Study Guide

Objective

The student implements 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. The student knows how to assess the resources of patients and families from different cultural backgrounds. The student is able to plan, implement and evaluate practice and outpatient nursing. The student can use evidence-based interventions developed for practice and outpatient nursing to help, support and counsel patients. The student can observe asepsis in practice and outpatient nursing. He/she knows how to monitor patients in practice and outpatient nursing. The student is competent in common nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations used as part of patients' total care. The student knows 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. The student is able to support patients and family members in crisis situations. The student is able to counsel and support patients and families of all ages in self-care and rehabilitation. He/she knows how to counsel patients before and after common examinations.

Content

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

Materials

Materials on Moodle
Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 14th Edition

Teaching methods

Lessons, skills labs, simulations.
Independent studies, online studies.

Exam schedules

Exam, Teachers give instructions

Student workload

1 ECTS= 27h student work

Further information

Skills labs and simulations are compulsory. The student must do those with another group, if she/ he misses the classes.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- uses the knowledge foundation of client-centred clinical nursing narrowly
- on a satisfactory level, seeks information and uses evidence-based knowledge to explain his/her actions in client-centred clinical nursing
- on a satisfactory level, implements his/her competence in client-centred clinical nursing in various nursing/public health nursing situations
- is capable of client-centred and safe clinical practice based on ethical principles
- possesses adequate skills in client-centered clinical decision-making
- is to some extent prepared to develop client-centred clinical nursing

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- competently and extensively uses the concepts and knowledge of client-centred clinical nursing
- evaluates and critically uses evidence-based knowledge in client-centred clinical nursing
- implements his/her competence in client-centred clinical nursing in an anticipatory manner and is capable of independent decision-making in various client-centred clinical nursing situations
- is capable of client-centred, responsible and safe clinical practice
- applies alternative solutions to decision-making in client-centred clinical nursing
- evaluates action and safety in client-centred clinical nursing based on professional ethical principles of registered nursing/public health nursing
- acts as an expert of client-centred clinical nursing in multidisciplinary teams and projects in collaboration with people who represent different cultures
- purposefully develops himself/herself and the working community in client-centred clinical nursing

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- demonstrates competence in the nursing scientific knowledge base and competently applies this knowledge to client-centred clinical nursing
- independently seeks, uses and critically evaluates international evidence-based nursing scientific knowledge in client-centred clinical nursing
- implements his/her competence in client-centred clinical nursing in an anticipatory manner and is capable of independent decision-making in various client-centred clinical nursing situations
- assumes responsibility for the patient's/client's care and service process in client-centred clinical nursing
- creates innovative alternative solutions in decision-making in client-centred clinical nursing
- develops action and safety based on the professional ethics of nursing/public health nursing in client-centred clinical nursing
- as an expert of client-centred clinical nursing, develops action in multidisciplinary teams and projects in collaboration with people who represent different cultures
- develops himself/herself, the profession and practice in client-centred clinical nursing purposefully, with a career-oriented approach

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
Fail=0
The student
- does not adequately appreciate or use the knowledge base of client-centred clinical nursing
- is not adequately able to give reasons for the chosen action in client-centred clinical nursing
- is not adequately able to apply his/her knowledge of client-centred clinical nursing
- is not capable of adequate client-centred and safe clinical practice
- does not possess adequate decision-making skills for client-centred clinical nursing
- does not adequately take into consideration safety or ethical principles in client-centred clinical nursing
- is not prepared to develop client-centred clinical nursing

Assessment methods and criteria

Grade 1-5
Exam
Active participation
Skills labs and simulations

Qualifications

Medical and infectious disease nursing, palliative care and client with disabilities nursing
Surgical, perioperative and gynaecological nursing