Practical Training in Practice or Outpatient Nursing

Structure Type:	Course
Code:	THO7G6
Type:	Compulsory
Level:	Bachelor
Credits:	6.0 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 spring	6.0	2018-01-01	2018-07-31
TH-2016	3 spring	6.0	2019-01-01	2019-07-31

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 for patients facing common health changes and/or problems and/or crises. Students are competent in nursing documentation and oral reporting. Students use evidence-based interventions developed for practice and outpatient nursing to help, support and counsel patients and their families. Students know how to safely plan, implement and evaluate drug and fluid care. They observe asepsis in practice and outpatient nursing. Students know how to support and promote the health and ability to function in patients of all ages. They are able to counsel and support patients and families in self-care in practices and outpatient clinics. Students evaluate their professional competence critically from the perspectives of strengths and development needs.

Student's Workload

160 hours of practical training, including orientation, assignments, reflection and seminars

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Practice and Outpatient Nursing
drug calculations

Practical training in placements which allow students to practise outpatient and practice nursing. eDrug Care Certificate. Assignments.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Practical training, assignment, complementing the eDrug Care Certificate online, seminars, counselling situations

Assessment Criteria

Assessment criterias written in the study entity of Practical Training in Clinical Nursing during the middle phase of the studies.

Assessment Methods

Pass-fail for practical training, including competence test. To pass this practical training period, students must reach the learning outcomes defined and enter their self-evaluation onto the electronic portfolio.

Practical training (pass), evaluation of competence, work rota, eDrug Care Certificate, assignments.

Work Placement

Practical training

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