Study Guide

Objective

1) Professionalism and ethics
The student
- can work in accordance with the values, ethical guidelines and principles of meidcal-surgical nursing care, and evaluates their implementation in daily nursing care.
- complies with current legislation and information guidance in his/ her work.
- has adopted the professional identity of a nurse.
- demonstrates ability to take responsibility for his/ her actions.
- indicates ability to assess and develop his/ her own skills.
- complies with occupational safety regulations.
- respects clients/patients and encounters them as experts of and actors in their own lives.
- demonstrates ability to encounter vulnerable patient groups in nursing care.

2) Communication and information technology
The student
- has the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and environments and in networks with good interpersonal skills.
- is able to create, use, store and destroy data in accordance with the data protection and security requirements of social and health care and the relevant legislation.
- is able to record appropriately the client/patient care process and assess the timeliness, consistency and quality of information recorded in the patient information system
- can use health information technology, electronic databases and reporting tools.
- is able to respect online etiquette, email rules and to interact in social media as a nursing professional.

3) Health promotion and guidance skills
The student
- can apply current health promotion research and other evidence in client/patient work.
- can design and implement health promotion and activity promotion interventions for individuals and groups with clients/patients and in multi-professional collaboration.
- can assess client/patient health risk factors, needs, resources and personal responsibility for and commitment to self-care in health promotion and in the planning and implementation of counselling.
- knows the client's/patient's care pathway and the basics of service management.

4) Leadership, employee skills and entrepreneurship
The student
- can prioritize their work flexibly according to the situation.
- can manage themselves and the situation.
- can motivate members of their work community and give and receive feedback.
- Is able to supervise students and colleagues.
- Is able to develop and adapt his/her work in line with changes in the social and health care sector.
- understands the concept of internal entrepreneurship and is committed to applying it in his/her work.
- has the basic skills to be an independent entrepreneur in the field.
- master the principles of cost-consciousness in their field of activity and work in an economical and sustainable way.

5) Clinical nursing
The student
- can respond to the needs of the internal medicine/surgical client/patient by planning, implementing and evaluating appropriate and individualized care.
- possess knowledge and skills in the key nursing interventions and diagnostic tests required as part of the overall care of the client/patient.
- have a good command of infection control and can apply their knowledge when carrying out infection control.
- is able to apply knowledge of anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology and pharmacotherapy to the planning, implementation and evaluation of drug therapy and nutritional therapy in the management of various diseases.
- has a command of legislation and information guidance relating to drug therapy.
- can use a variety of methods to support the psychosocial and conscientious needs of patients and their families.

6) Evidence-based action, research and decision-making
The student
- understands and commits to evidence-based nursing practice.
- can safely and reliably plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based nursing practice.
- be able to make clinical decisions based on evidence and scientific knowledge

7) Social and health care service system
The student
- understands the organisation of social welfare and health care, the way services are provided and organised, and the way they are managed and supervised in Finland.
- understands his/her own role in building the reputation, brand and image of the organisation and in creating the client service experience.
- can work in changing environments and implement service management.

8) Patient and client safety
The student
- masters the key knowledge base of patient and client safety.
- can promote patient safety and prevent incidents at all stages of the patient care process.
- be able to act immediately and appropriately in the event of an incident.
- be able to identify potential incidents and make an incident report.

Content

Deepening expertise in clinical nursing, teaching and guidance.
Ethical aspects in medical-surgical nursing.
Nursing work for different patients with internal diseases and cancers at different stages of the patient care path.
Nursing of different patients in need of surgical treatment at different stages of the patient's care path.
Palliative nursing.
Patient well-being monitoring (ABCDE, MET / NEWS), structured recording and oral communication (ISBAR).
Nursing decision making and evidence-based nursing.
Drug Care and Drug Calculations.

Qualifications

Competence in Basics of Clinical Nursing
Evidence Based Clinical Competence Modules 1-3
Safe Medication and Fluid Therapy Skills
At least 150 ECTS in basic studies

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
-has a narrow surface understanding of the role of nursing scientific knowledge in clinical decision-making.
-uses nursing scientific concepts in a limited way, without an understanding of their meaning or connection to the practice of nursing.
-information seeking skills are limited and he/she does not know how to seek information in the most important health science databases.
-the learning assignments are poor in relation to the instructions, with limited use of sources and considerable errors in the referencing system.
-work is unplanned and of poor quality.
The student is passive in seminars, with little or no contribution.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
-understands the role of nursing scientific knowledge and uses contemporary nursing scientific sources in decision-making.
-uses nursing scientific concepts and understands their meaning to the practice of nursing.
-knows how to seek information in the most important health science databases.
-follows instructions given on learning assignments and, when writing references, observes the Seinäjoki UAS guidelines on written assignments.
-works in a deliberate, mostly self-directed manner and in a responsible, planned way.
-prepares for and uses visual aids in presentations of learning assignments.
- prepares for and provides peer feedback in a constructive way.
- actively takes part in seminar discussions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
-demonstrates interest in and understands the role of nursing scientific knowledge and applies contemporary nursing scientific sources in decision-making.
- uses nursing scientific concepts extensively, analytically and critically.
-knows how to seek information in the most important health science databases.
-applies the information extensively and critically.
-follows instructions given on learning assignments and, when writing references, observes the Seinäjoki UAS guidelines on written assignments.
-works in a deliberate, self-directed, responsible and planned manner.
-carefully prepares for presentations of learning assignments, uses visual aids and distictive and creative solutions.
-actively takes part in seminar discussions and widens the perspective on the concept under discussion

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Failed = 0
The student demonstrates no understanding of the role of nursing scientific knowledge in decision-making. He/she does not know nursing scientific concepts, their meaning or connection to the practice of nursing. He/she does not know how to seek information in the most important health science databases. The learning assignments are lacking in relation to the instructions, with major errors in the referencing system. Student's work is unplanned and of poor quality. The presentations on learning assignments are inadequate or the student fails to deliver the presentations.When giving feedback to peers, it becomes apparent that he/she has a limited understanding of the concept of peer feedback, or he/she completely fails to give feedback. The student is passive in seminars, with little or no contribution.
Patient safety is compromised.

Further information

Forms of study:
Contact lessons, virtual learning, simulations, seminars and independent study, expert lectures

Course evaluation:
* Written exam, (emphasis),
* Assignments
* Internship (1/3)