Development of Nursing Expertise

Structure Type: Course
Code: SHO2S6
Type: Compulsory
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 6.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Palo, Raija
Teacher Team: Mäki-Kala, Katri ; Paussu, Paula ; Salminen-Tuomaala, Mari ; Saari, Anna ; Majasaari, Hilkka ; Vaahtera, Kristiina ; Kuhalampi, Katriina
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
SH-2015   4 autumn   6.0   2018-08-01   2018-12-31  
SH-2016   4 autumn   6.0   2019-08-01   2019-12-31  

Learning Outcomes

Students understand that the promotion of health and functional capacity are both the starting point and the goal of their work. To prepare themselves for future requirements in nursing, they evaluate and develop their holistic clinical nursing competence as well as teaching and counselling competence. Students know how to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-professional settings in health and social services, paying attention to current development strategies. They are able to act and prioritise in nursing situations, which involve multiple simultanous problems. Students are able to work as experts of nursing in multi-disciplinary and multi-professional work groups, teams and networks. They know how to manage work groups and teams. Students apply ehealth, health technology and digital services while ensuring data security and patient safety. Students evaluate and develop the quality of nursing.

Student's Workload

will be announced in the course implementation plan.

Contents

Deepening expertise in clinical nursing, teaching and counselling. Developing the quality and safety of multi-disciplinary and multi-professional health and social services. Future development strategies for health and social services and for the management of the services. The challenge of eHealth, health technology and digitalisation in nursing.

Recommended or Required Reading

will be announced in the course implementation plan.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, workshop, simulation, case studies, mobile and online learning, independent study

Assessment Criteria

Assessment criterias written in the sudy entity of Development of Evidence-Based Nursing during the ending phase of the studies.

Assessment Methods

Exam, assignments, practical assignments, self and peer evaluation

Work Placement

The course includes practical assignments and theoretical studies

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