Basics of Medical and Cancer NursingLaajuus (4 cr)

Objective

Purpose of the course
The aim of the course is to learn about prevention, nursing care and support of individual self-care for internal and cancer diseases.

Competences of the course
Evidence based nursing and decision making competence
Patient safety and quality assurance competence
Health promotion competence
International and communication competence

Learning outcomes of the course
After completing this course, you are aware of the key risk factors for internal and oncological diseases, and will have the capability for resource-based prevention. You understand the process of nursing a patient with internal and oncological diseases, and learn about the most common nursing methods for treating the above mentioned patient groups. You are able to apply motivational counceling techniques for lifestyle change, and will know how to support patient commitment to self-care, even in digital counceling environments. You familiarize yourself with the basics of radiation safety and get acquainted with most common radiological examinations.

Content

Risk factors and prevention of internal and cancer diseases
Basics of nursing and medication in internal and cancer diseases
Self-care councelling for internal and cancer patients
Radiologic examinations and related radiation safety

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient 1
You are aware of the healthy lifestyle choices and you are able to guide patients in a resource-driven and health-promoting way. You recognize the risk factors of the most common internal and cancer diseases. You can tell a patient about his or her illness and guide the patient about the basics of self-care. You know the basics of radiation safety.

Satisfactory 2
You have a holistic view of the impact of lifestyle choices on health and are able to guide patients in a resource-driven and health-promoting way. You understand the risk factors of the most common internal and cancer diseases. You can tell a patient about his or her illness and guide the patient about the basics of self-care. You know the basics of radiation safety.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3
You are able to justify the importance of healthy lifestyle to a patient and are able to guide patients in a resource-driven way. You understand the risk factors of the most common internal and cancer diseases. You are able to consistently tell the patient about his or her illness and guide the patient about the basics of self-care. You know the basics of radiation safety and know how to guide the patient in relation to radiological examinations.

Very good 4
You are able to justify the importance of a healthy lifestyle to a patient and be able to guide patients in a resource-oriented way and prioritize the guidance topics. You have a broad understanding of the most common risk factors of internal and cancer diseases. You are able to tell the patient about his or her illness in a consistent way and to guide the patient about self-care while taking into account the individual situation of the patient. You know the basics of radiation safety and know how to guide the patient in relation to radiological examinations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5
You are able to justify the importance of healthy lifestyle to a patient and are able to guide patients in a resource-oriented manner as well as prioritize the guidance topics. You can assess the risk factors of the most common internal and cancer diseases and know how to affect them. You will be able to tell the patient about his or her illness consistently and provide detailed councelling, while justifying and taking into account the individual situation of the patient. You know the basics of radiation safety and know how to guide the patient in relation to radiological examinations.