Study Guide

Objective

The student acts with an attitude of self-management. The student is aware of the responsibility for the quality of nursing in his/her own actions and in the organization. The student is able to prevent and detect shortcomings in the quality of the nursing process. The student is able to evaluate quality throughout the nursing process and understand the responsibility in securing and promoting patient safety.

Content

Finnish legislation and national quality guidelines and requirements.
Care guidelines, patient classification systems, quality management systems, quality assurance, sectors of patient safety: safe care, safe equipment, safe medication, HaiPro Safety Incident Reporting System

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- as a member of the working community and various networks, recognises the role of management
- analyses the topics of management and quality assurance from a narrow perspective
- to a limited extent, is able to link the topics with healthcare organizations
- observes the working life laws and norms to a limited extent in healthcare organizations
- is able to list needs for quality assurance methods

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- is able to manage himself/ herself as a member of the working community and various networks
- is capable of discussing management and quality assurance extensively
- is able to link the topics with healthcare organizations
- observes working life laws and norms in healthcare organizations
- is able to analyse needs for quality assurance and patient safety in healthcare organizations

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- is able to manage himself/ herself responsibly as a member of the working community and various networks
- seeks research knowledge on management and quality assurance
- is able to extensively discuss the topics in relation to healthcare organizations
- observes and critically applies working life laws and norms in healthcare organizations
- is able to argue for and make conclusions on the needs for quality assurance and patient safety in healthcare organizations

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student
- as a member of the working community and various networks, does not recognize the meaning of management
- analyses the topics of management and quality assurance without connecting them with healthcare organizations
- is not able to describe essential laws and norms of working life
- is not able to recognise needs for quality assurance methods in healthcare organizations

Qualifications

No prerequisites