Study Guide

Objective

The student's simulation skills are on the level that the student is competent to simulate in more complicated patient simulations, works in a role of a registered nurse and uses internal entrepreneurship efficiently to maintain and develop nursing skills for the whole group and for clinical decision-making. The student is familiar with life-long learning process. The student deepens his/ her competence in various nursing situations. The student is competent in clinical decision-making and in critical thinking. The student uses evidence-based information in clinical reasoning.
The student is competent to work as a registered nurse as part of a nursing team, but also as part of a multi-professional team. The student reflects in a professional manner and supports peers.
The student understands his/ her own responsibility in patient safety, nursing, ethics and in sustainable development.

Content

In ways of simulations: The student practices effective communication methods, working in ethical dilemmas, reporting and consulting. Documentation in nursing. The student reflects and shares his/ her knowledge in multi-professional groups. The student maintains patient safety and, if jeopardized, the student has skills to notice it and to address it. Student gives and gets constructive feedback. The student recognizes the situations where she/ he has to make clinical decisions and is able to reflect on them. The student understands the influence of clinical decision-making on patient care.
Simulated patient scenarios from various nursing fields. Advancing nursing studies and nursing specialties.

Materials

Material specified by the teacher

Teaching methods

2ECTS for those students who advance in English
1ECTS for those students who advance in Finnish

Student workload

1 ECTS = 27 students' work

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Failed = 0
- The student does not follow nursing ethics.
- The student does not show sufficient competencies in nursing.
- The student does not use evidence based information or does not know how to search for it.
- The student has not actively participated in online studies and in simulations.
- The student has not done the required tasks.
- The student does not follow professionalism in simulations.
- The student does not work aseptically in simulations.
- The student takes and/ or gives feedback in an unprofessional manner.
- The student does not participate in discussions in simulations.

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Failed = 0
- The student does not follow nursing ethics.
- The student does not show sufficient competencies in nursing.
- The student does not use evidence based information or does not know how to search for it.
- The student has not actively participated in online studies and in simulations.
- The student has not done the required tasks.
- The student does not follow professionalism in simulations.
- The student does not work aseptically in simulations.
- The student takes and/ or gives feedback in an unprofessional manner.
- The student does not participate in discussions in simulations.

Assessment methods and criteria

Approved completion of the simulation

Qualifications

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

Further information

Please note that if this course is attached as part of exchange, it is possible that in these clinical training environments may also be 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 two weeks before training starts.

SeAMK DP in Nursing in-coming exchange students can take part in these simulations.