Clinical Nursing 1

Structure Type:	Course
Code:	THO3F60
Type:	Compulsory
Level:	Bachelor
Credits:	6.0 points
Responsible Teacher:	Palo, Raija
Teacher Team:	Mäki-Kala, Katri ; Toivonen, Marika ; Knuuttila, Tarja ; Salminen-Tuomaala, Mari ; Vaahtera, Kristiina
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 chronically 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 chronically ill patients and family members of all ages facing common medical conditions, intoxicant abuse problems, disability and end of life. Students use evidence-based interventions developed for medical conditions, inflectious diseases and intoxicant abuse problems to help, support and counsel patients and family members of all ages. Students are competent in common nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations used as part of chronically ill patients' total care. Students know how to support and promote chronically ill patients' and families' health and ability to function. They are able to help and support patients and family members of all ages in palliative and end-of-life nursing situations. Students are able to counsel and support patients and families of all ages in self-care. They counsel patients before and after clinical examinations. Students observe the principles of fighting infections and are able to explain why this is important in the care of chronically ill patients. Students nurse patients using current knowledge of internal medicine, infectious diseases and intoxicant abuse.

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 chronically ill patients and their families. Nursing interventions (FinCC) in nursing patients with medical conditions, infectious diseases and intoxicant abuse. 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 chronically ill patients and their families. Assessment of nursing needs and monitoring vital functions in chronically ill patients. Essential examinations and nursing procedures for chronically ill patients. Nursing, rehabilitation and counselling of patients and families suffering from nationally prevalent diseases. Nursing, rehabilitation and counselling of patients and families suffering from common neurological diseases. Nursing, rehabilitation and counselling of patients and families suffering from common infectious diseases. Palliative nursing. End-of-life nursing. Nursing, rehabilitation and counselling of patients and families suffering from intoxicant abuse. Multiprofessionalism in the care of chronically ill patients. The most important physiological, haematological, chemical and microbiological examinations. A safe nursing environment. Occupational safety. Common medical conditions, infectious diseases and diseases caused by intoxicant abuse.

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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