Emergency Nursing

Structure Type:	Course
Code:	KG09AIHE712
Type:	Compulsory
Level:	Bachelor
Credits:	2.0 points
Responsible Teacher:	Palo, Raija
Teacher Team:	Paussu, Paula ; Salminen-Tuomaala, Mari
Language of Instruction:	Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum	Semester	Credits	Start of Semester	End of Semester
HOITOTYO-2013SH	3 spring	2.0	2016-01-01	2016-07-31
HOITOTYO-2013TH	3 spring	2.0	2017-01-01	2017-07-31
SH-2014	3 spring	2.0	2017-01-01	2017-07-31
TH-2014	3 spring	2.0	2018-01-01	2018-07-31

Learning Outcomes

COMPETENCE CUSTOMERSHIP IN HEALTH CARE, DECISION-MAKING COMPETENCE AND ETHICAL COMPETENCE

Under supervision, students will be competent in identifying needs of patients and their families and in planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting nursing care. Students will learn the structure of the service provision system in emergency nursing, the collaborating authorities and the typical service pathways of different client groups. Students will learn to give oral reports under supervision. They will also be competent in dealing with patients in various life situations. They will observe principles of patient-oriented, resource-based and multi-professional nursing of patients and their families. Students will know how to use information and nursing technology and equipment. They will apply the nursing ethical principles to emergency nursing.

CLINICAL COMPETENCE

Students will be competent in identifying and evaluating changes and disorders in a patient's basic vital functions and, under supervision, in initiating appropriate nursing interventions. Students will, under supervision, be able to recognise individual rehabilitation needs of patients and to support them during the rehabilitation process. Under supervision, students will be competent in preparing patients for treatment and monitoring and caring for them during and after the treatment. Students will follow asepsis in emergency nursing. Students will, under supervision, be able to implement common treatments, procedures and examinations. Under supervision, they will know how to implement intravenous fluid, drug and nutritional care and blood transfusions. Students will learn to recognise pain and, under supervision, learn how to to plan, implement and evaluate pain control.

COMPETENCE IN HEALTH PROMOTION

Students will observe the principles of promoting and supporting the health and resources of the patient. Students will learn the main factors that influence the health and illness of patients. They will know occupational health principles pertaining to physical and mental safety that are important in the maintenance and promotion of their own wellbeing at work.

COUNSELLING AND MENTORING COMPETENCE

Under supervision, students will be competent to apply research and evidence-based knowledge to counsel patients on health and illness issues. Students will, under supervision, know how to plan, implement and evaluate counselling situations.

LEARNING COMPETENCE

Students will be competent in critically evaluating their level of professional expertise with regard to their strengths and weaknesses. They will reflect and evaluate their competences and skills.

Student's Workload

Will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

No previous studies are required.

System of emergency care services, main concepts and different care settings. Emergency patient; Evaluation of the patient's status, planning and implemention of the nursing care. Triage in emergency clinics and disasters. Securing vital functions in acute problems. Written and oral information and documentation in emergency nursing.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Interactive and action-based learning methods, lectures, independent studies

Assessment Criteria

5
Students
- are able to describe the structure of the emergency care system and collaboration between authorities
- recognise and assess changes and dysfunctions in vital functions
- know how to carry out emergency nursing interventions to help patients with respiratory or cardiac failure and evaluate their effectiveness
- are competent to plan and carry out safely central fluid- and drug care in acute situations and to evaluate their effectiveness
- are competent to apply nursing technology and to give reports
- are competent to encounter acutely ill patients and their families professionally
- know how to counsel acutely ill patients and their families

3-4
Students
- are able to describe components of the emergency care system and collaborating authorities
- recognise changes and dysfunctions in vital functions and under supervision, know how to carry out emergency nursing interventions to help patients with respiratory or cardiac failure
- under supervision, are competent to plan and carry out safely central fluid- and drug care in acute situations and to evaluate their effectiveness
- under supervision, are competent to apply nursing technology and to give reports
- are competent to encounter acutely ill patients and their families professionally
- know how to counsel acutely ill patients

1-2
Students
- are able to name single components of the emergency care system and collaborating authorities
- under superivision, are able to recognise changes and dysfunctions in vital functions and know how to carry out emergency nursing interventions to help patients with respiratory or cardiac failure
- under supervision, know how to plan and carry out safely central fluid- and drug care in acute situations
- under supervision, are competent to apply nursing technology and to give reports
- under supervision, are competent to encounter acutely ill patients and their families
- under supervision, know how to counsel acutely ill patients

Fail = 0
Students
- are unable to describe the structure of the emergency care system or collaborating authorities
- do not know how to meet basic needs of acutely ill patients
- their skill and knowledge of emergency nursing are greatly lacking and patient safety is jeopardised
- do not recognise changes in patient's vital functions
- do not fully observe asepsis
- jeopardise their own and the patient's safety
- repeatedly make mistakes in drug and fluid care
- avoid nursing and learning situations
- do not seek contact with patients
- despite feedback, dress and behave inappropriately
- do not respect confidentiality
- their collaboration skills are greatly lacking
- their study motivation is greatly lacking

Assessment Methods

Active participation, written exam and assignment, drug calculation test (must be passed before the practical training period), lab skills exercises (regular attendance and active participation expected).

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