Study Guide

Objective

The student
- is able to implement multi-professional nursing among under-aged children and their families. The student is able to take into consideration the patient's age, growth and development stage, the requirements of ethicality and the care and service setting.
- knows how to assess the resources of children as patients and families from different cultural backgrounds and how to support them in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
- plans, implements and evaluates interventions for under-aged children and their families, who face common health changes and/or problems and/or crises.
- is competent in documentation and oral reporting.
- uses evidence-based interventions to help, support and counsel under-aged clients/ patients and family members.
- knows how to plan and safely implement and evaluate drug care for under-aged clients/patients.
- knows how to support and promote under-aged patients' and families' health and ability to function.
- is able to counsel and support patients and families in self-care.

Content

Practical training in clinical nursing environments in different settings where it is possible to take care of under-aged children and their families. The student uses evidence based knowledge and practices clinical skills in nursing. Electronic Drug Care Certificate. Assignments.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Modules I-III
Drug calculations

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

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail =0
The student
- is not adequately interested and competent in using the knowledge base of client-centred clinical nursing
- cannot adequately explain his/ her actions in client-centred clinical nursing
- is not adequately able to apply the professional competence to client-centred clinical nursing
- does not adequately use a client-centred approach or observe patient safety in client-centred clinical nursing
- is not adequately capable of professional decision-making
- does not adequately take into account safety or the ethical principles of the profession
- is not adequately prepared to contribute to the development of client-centred clinical nursing
- does not follow Finnish working life rules

Further information

In these clinical training environments is under-aged patients. Therefore, the student must show criminal record certificate before starting this training.
The criminal record certification is shown to Head of DP in Nursing at least two weeks before training starts.