Unit description

The term consists of three units:

Interprofessional Collaboration in Health and Community Practice (10 ECTS)

To appreciate the influence of diversity and transcultural needs in a global society
To provide the students with skills in interprofessional collaboration in health care teams in community practice
Health informatics, with focus on e-Health, welfare technologies and e-Patients development in order to meet the health and social needs of the population in the 21st century

Nursing Management of Chronic Illness and Home Health Nursing (10 ECTS)

Identify risk factors, and based on available evidence select appropriate risk management and health promotion strategies to promote optimal independence and quality patient outcomes in relation to health promotion, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation
Develop clinical reasoning skills in managing the care of patients experiencing chronic illness in relation to the persons’ functional status
Communicate with patients, families, peers, interprofessional staff within the health care sector as well as intersectorial, to facilitate provision of care and quality patient outcomes

Nursing Management and Intervention (10ects)

Opportunities to develop a systematic body of knowledge that informs their problem solving capabilities, skill development in clinical reasoning in Nursing
Skills in clinical methods such as observation, assessments, and interventions to patients with acute health problems
To provide the student’s potential for understanding the professional, organizational, and social context of Nursing