Clinical Nursing 2

Structure Type:	Course
Code:	THO4F60
Type:	Compulsory
Level:	Bachelor
Credits:	6.0 points
Responsible Teacher:	Palo, Raija
Teacher Team:	Paussu, Paula ; Kuhalampi, Katriina ; Majasaari, Hilkka ; Ahola, Liisa ; Salo, Virpi
Language of Instruction:	Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum	Semester	Credits	Start of Semester	End of Semester
TH-2015	2 autumn	6.0	2016-08-01	2016-12-31
TH-2016	2 autumn	6.0	2017-08-01	2017-12-31

Learning Outcomes

Students implement multi-professional nursing care for acutely ill patients while taking into consideration the patient's age, growth and development stage, the requirements of ethicality and the care and service setting. Students know how to assess the resources of patients and families from different cultural backgrounds and know how to support them in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. Students plan, implement and evaluate nursing interventions for acutely ill patients and family members of all ages facing common surgical procedures. Students use evidence-based interventions developed for surgical and perioperative nursing to help, support and counsel patients and family members of all ages. Students observe the principles of pain alleviation and asepsis throughout the care of surgical patients. They know how to monitor and care for different wounds. Students are competent in common nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations used as part of surgical and perioperative patients' total care. Students know how to support and promote acutely ill patients' and families' health, self-care and ability to function. They are able to help and support injured patients and the patients' families. Students are able to help and support pain patients of all ages and alleviate their pain. They know how to support patients and family members of all ages in acute crisis situations. They know how to counsel and support acutely ill patients and family members of all ages in self-care and rehabilitation. Students are able to counsel patients before and after common radiological examinations. In their work, students use current surgical, anaesthesiological and gynaecological knowledge.

Student's Workload

Will be announced in the course implementation plan

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Basics of Clinical Nursing 1 and 2

Health promotion, self-care support and rehabilitation in nursing acutely ill patients and their families. Nursing interventions (FinCC) in surgical, perioperative and gynaecological nursing. The national documentation model for nursing. Effica. The impact of the patient's age, sex, cultural background, growth and development stage and care and service setting on the care of acutely ill patients and their families. Assessment of nursing needs and monitoring vital functions in surgical and perioperative patients. Essential examinations, nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations in surgical, perioperative and gynaecological nursing. Pre, intra and postoperative nursing, rehabilitation and counselling. Asepsis in surgical and perioperative nursing. Pain control. Nursing, rehabilitation and counselling of injured patients. Nursing and counselling of patients and families facing a crisis. Multiprofessionalism in the care of acutely ill patients. Counselling of patients and families. Radiation protection and radiological examinations. A safe nursing environment. Occupational safety. Surgery, anaesthesiology and gynaecological diseases.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, workshops, simulation, case studies, mobile and online learning, seminars, study visits, independent study.

Assessment Criteria

Assessment criterias written in the study entity of Client-Centred Clinical Competence during the middle phase of the studies.

Assessment Methods

Exams, competence test, seminar assignment, assignments, self and peer-evaluation

Work Placement

The course consists of practical assignments and theoretical studies

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