.

In addition, tuition-specific drug calculation must be successfully completed!