Practice and Outpatient Nursing

Structure Type:	Course
Code:	THO8F2
Type:	Compulsory
Level:	Bachelor
Credits:	2.0 points
Responsible Teacher:	Palo, Raija
Teacher Team:	Vaahtera, Kristiina ; 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	3 autumn	2.0	2017-08-01	2017-12-31
TH-2016	3 autumn	2.0	2018-08-01	2018-12-31

Learning Outcomes

Students implement multi-professional practice and outpatient nursing 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 practice and outpatient nursing. Students use evidence-based interventions developed for practice and outpatient nursing to help, support and counsel patients. Students observe asepsis in practice and outpatient nursing. They know how to monitor patients in practice and outpatient nursing. Students are competent in common nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations used as part of patients' total care. Students know how to support and promote health, ability to function and self-care in patients and family members of all ages in practices and outpatient clinics. Students are able to support patients and family members in crisis situations. Students are able to counsel and support patients and families of all ages in self-care and rehabilitation. They know how to counsel patients before and after common examinations.

Student's Workload

Will be announced in the course implementation plan

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

No previous studies required

Health promotion, self-care support and rehabilitation in practice and outpatient nursing. The most important nursing interventions (FinCC) in practice and outpatient 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 practice and outpatient nursing. Assessment of nursing needs and monitoring vital functions of patients in practice and outpatient nursing. Essential examinations, nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations in practice and outpatient nursing. Asepsis in practice and outpatient nursing. Nursing care and counselling of patients and families in crisis. Multiprofessionalism in practice and outpatient nursing. Counselling of patients and families. A safe nursing environment. Occupational safety.

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 sudy entity of Client-Centred Clinical Competence during the middle phase of the studies

Assessment Methods

Assignments, self and peer-evaluation

Work Placement

The course consists of practical assignments and theoretical studies

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