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Nursing for Children, Young People and Their FamiliesLaajuus (4 cr)

Code: BA00DG87

Objective

The student implements multi-professional family nursing care 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. The student is able to plan, implement and evaluate nursing interventions for children, young people and family members in terms of common health, health problems and diseases. The student can use evidence-based interventions to help, support and counsel families as well as children and young people. He/she supports and promotes children's, young people's and families' health and ability to function. The student knows how to support children, young people and families during health problems. The student is able to counsel and support children, young people and family members in self-care and rehabilitation. The student knows how to encounter disabled children, young people and their families. In his/her work, current knowledge of paediatrics is used.

Content

Health promotion and self-care support in pediatric nursing. Analyzing the growth and development of the child and young people and supporting them and counselling parenting. Supporting early interaction. Planning, implementation and evaluation of the most important nursing interventions for nursing children, young people and their families. Ethicality in pediatric nursing. Nursing, rehabilitation and counselling of children, young people and their families. Nursing, rehabilitation and counselling of disabled children and young people and their families. Children, young people and their families as clients of multi-professional welfare services. Assessment of nursing needs, monitoring of patients, essential examinations and nursing procedures as well as diagnostic examinations in pediatric nursing. Counselling of children, young people and families in case of health problems. A safe nursing environment. Paediatrics.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Modules I-III
Registered Nurse's Competencies in Medication and Fluid Care

Clinical training in the basics of clinical nursing
Clinical training in gerontological nursing

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- uses the knowledge foundation of client-centered clinical nursing narrowly
- on a satisfactory level, seeks information and uses evidence-based knowledge to explain his/her actions in client-centered clinical nursing
- on a satisfactory level, implements his/her competence in client-centered clinical nursing in various registered nursing/public health nursing situations
- is capable of client-centered 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-centered clinical nursing

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- competently and extensively uses the concepts and knowledge of client-centered clinical nursing
- evaluates and critically uses evidence-based knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing
- implements his/her competence in centered clinical nursing in an anticipatory manner and is capable of independent decision-making in various client-centered clinical nursing situations
- is capable of client-centered, responsible and safe clinical practice
- evaluates action and safety in centered clinical nursing based on professional ethical principles of registered nursing
- purposefully develops himself/herself and the working community in client-centered clinical nursing

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- demonstrates competence in the nursing scientific knowledge base and competently applies this knowledge to client-centered clinical nursing
- is capable of decision-making in various client-centered clinical nursing situations
- assumes responsibility for the patient's/client's care in client-centered clinical nursing
- develops action and safety based on the professional ethics of registered nursing in client-centered clinical nursing
-as an expert of client-centered clinical nursing, participates in multidisciplinary teams and projects in collaboration with other professionals
- develops himself/herself, the profession and practice in client-centered clinical nursing purposefully

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

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