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Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing

Degree:
Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care

Degree title:
Bachelor of Health Care

Credits:
210 ects

Name of the Degree Programme

Degree Programme in Nursing, 210 ECTS credits

Field of study

Health and welfare
The classification of the educational field is based on the international ISCED classification used by the Ministry of Education and Culture.

Specialisations

- Nursing, 210 ECTS credits

Qualification awarded

Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse

Level of qualification

The degree programme leads to a higher education degree which is a first cycle Bachelor-level degree in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). According to the eight-level classification of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) and National Qualifications Framework (NQF), the degree represents level 6.
https://ec.europa.eu/ploteus/content/descriptors-page

Specific admission requirements

Please see the websites www.studyinfo.fi and www.seamk.fi/admissions.

Qualification requirements and regulations (incl. graduation requirements)

Please see the Degree Regulations of Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences
http://intra.seamk.fi/loader.aspx?id=8e975c6a-8323-4e32-9b85-34b8753783d1

Examination regulations, assessment and grading

Students must obtain the grade 'pass' or a numerical grade for all studies in the degree programme, including those obtained through recognition of prior learning. Academic success entitles a more substantial scholarship.
http://www.seamk.fi/en/Studies/Admissions/Tuition-Fees

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Structure of the studies

Students complete at least 60 credits per academic year. Students have the possibility to apply for interdisciplinary studies (at least 15 credits) in the FramiPro learning environment provided to all students of Seinäjoki UAS. FramiPro studies mainly involve working life projects undertaken during the third year. In addition, a variety of summer school studies is provided.

The nursing education (210 credits) contains Basic Studies common to all in SeAMK 20 credits. Basic studies on Social and Health Care 10 credits, Free-Choice Studies 5 credits for finnish students/ 0 credit for international students, Profession- Spesific Nursing Studies 175 credits for finnish students/180 credits international students , which contain Practical Training 75 credits and Bachelor`s Thesis and Maturity 15 credits.

In the nursing education the student can study multi-field and -professional studies also in the practical training od projects and in the international studies.


The curriculum includes five seams permeating through the studies and extending over them. They are based on SeAMK’s reports, studies and strategy, as well as on the national and international recommendations and regulations related to education provided by universities of applied sciences.

- The Information Search seam strengthens the student’s professional and field-specific information search skills throughout the studies.

The basis of the nursing education is evidence-based learning, which is one of the central red lines. Information seeking and using are the essential parts in this learning process in the all studies.


-The Internationalization seam secures the improvement of the student’s international competencies during their studies.

The Nurse`s profession is international, therefore in the contents of the education there are multiculturalism, the meeting of the people from the different cultures, teaching and learning in the foreign languages, international exchange periods abroad, acting as a international tutor, home internationalization

- The studies corresponding to the Entrepreneurship seam help the student understand the central and growing role of entrepreneurship in society.

Acting according the principles of Entrepreneurship has an important part in the nurse`s profession. In the contents of studies there are internal and external Entrepreneurship and also economic thinkig, which support the nurse`s Entrepreneurship. During the renewing of the structures of health and social services we have to account the private sector and voluntary organizations as the procuders of the services in teh contents of the studies.

- The Sustainable Development seam makes the student aware of social responsibility and helps them understand the diversity of sustainable development as a working life skill.

In the different phases of the education in the connections with health promotion students learn about the sustainable development with the nature, social and human relations and economics.

- The seam of Career Guidance helps the student recognise their competencies and own strengths. It also includes working life knowledge, job search skills, and lifelong learning.

The model of the career development is implementing clearly in the study courses of Nurse`s/Public Health Nurse`s Profession and career development

Students have the opportunity to include multidisciplinary, working life-oriented project studies in their personal curricula (FramiPro).

Learning outcomes

The aims of the nursing education have been designed in the national Nurse`s professional Competence and have been described in the general part of Nursing curricula

Profile of the programme

The purpose of the Degree Programme in Nursing is to train professionals of nursing , whose work is based on evidence-based multi-disciplinary knowledge, extensive nursing and multicultural competence and high ethical standards. Registered Nurses (UAS) are qualified to examine, evaluate and develop their nursing competence, professional work, work community and professional field. They plan, implement and develop nursing in national, international and multicultural contexts.

Registered Nurses (UAS) are licensed to practice professional nursing. The training abides by the directives of the European Council pertaining to the education of nurses responsible for general care. Part of the studies is carried out in Finnish and the practical training takes place mainly in Finnish environments. It is also possible to partly study abroad.

Registered Nurses work as independent professionals of nursing in primary health care, specialized medical services, social services and in the private and third sectors. Finnish language skills are required in order to work in Finland as a professional of health care. Registered Nurses support, nurse and counsel healthy and ill individuals of all ages, families, groups, and communities. Nurses implement and develop evidence-based nursing to promote and maintain their patients' health, to prevent and cure illness, to ensure rehabilitation and to implement medical care prescribed.

Generic and subject specifc competences

The competences of nursing education have been designed in the national Nurse`s professional Competence and have been described in the general part of Nursing curricula.

Pedagogical approach and learning environment

Teaching in the Degree Programme in Nursing follows the constructivist theory of learning and the principles of Problem-Based Learning (PBL- pedagogical approach). Various kinds of student-centred, experiential, individual and collaborative learning methods enhance the student’s evidence-based learning. As learning methods there are simulation exercises and other exercises. The web-based learning supports the development of the nursing competence.

Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning (RPL)

In the Degree Programme in Nursing the recognition of prior learning (RPL, or AHOT in Finnish) is based on the general and profession-specified (Registered Nurse) competences. The student can apply for the recognition of prior learning according to the instructions provided. The members of the OT-team in the DP in Nursing are Raija Palo, Head of DP in Nursing and temporary Study Councellor Marjut Asunmaa.

The temp- Study councellor describe the process of the recognition of prior learning at the beginning of the first semester. The student evaluates her/his own competences, comparing them to the objectives of the study course or module. She/he collects all the documents needed during this process. The student must also provide a description, where she/he argues for her/his own competences compared to the objectives of the study course or module. The student must send all the electronic documents concerning the recognition of prior learning to the appointed person of the temp. Study councellor.

Having received the application and documentary evidence, the temp. Study councellor will contact a lecturer in charge of the course. The lecturer will examine the documents, decide about demonstration of competence, assess the evidence by comparing it to desired learning outcomes as defined for the Degree Programme. Temp. Study counsellor presents a suggestion to the Head of the DP on whether to recognize the student’s prior learning or not. After the final decision, the lecturer will enter the credits onto the Winha registration system. If the course is taught by a visiting lecturer, the RPL team will be responsible for the assessment and decision-making.

Students can ask for exemption from studies of the ongoing semester by applying for recognition of their previous learning by September 30 during the fall semester and by January 31 during the spring semester.

The RPL decisions are subject to current guidelines on outdated studies and appeal practices, given in the Degree Regulations of Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences. The studies that remain outside the RPL practice are defined for each field of study and each degree programme separately.

Work-based learning and work placements

In the nursing education the student carries out after the EU- directives demandings 75 credits practical training periods in the health care and social services, simulation- and other exercises and in the seminars.

Occupational profiles

Key competences in nursing involve promoting the health of individuals, families, communities and environment; prevention of illness; planning, implementation and evaluation of client-centred nursing and clinical nursing expertise. Other key competences involve client and patient counselling and teaching, as well as the ability to work in multi-professional and multicultural teams. Finally, the key competences involve the use and command over nursing scientific research and evidence-based knowledge as well as nursing management and quality management.

Internationalization

International student and teacher mobility is implemented through exchange programmes and collaborative networks. The most important mobility programmes are Erasmus+ and programmes implemented by CIMO. It is our goal to increase the volume of student and teacher mobility and to improve the contents of the international experience to meet the development needs of the Degree Programme.

Concrete development areas involve creating a network of expert lecturers together with partner universities and to make it possible for students to undertake theoretical studies in the target country. We will also increase and develop the volume and content of international intensive courses and increase students’ possibilities to write their Bachelor’s Thesis in cooperation with international partners.

Students will be encouraged to collaborate with immigrants, international students and Finnish people by awarding credit points for these activities within the framework of Free-Choice Studies. Students are also encouraged to take part in international exchange programmes.

As regards the curriculum, our goal is to develop joint theoretical and practical studies for Finnish and international students. Our goal is to assure that international and multi-cultural dimensions are visible in the studies. Much of the study material and virtual learning environments are in foreign languages.

Access to further studies

Upon completion of the programme and after three years of work experience, students are eligible to begin second cycle (Master level) studies. The receiving higher education institution determines acceptance into the programme. Universities of Applied Sciences offer a number of second cycle degrees. e.g. Registered Nurse (UAS Master's Degree). Scientific universities in Finland do not require three years of work experience.

Graduation requirements

Please see the Degree Regulations of Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences and instructions for graduates on Intra
http://intra.seamk.fi/For-International-Staff-and-Students/Student-Services/Graduation

Mode of study

Theoretical studies, simulation and lab skills exercises mostly take place during the day-time. Regular attendance and participation is required and students must complete their learning assignments in time. The practical training periods included in the nursing education will partly run in three shifts in the home country or abroad, depending on the nature of the nursing area. Theoretical, simulation and lab skills exercises and practical training periods can also be undertaken in projects.

Student-centred, multi-form learning methods are applied according mainly to PBL- pedagogical approach. Regular attendance and participation is required in theoretical, simulation and lab skills studies. Part of the studies are implemented independently, as individual work, in small groups or online. To be able to graduate in time, students are expected to follow the study programmes planned for each academic year, to regularly attend and participate in all classroom activity and to complete all learning assignments in time.

Head of degree programme

Ms Kristiina Vaahtera, : +358 40 830 2132, e-mail:Kristiina.Vaahtera@seamk.fi

Student counsellor

Study Counsellor Ms Marjut Asunmaa, GSM +358 40 680 7117,
marjut.asunmaa(at)seamk.fi

Coordination of Practical Training

Ms Tiina Koskela, GSM +358 40 6807144, tiina.koskela(at)seamk.fi

Coordination of international mobility

Tiina Välimäki, +358 40-830 4127, tiina.valimaki(at)seamk.fi, Coordinator, Outgoing student exchanges to Europe
Maria Loukola, +358 40-830 2240, maria.loukola(at)seamk.fi, Coordinator, Incoming and outgoing student exchanges outside Europe

Student services

Tel. +358 20 124 5055, studentservices@seamk.fi

Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing, Multimodal implementation

Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing, Multimodal implementation

Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse, DP in Nursing, Multimodal implementation

Enrollment

02.10.2023 - 14.01.2024

Timing

08.01.2024 - 07.04.2024

Credits

2 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

1 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Pasi Alanen
  • Tiina Koskela
Student groups
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student will apply legislation, ethical guidelines and principles in nursing in acute care. The student is competent in identifying needs of patients and their next-of-kin and in planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting acute care. The student knows the principles of health promotion in acute care. The student is able to assess patient’s need of care in acute situations, as well as safely administers drugs and fluids. The student knows the structure of the service provision system, the collaborative actors and typical service pathways for various client groups in acute care. The student is familiar to give oral and written reports and to consult. The student is competent in dealing with a patient and his/ her next-of-kin in various life situations. The student utilizes information and nursing technology and equipment. The student is able to maintain patient safety and work safety in acute care nursing and learns how sustainable development is taken into account in acute care nursing.

Content

Care and service provision system for acutely ill patients, main concepts and different care situations for medical, surgical, cardiac, respiratory and neurological acute patients.

The student practices: Triage in in-hospital acute care. Assessment of the patient's status by using cABCDEF-protocol, monitoring the patient, planning and implementation of the care. Securing patient´s vital functions. Reporting and consulting by using ISBAR-protocol. Nursing interventions, medication and fluid care and most common laboratory and radiation examinations for medical, cardiac, respiratory and neurological acute patients. Non-invasive ventilation care in emergency and in intensive care. Advanced Life Support (ALS) and the student knows how to follow in-hospital resuscitation protocol. Defibrillable rhythms. Fast sinus and atrial arrhythmia and the medical care. The care of a cardiac patient who suffers from ischemia. Care of a patient with cardiogenic shock.
Respiratory failure: Pulmonary embolism and obstructive shock. Acute Pneumonia causing breathing difficulties.
Neurological patient: The student knows the care of an acute stroke patient and the care of a patient with seizures. Neurological status and Glasgow Coma Scale. Written documentation and oral report, ISBAR.
Patient's and his/ her next-of-kin's health education and guidance.
Drug calculations are tested.

Materials

Essential Procedures for Emergency, Urgent, and Primary
Care Settings: A Clinical Companion
Edited by Theresa M. Campo and Keith A.
Lafferty. 3rd edition. New York City, Springer
Publishing Company

Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management
Edited by Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, and Mary E.
Lough. 9th edition. St. Louis, Elsevier

Cardiac Nursing: The Red Reference Book for Cardiac Nurses
By Elizabeth Perpetua and Patricia Keegan. 7th edition.
Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer.

Lippincott Certification Review: Adult-Gerontology Acute
Care Nurse Practitioner
Edited by Elizabeth Wirth-Tomaszewski. Philadelphia,
Wolters Kluwer

Teaching methods

Lessons as contact teaching, part of lessons are on Moodle
Independent studying on Moodle.
Lessons are recorded on Moodle and there is assignments on Moodle

Student workload

1 ECTS is 27h of student work

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- is able to describe some elements in the care and service provision system for acutely ill patients, including collaboration between authorities.
- under supervision, recognizes changes and problems in vital functions and knows how to carry out nursing interventions to help patients in most common acute situations.
- under supervision, is competent to plan and carry out safely intravenous fluid and drug care for acutely ill patients.
- under supervision, is competent to use nursing technology, to give reports, and to consult team members in acute care.
- under supervision, documents the acute care.
- under supervision, is competent to encounter acutely ill patients and their next-of-kin.
- under supervision, knows how to counsel and promote health for acutely ill patients and their next-of-kin.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student
- is competent to describe the care and service provision system for acutely ill patients, including collaboration between authorities.
- recognizes changes and problems in vital functions and knows how to carry out nursing interventions to help patients in most common acute situations.
- under supervision, is competent to plan and carry out safely intravenous fluid and drug care of acutely ill patients and to evaluate the effectiveness of the care.
- under supervision, is competent to use nursing technology, to give reports, and to consult team members in acute care.
- is competent to document acute care.
- is competent to encounter acutely and critically ill patients and their next-of-kin professionally.
- knows how to counsel acutely ill patients and how to promote health for acutely ill patients and their next-of-kin.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
- is competent to describe the structure of the care and service provision system for acutely ill patients, including collaboration between authorities.
- is competent to follow nursing protocols and recognizes independently the changes and problems in vital functions and implements appropriate nursing interventions.
- knows how to carry out nursing interventions to help patients in most common acute situations and independently evaluates the effectiveness of the care.
- is competent to plan and carry out safely intravenous fluid and drug care for acutely ill patients and to evaluate the effectiveness of the care.
- is competent to use nursing technology, to give reports and to consult team members in acute care.
- is competent to document acute care.
- is competent to encounter acutely ill patients and their next-of-kin professionally with empathy.
- is competent to counsel acutely ill patients and knows how to promote health for acutely ill patients and their next-of-kin.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student
- is not able to describe the structure of the care and service provision system for acutely ill patients or the collaboration between authorities.
- does not know how to meet basic needs of acutely ill patients.
- skills and knowledge of acute nursing are poor and patient safety and/ or work safety is jeopardized.
- does not recognize changes in patient's vital functions.
- does not fully observe asepsis.
- repeatedly makes mistakes in drug and fluid care.
- does not respect confidentiality.
- collaboration skills are poor.

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam
Tasks
active participation

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Module I-II
Medication management and drug calculations
Medication and fluid care I

Enrollment

01.08.2023 - 24.09.2023

Timing

18.09.2023 - 31.12.2023

Credits

2 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

2 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Terhi Haapala
  • Pasi Alanen
Student groups
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
  • IEPN23F
    Sneak Peek of Finnish Nursing Education

Objective

The student is able to assess the resources of patients and their next-of-kin coming from different cultural backgrounds. In addition, the student is able to take this assessment into consideration when planning, implementing and evaluating the nursing care. The student is able to respond to the need of treatment by evidence-based methods of nursing care. Furthermore, the student can evaluate and prioritize the need of treatment by using clinical and physiological measurements and methods. In addition, the student is able to report them based on structured documentation system.

The student is able to act according to the rehabilitation and resource-centered approach when working with patients and their next-of-kin of all ages.

The student understands his/her responsibilities regarding the principles of safety management in different settings and working contexts. The student is able to work towards sustainable development and is aware of his/her own responsibility when promoting these principles at the workplace.

The student is able to recognize the need for immediate first aid, knows how to act in first aid situations and how to follow them. The student is able to act moderately in the first-aid situation. The student is able to provide first aid in various emergency situations, including emergency aid, and is motivated to maintain his first aid information and skills. The student knows about the plans that have been made to secure health care in co-operation with the general civil protection and civil protection during any exceptional circumstances.

Content

Individual, family and resource-centered nursing, the effect of health and illness on the client's life. Essential first aid and life support skills. Assessment of nursing needs. Monitoring the patient's vital functions by using ABCDE-protocol and NEWS.

Materials

Teaching material will be available on Moodle platform.

Teaching methods

Online studies on Moodle platform independently
Introduction lecture on Teams, which will be recorded.
Teachers are available two times during the course online. Dates and times will be given durong the introduction lecture

Exam schedules

Exam on Moodle / exam room in the end of the course

International connections

This course is available for exchange students

Student workload

2 credits is 56 hours student's work. Including tasks on Moodle platform, reading material, visual material and the exam.

Content scheduling

1. Introduction lecture of the course
2. Student works independently
3 Follow up meetings held by teachers of the course. Voluntary participation.
4 Exam

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- searches information required in individual situations in client-centered clinical nursing.
- demonstrates that he/she is able to some extent to use the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- makes a difference between everyday knowledge and evidence-based knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- follows instructions, is competent to work in individual client-centered clinical nursing situations.
- demonstrates that he/she knows the ethical principles for registered nurses in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is competent to work as a member of a team and shares some of his/her knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is able to analyse his/ her strengths and development needs in client-centered clinical nursing.
- participates in first aid lessons and practices.
- demonstrates the basic life support.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- searches various sources for information required in client-centered clinical nursing and actively familiarizes himself/ herself with the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- uses and applies evidence-based knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is competent to implement responsible and safe client-centered clinical nursing.
- at work, in client-centered clinical nursing, observes ethical principles for registered nurses.
- is competent to work as a member of a team, following the principles of client-centered clinical nursing and sharing knowledge.
- develops himself/herself and his/her competence in client-centered clinical nursing.
- participates in first aid lessons and practices.
- demonstrates the basic life support.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- searches various sources for information required in client-centered clinical nursing and is able to explain its use in client-centered clinical nursing.
- uses and applies evidence-based knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is competent to implement responsible and safe client-centered clinical nursing.
- can explain his/her actions in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is able to solve tasks and problems in client-centered clinical nursing.
- can give reasons for his/her actions based on the ethical principles of registered nurses.
- is competent to work as a member of a team and shares his/her knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- systematically develops himself/herself and his/her competence in client-centered clinical nursing.
- participates in first aid lessons and practices.
- demonstrates the basic life support.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail=0
The student
- does not know how to search information required in individual situations in client-centered clinical nursing.
- cannot demonstrate the ability to use the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- does not make a difference between everyday knowledge and evidence-based knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not competent to work in individual client-centered clinical nursing situations even if instructed.
- cannot demonstrate awareness of the ethical principles for registered nurses in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not competent to work as a member of a team or to share knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is unable to analyse his/her strengths or development needs in client-centered clinical nursing.
- does not participate actively in first aid lessons.
- does not demonstrate basic life support.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assignment and tasks in Moodle need to be completed before the exam.
Exam

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Fail=0
The student
- does not know how to search information required in individual situations in client-centered clinical nursing.
- cannot demonstrate the ability to use the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- does not make a difference between everyday knowledge and evidence-based knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not competent to work in individual client-centered clinical nursing situations even if instructed.
- cannot demonstrate awareness of the ethical principles for registered nurses in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not competent to work as a member of a team or to share knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is unable to analyse his/her strengths or development needs in client-centered clinical nursing.
- does not participate actively in first aid lessons.
- does not demonstrate basic life support.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

1-2
The student
- searches information required in individual situations in client-centered clinical nursing.
- demonstrates that he/she is able to some extent to use the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- makes a difference between everyday knowledge and evidence-based knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- follows instructions, is competent to work in individual client-centered clinical nursing situations.
- demonstrates that he/she knows the ethical principles for registered nurses in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is competent to work as a member of a team and shares some of his/her knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is able to analyse his/ her strengths and development needs in client-centered clinical nursing.
- participates in first aid lessons and practices.
- demonstrates the basic life support.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

3-4
The student
- searches various sources for information required in client-centered clinical nursing and actively familiarizes himself/ herself with the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- uses and applies evidence-based knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is competent to implement responsible and safe client-centered clinical nursing.
- at work, in client-centered clinical nursing, observes ethical principles for registered nurses.
- is competent to work as a member of a team, following the principles of client-centered clinical nursing and sharing knowledge.
- develops himself/herself and his/her competence in client-centered clinical nursing.
- participates in first aid lessons and practices.
- demonstrates the basic life support.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

5
The student
- searches various sources for information required in client-centered clinical nursing and is able to explain its use in client-centered clinical nursing.
- uses and applies evidence-based knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is competent to implement responsible and safe client-centered clinical nursing.
- can explain his/her actions in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is able to solve tasks and problems in client-centered clinical nursing.
- can give reasons for his/her actions based on the ethical principles of registered nurses.
- is competent to work as a member of a team and shares his/her knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- systematically develops himself/herself and his/her competence in client-centered clinical nursing.
- participates in first aid lessons and practices.
- demonstrates the basic life support.

Enrollment

20.03.2023 - 27.08.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.07.2024

Credits

10 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Heli Simon
  • Christopher Hudson
  • Suzana Zegrea
  • Sinikka Vainionpää
  • Paula Paloniemi
Student groups
  • TURN23
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student is able to contribute to development, innovation and research processes. The student can critically evaluate and use scientific publications in a Bachelor's Thesis. During the process and in the thesis, the student uses evidence-based knowledge. The student presents his/ her Bachelor's Thesis. In the maturity test, the student can analyse and evaluate the methods and contents of the thesis.

Content

Implementation of the Bachelor's Thesis. Acting as an opponent to another student's Thesis. Bachelor's Thesis presentation.

Materials

- Bachelor´s Thesis topic related literature
- Bachelor´s Thesis method related literature
- Bachelor´s Thesis instructions / SeAMK intra

Teaching methods

- Seminars
- Independent studies
- Teams - guidance /pair

Student workload

1 ECTS = 27 hours / student work

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
See Seinäjoki UAS assessment criteria for a Bachelor's Thesis

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
See Seinäjoki UAS assessment criteria for a Bachelor's Thesis

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
See Seinäjoki UAS assessment criteria for a Bachelor's Thesis

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail
See Seinäjoki UAS assessment criteria for Bachelor's Thesis

Assessment methods and criteria

- Maturity exam
- Bachelor´s Thesis evaluation according to the SeAMK / Intra - evaluation criterias

Qualifications

Bachelor's Thesis Plan

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 31.08.2023

Timing

06.11.2023 - 31.05.2024

Credits

10 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Suzana Zegrea
  • Terhi Haapala
  • Paula Paloniemi
Student groups
  • RN21
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student is able to contribute to development, innovation and research processes. The student can critically evaluate and use scientific publications in a Bachelor's Thesis. During the process and in the thesis, the student uses evidence-based knowledge. The student presents his/ her Bachelor's Thesis. In the maturity test, the student can analyse and evaluate the methods and contents of the thesis.

Content

Implementation of the Bachelor's Thesis. Acting as an opponent to another student's Thesis. Bachelor's Thesis presentation.

Materials

Material shown by the teacher
SeAMK official instructions for Bachelor Thesis

Teaching methods

Independent studies, workshops
Seminars at the school (Bachelor's Thesis presentation + acting as an opponent)

Student workload

10 credits

Content scheduling

1. Independent writing
2. Workshops and teacher's support
3. Result seminar
4. Independent writing + teacher's support
5. Maturity test
6. Bachelor's Thesis seminars
7. Self evaluation, teachers' evaluation + acting as an opponent

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
See Seinäjoki UAS assessment criteria for a Bachelor's Thesis

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
See Seinäjoki UAS assessment criteria for a Bachelor's Thesis

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
See Seinäjoki UAS assessment criteria for a Bachelor's Thesis

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail
See Seinäjoki UAS assessment criteria for Bachelor's Thesis

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation based on criterias of Bachelor's Thesis

Qualifications

Bachelor's Thesis Plan

Enrollment

08.01.2024 - 31.03.2024

Timing

25.03.2024 - 31.12.2024

Credits

5 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Raila Kärnä
  • Sinikka Vainionpää
Student groups
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student is able to contribute to development, innovation and research processes in collaboration with working life. He/she can critically evaluate and use scientific publications in planning their Bachelor's Thesis.

Content

Choosing the topic, defining the scope and writing a research plan for the Bachelor's Thesis. Collaboration with worklife representatives during the planning stage.

Materials

SeAMK - intra, Bachelor´s Thesis instructions
SeAMK -intra, Instructions to written work
Theory books/articles of Health sciences
Theory books/articles of Research Methods
Other material according to the topic

Teaching methods

Bachelor's Thesis Plan: Lessons and seminars

Student workload

Student´s study time: 27h/1cr

Further information

Bachelor's Thesis Plan: 5 credit point (include information searching).

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

See the Seinäjoki UAS assessment criteria for Bachelor's Thesis .

Assessment methods and criteria

Bachelor's Thesis Plan: Pass/fail
According to the Seinäjoki UAS assessment criteria for Bachelor's Thesis

Qualifications

Research and Development Methods

Information Seeking 1

Enrollment

01.08.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

29.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

2 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Carolin Kolmeder
  • Meri Matala-Aho
  • Tiina Hemminki
Student groups
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing

Objective

Prevention of infections and asepsis in nursing. Individual, family and resource-centered nursing, the effect of health and illness on the client's life. Student practices most common hand skills needed in nursing. Sustainable development in nursing. Need and function of nutrition in the organism during nutritional care, guidelines for healthy nutrition to prevent prevalent diseases, challenges in the nutrition of people of different ages. Documentation. The student knows how to use Finnish nutrition recommendations. The student can apply the infection prevention principles and explain why these principles are important in clinical nursing.

Content

Under supervision the student practices:
Basics of clinical nursing, bedside testing. Need and function of nutrition in the organism during nutritional care, guidelines for healthy nutrition to prevent prevalent diseases, challenges in the nutrition of people of different ages. Statutory duties and safety guidelines for health care organizations, safe care environment, accidents.

Materials

Hemminki: Material provided by the teacher


Matala-aho:
Book:Essentials for Nursing Practice, ninth edition, 2019
Infection Prevention and Control; pages 235-266
Safety; pages 782-803
Hygiene; pages 812-850
Nutrition; pages 972-1000
Urinary Elimination; pages 1018-1046
Bowel Elimination; pages 1059-1083
Sleep; pages 917-937
Pain Management; pages 939-965
Spiritual Health; pages 578-595
Skin Integrity and Wound Care; pages 1100-1137
Informatics and Documentation; pages 157-176

Teaching methods

Hemminki: Contact teaching / online teaching: Written tasks

Matala-aho: Online teaching, independent tasks, exam

Student workload

Hemminki: Info 1h, contact teaching 4h, independent studies 8h.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- searches information required in individual situations in client-centered clinical nursing.
- demonstrates that he/she is able to some extent to use the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- makes a difference between everyday knowledge and evidence-based knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- follows instructions, is competent to work in individual client-centered clinical nursing situations.
- demonstrates that he/she knows the ethical principles for registered nurses in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is competent to work as a member of a team and shares some of his/her knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is able to analyse his/ her strengths and development needs in client-centered clinical nursing.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- searches various sources for information required in client-centered clinical nursing and actively familiarizes himself/ herself with the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- uses and applies evidence-based knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is competent to implement responsible and safe client-centered clinical nursing.
- at work, in client-centered clinical nursing, observes ethical principles for registered nurses.
- is competent to work as a member of a team, following the principles of client-centered clinical nursing and sharing knowledge.
- develops himself/herself and his/her competence in client-centered clinical nursing.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- searches various sources for information required in client-centered clinical nursing and is able to explain its use in client-centered clinical nursing.
- uses and applies evidence-based knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is competent to implement responsible and safe client-centered clinical nursing.
- can explain his/her actions in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is able to solve tasks and problems in client-centered clinical nursing.
- can give reasons for his/her actions based on the ethical principles of registered nurses.
- is competent to work as a member of a team and shares his/her knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- systematically develops himself/herself and his/her competence in client-centered clinical nursing.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail=0
The student
- does not know how to search information required in individual situations in client-centered clinical nursing.
- cannot demonstrate the ability to use the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- does not make a difference between everyday knowledge and evidence-based knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not competent to work in individual client-centered clinical nursing situations even if instructed.
- cannot demonstrate awareness of the ethical principles for registered nurses in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not competent to work as a member of a team or to share knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is unable to analyse his/her strengths or development needs in client-centered clinical nursing.

Assessment methods and criteria

Documentation: Moodletasks and documentation task in Docca

Exam (numerical evaluation1-5).

Enrollment

23.10.2023 - 03.03.2024

Timing

18.03.2024 - 03.11.2024

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

3 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Anna Rauha
  • Carita Sandell-Kaukonen
Student groups
  • RN21
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student
• is able to outline the entrepreneurial competences and to reflect on their own goals and strengths in relation to them
• recognizes human cognitive structures in themselves and in interaction with other people
• understands the importance of the tolerance of uncertainty in their actions and interaction
• is able to describe and consider social, cultural and economic value and to perceive their differences
• recognizes the contextuality of value and the different structures in which it can be created
• is able to analyse different value chains and networks
• is able to describe the importance of entrepreneurship for society and national economy as well as to recognize different manifestations of entrepreneurship in everyday life
• is able to describe the preconditions for profitable business activity
• knows the stages of the establishment of a company
• knows the entrepreneurship opportunities at SeAMK

Content

• Entrepreneurial competence, self-knowledge and self-efficacy, motivation, human systems of thought, uncertainty tolerance, and processing of disappointments
• Value creation, recognition of value chains and networks in different environments, value creation in different structures, such as companies and associations
• Basic concepts of entrepreneurship and business and earnings logic, economic literacy, risk management
• Stages of the establishment of business activities
• Business plan as a tool for structuring a business idea (for fields of study other than Business)
• Business activities as part of society, entrepreneurship as part of life
• Deepening of the student’s entrepreneurial skills at SeAMK (SeAMK Yritystalli, SeAMKPro, SeiES, etc.)

Materials

Study material in Moodle.

Teaching methods

Online lectures, visiting Y-Zone
Groupr works
Independent studying and assignments

Student workload

Online lecture 2h
Visiting Y-Zone 1 h
Independent studying 77h

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

To pass the course, the student is required to actively participate in it and to pass all the assignments. In the assignments, the student shows they understand the creation of social, cultural and economic value and reflects on their importance in business and society. The student demonstrates they know the basic concepts of business and are able to describe the preconditions for profitable business activity. The student demonstrates they are able to reflect on their own relationship with entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial competence.

Assessment methods and criteria

Approved completion of assignments.

Enrollment

09.10.2023 - 15.01.2024

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.07.2024

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Suzana Zegrea
  • Tiina Välimäki
  • Kari Jokiranta
Student groups
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

Students are able to
- plan their studies in accordance with their own career plans
- develop their job seeking skills in different ways
- identify their own career opportunities
- anticipate the changing needs of working life
- identify the effects of multiculturalism and globalisation on working life and interaction
- function in an international operational environment and make use of international networks
- plan their personal internationalisation in studies and working life

Content

rules of working life and working life skills
- anticipating the needs of future working life
- career planning and job seeking skills
- goal-oriented planning of studies from the viewpoint of the student’s own career plans
- personal internationalisation planning
- opportunities of study and training abroad
- international operational environment and multiculturalism
- international networks

Materials

Materials delivered by Lecturer (Kari Jokiranta)

Teaching methods

Lectures, Learnind Diary. (Kari Jokiranta, Internatinalization)

Student workload

Lectures 9h (Kari Jokiranta)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass: The student participates in the classes of the course and shows the knowledge and skills listed in the learning outcomes in class and/or by completing the required course assignments.

Fail: The student does not reach the learning outcomes of the course and is not able to show required knowledge and skills

Qualifications

Course: Studying in an University of Applied Sciences

Enrollment

07.08.2023 - 05.11.2023

Timing

04.03.2024 - 05.05.2024

Credits

14 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Riikka Halmesmäki
  • Pasi Alanen
  • Terhi Haapala
  • Tiina Koskela
  • Kirsi Kivistö-Rahnasto
  • Paula Paloniemi
Student groups
  • TURN23
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student
- understands that a client-centered approach, nursing ethics and professionalism form the foundation of the nurse's work.
- bases his/her actions and decisions on evidence.
- understands how the promotion of health and functional capacity are both the starting point and the goal of the nurse's work.
- evaluates and develops clinical nursing, teaching and counselling from the perspective of future competence requirements.
- is able to act and prioritize in nursing situations that involve multiple simultaneous problems.
- knows how to work in multidisciplinary, multicultural and multi-professional health and social services, while taking into account current development strategies in the setting.
- knows how to act as an expert in multidisciplinary, multicultural and multi-professional work groups, teams and networks.
- is able to manage work groups and teams.
- makes use of eHealth, health technology and digital services in nursing.
- promotes data security and patient safety.
- is able to evaluate and develop the quality of nursing.

Content

Practical training in clinical nursing settings that allow the student to practice advanced nursing expertise. The eDrug Care Certificate. Assignments.

Materials

Material given by the teacher
Digi-Campus Platform/National Competence Test

Teaching methods

Clinical Simulation at school or Virtual Simulation
Participation in Nurses' National Competence Test

Student workload

1 ECTS = 27h of student work

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail
The student
- demonstrates no understanding of the role of nursing scientific knowledge in decision-making.
- does not know nursing scientific concepts, their meaning or connection to the practice of nursing.
- does not know how to seek information in the most important health science databases.
- learning assignments are lacking in relation to the instructions, with major errors in the referencing system.
- his/her work is unplanned and of poor quality.
- presentations on learning assignments are inadequate or he/ she fails to give the presentations.
- has a limited understanding of the concept of peer feedback, or completely fails to give feedback.
- is passive in seminars, with little or no contribution.
- does not follow Finnish working life rules.

Qualifications

All previous theoretical studies passed
All previous clinical training periods passed

Further information

The student has a possibility to do this training abroad as part of student exchange.
The student has a possibility to do this training partially as part of his/ her own nursing work after the third academic year if the student has a work contract as registered nurse. The student must take contact to his/ her student counselor and discuss about this possibility.

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

Enrollment

02.10.2023 - 10.03.2024

Timing

19.02.2024 - 24.03.2024

Credits

4 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Sinikka Vainionpää
  • Carita Sandell-Kaukonen
Student groups
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student understands the principles of health promotion and knows how to act according to the values of health promotion. The student understands the economic perspective of health promotion. The student is able to apply existing knowledge of the population's health challenges at both individual and community levels. The student knows how to plan, implement and evaluate individual, group and community-level health promotion methods. The student is able to prevent risk factors, which might impair the individual's, family's or community's health and ability to function. The student can describe the strategies of important national and international health and social policy programmes from the perspective of health promotion.

Content

Practical training in clinical nursing environment which allows students to practice levels of health promotion (individual, family, community, society) and forms of action (promotion, prevention). Ethics and principles of health promotion. The student understands the role of client's life history, lifestyle and situation in care. The student is able to provide health education and guidance in different levels of health promotion. The student uses his/ her knowledge of sustainable development according to the environment and public health. Resource and solution-based approach to health promotion. Legislation for the promotion of health and well-being, national guidelines and policy programmes; international and national recommendations and strategies.

Materials

Kuster, Huber, Lippmann, Schmid, Schneider, Witshi & Wüst. (2015). .A textbook in project management.
(Project Management Handbook | Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulun kirjasto | SeAMK-Finna )

Project management basics (or equivalent book recommended by course lecturer):
Pratt, David. Great Lessons in Project Management. Vienna, US: Management Concepts, Incorporated, 2014.
ProQuest ebrary. Web. 17 January 2017. Great lessons in project management | Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulun kirjasto | SeAMK-Finna

Student workload

2h online theory
5 x 8 h Training Wellbeing labs
1x8h implementation / Frami

Independent work 128 h.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail=0
- In the report, the student does not manage to describe the background, purpose or objectives of the practical training placement adequately.
- The student has not sought or used theoretical knowledge.
- The motivation to undertake practical training is poor. Within the group, the student does not act in a responsible manner.
- The student does not describe how he/ she has reflected on the learning. The student does not comply with the Seinäjoki UAS guidelines on written assignments.
The student
- does not know how to seek information required in individual situations in client-centered clinical nursing.
- cannot demonstrate the ability to use the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- does not make a difference between everyday knowledge and evidence-based knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not competent to work in individual client-centered clinical nursing situations even though instructed.
- cannot demonstrate awareness of the ethical principles for registered nurses in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not competent to work as a member of a team or to share his/her knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is unable to analyze his/her strengths or development needs in client-centered clinical nursing.
- does not follow Finnish working life rules.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Modules I-III
Medication management and drug calculations
Medication and fluid care I

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

Further information

DP in Nursing students can do this training in the second year after completing project studies.
The student has a possibility to do this training abroad as part of student exchange.

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 this practical training. This training environment is SeAMK Living Lab.

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 05.11.2023

Timing

20.11.2023 - 10.03.2024

Credits

6 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Carita Sandell-Kaukonen
  • Kirsi Kivistö-Rahnasto
Student groups
  • RN21
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

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.

Evaluation scale

1-5

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

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Modules I-III
Medication management and drug calculations
Medication and fluid care I-II

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

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 two weeks before training starts.

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 05.11.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 10.03.2024

Credits

6 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Tiina Koskela
Student groups
  • RN21
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student
- implements multi-professional nursing care for medical, surgical, perioperative, gynaecological patients or patients in out-patient clinics or in acute care settings while taking 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 patients and their next-of-kin from different cultural backgrounds and how to support them in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
- plans, implements and evaluates nursing interventions for nursing of acute care settings, out-patient clinics or medical, surgical, perioperative and/or gynaecological patients and their next-of-kin facing common health changes and/or problems.
- is competent in nursing documentation and oral reporting.
- is competent in clinical examinations.
- is competent in using nursing protocols that support the care of the patient.
- uses evidence-based nursing interventions to help, support and counsel patients in acute care, outpatient clinics, medical, surgical, perioperative or gynaecological patients and their next-of-kin.
- is competent in common clinical nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations used as part of nursing in acute care, outpatient clinics or nursing of surgical, perioperative or gynaecological patients' comprehensive care.
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate drug and fluid care and blood transfusions for adult patients in acute care or in out-patient care as well as in medical, surgical, perioperative or gynaecological care settings.
- is able to implement nutritional care.
- knows how to support and promote patients of out-patient clinics or surgical, perioperative or gynaecological patients' and their next-of-kin's health and ability to function and rehabilitation.
- knows how to counsel and support patients and their next-of-kin in self-care and in health education.
- knows how to counsel patients before and after common clinical and radiological examinations.
- observes asepsis and is able to explain why this is important in the care of nursing in acute care, outpatient clinics or medical, surgical, perioperative or gynaecological patients.

Content

Practical training in clinical nursing placements, which allow students to practice nursing of acute care, out-patient clinics or in medical, surgical, perioperative or gynaecological nursing. eDrug Care Certificate. Writing and presenting an assignment.

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

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

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Modules I-III
Medication management and drug calculations
Medication and fluid care I-II
Pharmacology

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

Further information

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.

Enrollment

01.01.2024 - 31.05.2024

Timing

01.01.2024 - 08.09.2024

Credits

5 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Sinikka Vainionpää
Student groups
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student deepens his/ her nursing competencies. The student is part of the working community and understands the Finnish working life. Works with collegial manners. The student shows professionalism and ethicality in nursing. The student searches information and uses evidence based information and is competent to share his/ her knowledge to colleagues.

Content

Practical training in clinical nursing environment after the second academic year. The student deepens his/ her competencies in clinical nursing, nursing ethics, evidence based knowledge and critical thinking.
The student practices in a nursing environment where he/ she already has theoretical background. Written assignment.

Evaluation scale

1-5

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

Qualifications

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

Further information

The student can do this training in the second year after completing project studies.
The student has a possibility to do this training abroad as part of student exchange.
The student has a possibility to do this training as part of his/ her own nursing work after the second academic year. The student must contact the student counselor and discuss about this possibility.

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.

Enrollment

16.10.2023 - 17.03.2024

Timing

01.04.2024 - 01.09.2024

Credits

5 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Sinikka Vainionpää
Student groups
  • RN21
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student deepens his/ her nursing competencies. The student is part of the working community and understands the Finnish working life, as well as works with collegial manners. The student shows professionalism and ethicality in nursing. The student searches information and uses evidence-based information and is competent to share his/ her knowledge to colleagues.
The student uses his/ her competencies as a registered nurse. The student is able to plan his/ her career as a registered nurse and uses guidance for that.

Content

Practical training in clinical nursing environment in the third academic year. The student deepens his/ her competencies in clinical nursing, nursing ethics, evidence-based knowledge and critical thinking.
The student practices in a nursing environment where he/she already has theoretical background. Written assignment.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail =0
The student
- is not adequately interested and competent in using the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing
- cannot adequately explain his/ her actions in client-centered clinical nursing
- is not adequately able to apply the professional competence to client-centered clinical nursing
- does not adequately use a client-centered approach or observe patient safety in client-centered 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-centered clinical nursing
- does not follow Finnish working life rules

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Modules I-IV
Medication management and drug calculations
Medication and fluid care I-II
Pharmacology

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

Further information

The student has a possibility to do this training abroad as part of student exchange.
The student has a possibility to do this training as part of his/ her own nursing work after the third academic year. The student must contact the student counselor and discuss about this possibility.

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.

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

09.10.2023 - 26.05.2024

Credits

6 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Raila Kärnä
  • Virpi Rantanen
  • Paula Paloniemi
Student groups
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student
- implements multi-professional nursing care for aged patients while taking 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 patients and next-of-kin from different cultural backgrounds and knows how to support them in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
- plans, implements and evaluates nursing interventions for aged patients and their next-of-kin facing common health changes and/or problems and/or crises medical conditions and/or disability and end of life.
- is competent in documentation and practices oral reporting.
- uses evidence-based interventions developed for medical conditions, infectious diseases, gerontological and dementia nursing care to help, support and counsel patients and their next-of-kin.
- is competent in common nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations used as part of aged patients' total care.
- knows how to safely plan, implement and evaluate drug and fluid care for adult and aged patients.
- knows how to implement nutritional care.
- knows how to support and promote aged patients' and their next-of-kin health and ability to function.
- is able to help and support patients and their next-of-kin in palliative and end-of-life nursing situations.
- is able to counsel and support patients and their next-of-kin in self-care and rehabilitation.
- is able to counsel patients before and after clinical examinations.
- observes asepsis and is able to explain why this is important in the care of aged patients.

Content

Practical training in clinical nursing environment where it is possible to practice the care, rehabilitation and medical conditions of aged patients/ clients. The student takes into consideration the nursing process of an aged patient/ client and utilizes his/ her theoretical and evidence based knowledge.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

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

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Modules I-II
Medication management and drug calculations
Medication and fluid care I

Clinical training in the basics of clinical nursing

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

09.10.2023 - 26.05.2024

Credits

7 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

1 - 30

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Hanna Keski-Saari
  • Raila Kärnä
Student groups
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student
- implements multi-professional nursing care for long term ill and aged patients while taking 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 patients and their next-of-kin from different cultural backgrounds and knows how to support them in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
- plans, implements and evaluates nursing interventions for long term ill and aged patients and their next-of-kin facing common health changes and/or problems and/or crises medical conditions and/or disability and end of life.
- is competent in documentation and oral reporting.
- uses evidence-based interventions developed for medical conditions, infectious diseases to help, support and counsel patients and their next-of-kin.
- is competent in common nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations used as part of long term ill patients' comprehensive care.
- knows how to safely plan, implement and evaluate drug and fluid care and blood transfusions for adult and aged patients.
- knows how to implement nutritional care.
- knows how to support and promote long term ill and aged patients' and their next-of-kin's health and ability to function.
- is able to help and support patients and their next-of-kin in palliative and end-of-life nursing situations.
- is able to counsel and support patients and their next-of-kin in self-care and rehabilitation.
- is able to counsel patients before and after clinical examinations.
- observes asepsis and is able to explain why this is important in the care of long term ill patients.

Content

Practical training in settings which allow students to practice nursing among long term ill patients. eDrug Care Certificate. Writing and presentation of an assignment.

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail =0
The student
- is not adequately interested and competent in using the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- cannot adequately explain his/her actions in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not adequately able to apply the professional competence to client-centered clinical nursing.
- does not adequately use a client-centered approach or observe patient safety in client-centered 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-centered clinical nursing.
- is not adequately familiar with or does not know how to use gerontological and medical nursing concepts.
- uses the nursing scientific knowledge base narrowly and is not adequately familiar with sources of information in gerontological or in medical nursing.
- does not follow Finnish working life rules.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Modules I-II
Medication management and drug calculations
Medication and fluid care I

Clinical training in basics of clinical nursing

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 03.09.2023

Timing

09.10.2023 - 05.11.2023

Credits

6 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Minna Laitila
Student groups
  • RN21
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student
- is able to implement multi-professional mental health nursing while taking 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 mental health 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 mental health clients/patients 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 mental health clients/ patients and family members.
- knows how to plan and safely implement and evaluate drug care for mental health clients/patients.
- knows how to support and promote mental health 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 environment that allows training in mental health nursing settings. Electronic Drug Care Certificate. Assignments.

Materials

Material instructed by teacher

Teaching methods

Supervised Clinical Training
Skill labs/simulations
Info and reflection lessons
Training tasks

Student workload

1ECTS = 27h student work

Further information

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

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail =0
The student
- is not adequately interested and competent in using the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- cannot adequately explain his/ her actions in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not adequately able to apply the professional competence to client-centered clinical nursing.
- does not adequately use a client-centered approach or observe patient safety in client-centered 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-centered clinical nursing.
- does not follow Finnish working life rules.
- does not participate in evaluation discussion

Assessment methods and criteria

Passed/failed
Completing practical training and tasks

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Modules I-III
Medication management and drug calculations
Medication and fluid care I

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

Further information

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.

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

09.10.2023 - 26.05.2024

Credits

7 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

1 - 30

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Hanna Keski-Saari
  • Raila Kärnä
Student groups
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student
-implements multi-professional nursing care for medical, surgical, perioperative, gynaecological patients or patients in out-patient clinics while taking 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 patients and their next-of-kin from different cultural backgrounds and how to support them in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
- plans, implements and evaluates nursing interventions for nursing of out-patient clinics or surgical, perioperative and/or gynaecological patients and their next-of-kin facing common health changes and/or problems.
- is competent in nursing documentation and practices oral reporting.
- uses evidence-based nursing interventions to help, support and counsel patients in outpatient clinics, surgical, perioperative or gynaecological nursing environments.
- is competent in common clinical nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations used as part of nursing in outpatient clinics or surgical, perioperative or gynaecological patients' comprehensive care.
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate drug and fluid care and blood transfusions for adult patients.
- is able to implement nutritional care.
- knows how to support and promote patients in out-patient care or surgical, perioperative or gynaecological patients' and their next-of-kin's health and ability to function and rehabilitation.
- knows how to counsel and support patients and their next-of-kin in self-care.
- knows how to counsel patients before and after common clinical and radiological examinations.
- observes asepsis and is able to explain why this is important in the care of nursing in outpatient clinics or surgical, perioperative or gynaecological patients.

Content

Practical training in placements, which allow students to practice nursing of out-patient clinics or in medical, surgical, perioperative or gynaecological nursing. eDrug Care Certificate. Writing and presenting an assignment. Competence test.

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail =0
The student
- is not adequately interested and competent in using the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- cannot adequately explain his/ her actions in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not adequately able to apply the professional competence to client-centered clinical nursing.
- does not adequately use a client-centered approach or observe patient safety in client-centered 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-centered clinical nursing.
- does not follow Finnish working life rules.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Modules I-II
Medication management and drug calculations
Medication and fluid care I

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

Enrollment

24.04.2023 - 24.09.2023

Timing

13.11.2023 - 17.12.2023

Credits

7 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Terhi Haapala
Student groups
  • TURN23
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student
-implements multi-professional nursing care for medical, surgical, perioperative, gynaecological patients or patients in out-patient clinics while taking 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 patients and their next-of-kin from different cultural backgrounds and how to support them in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
- plans, implements and evaluates nursing interventions for nursing of out-patient clinics or surgical, perioperative and/or gynaecological patients and their next-of-kin facing common health changes and/or problems.
- is competent in nursing documentation and practices oral reporting.
- uses evidence-based nursing interventions to help, support and counsel patients in outpatient clinics, surgical, perioperative or gynaecological nursing environments.
- is competent in common clinical nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations used as part of nursing in outpatient clinics or surgical, perioperative or gynaecological patients' comprehensive care.
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate drug and fluid care and blood transfusions for adult patients.
- is able to implement nutritional care.
- knows how to support and promote patients in out-patient care or surgical, perioperative or gynaecological patients' and their next-of-kin's health and ability to function and rehabilitation.
- knows how to counsel and support patients and their next-of-kin in self-care.
- knows how to counsel patients before and after common clinical and radiological examinations.
- observes asepsis and is able to explain why this is important in the care of nursing in outpatient clinics or surgical, perioperative or gynaecological patients.

Content

Practical training in placements, which allow students to practice nursing of out-patient clinics or in medical, surgical, perioperative or gynaecological nursing. eDrug Care Certificate. Writing and presenting an assignment. Competence test.

Materials

Moodle platform

Teaching methods

Practical training in clinical settings
Assignment

Employer connections

Practical Training in clinical settings

Student workload

Total amount of hours 189 hrs
175 hrs working in clinical settings
14 hrs info lesson, written assignment, drug calculations and reflection after the tarining

Content scheduling

1. Info lesson
2. Practical training
3. Assignment
4. Reflection

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail =0
The student
- is not adequately interested and competent in using the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- cannot adequately explain his/ her actions in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not adequately able to apply the professional competence to client-centered clinical nursing.
- does not adequately use a client-centered approach or observe patient safety in client-centered 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-centered clinical nursing.
- does not follow Finnish working life rules.

Assessment methods and criteria

Working hours need to be completed (35hrs / week = 175 hrs at the working placement)
Assignment and Workseed need to be completed. Reflection discussion.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Modules I-II
Medication management and drug calculations
Medication and fluid care I

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

Enrollment

02.10.2023 - 25.02.2024

Timing

22.04.2024 - 26.05.2024

Credits

7 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Meri Matala-Aho
  • Jeremia Keisala
Student groups
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing

Objective

The student
- is able to use nursing interventions to respond to the patients' nursing needs and to implement structured documentation using structured classification.
- is able to apply the principles of preventing infections and explain why this is important in clinical nursing.
- is able to assess resources of patients and next-of-kin from different cultural backgrounds and support them in planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
- knows how to act in common first aid and life support situations.
- is able to plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based nursing interventions.
- takes a rehabilitation and resource-centered approach to his/her work with patients and family members of all ages.
- can assess needs for care using appropriate clinical and physiological tools or instruments, prioritize the findings and enter them into the structured documentation system.
- is able to plan, implement and evaluate patients' drug care.
- can implement Finnish nutritional guidelines.
- understands the principles of safety management and sustainable development, and is aware of his/her responsibility in promoting these principles at the workplace.
- can evaluate his/her professional competence critically from the perspectives of strengths and development needs.

Content

Practical training in clinical nursing settings which allow students to practice basic client-centered clinical nursing. Writing and presenting an assignment. eDrug Care Certificate. Competence test.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail=0
The student
- does not know how to seek information required in individual situations in client-centered clinical nursing.
- cannot demonstrate the ability to use the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- does not make a difference between everyday knowledge and evidence-based knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not competent to work in individual client-centered clinical nursing situations even though instructed.
- cannot demonstrate awareness of the ethical principles for registered nurses in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not competent to work as a member of a team or to share his/her knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is unable to analyze his/her strengths or development needs in client-centered clinical nursing.
- does not follow Finnish working life rules.

Qualifications

Registered nurse's core competencies module I
Medication management and drug calculations

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 22.10.2023

Timing

20.11.2023 - 31.12.2023

Credits

2 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

1 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Johanna Soini
  • Tiina Koskela
Student groups
  • RN21
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)
  • IEPN23F
    Sneak Peek of Finnish Nursing Education

Objective

The student applies legislation, ethical guidelines and principles in critical care. The student knows the structure of the service provision system, the collaborating authorities and typical service pathways for various client groups in critical care. The student knows the principals in health promotion in critical care. The student becomes competent in identifying the needs of patients and their next-of-kin, as well as in planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting critical care. The student is able to assess patient’s need of care in emergency but also in intensive care. The student safely administers drugs and fluids and follows fluid balance and nutritional status of patients in intensive care. The student is familiar to give oral and written reports and to consult. The student also becomes competent in dealing with patient and his/ her next-of-kin in various life situations and supports the patient and his/ her next-of kin in crisis. The student becomes familiar with the principles of patient-oriented, resource-based and multi-professional nursing of patients and their next-of-kin. The student utilizes information and nursing technology and equipment. The student is able to maintain patient safety and work safety in critical care nursing. The student works in a manner of sustainable development.

Content

Care and service provision system for critically ill adult patients, ICU as care environment, main concepts and different care situations for most common medical, surgical, cardiac, respiratory and neurological critically ill patients.

Student practices: Basic care for adult patients in Intensive Care Unit. Emergency and intensive care for trauma patient. Invasive ventilation care in emergency and in intensive care. Assessment of critically ill patients by using cABCDEF-protocol, monitoring critically ill patients, planning and implementation of nursing care. Securing patient´s vital functions in critical care. Reporting and consulting by using ISBAR-protocol.
Nursing interventions: medication and fluid care, nutrition and most common laboratory and radiation examinations for critically ill medical, surgical and respiratory patients. Blood gas analyzes. Care of a septic shock patient. Care of a hypovolemic shock patient.The care of the patient in most common drug intoxications. Student understands the meaning of multi-professional co-operation in emergency and in critical care. The work of a trauma-team and MET. Written and oral information and documentation in nursing for critically ill patients. Sustainable development in critical care nursing.
Drug calculations are tested

Teaching methods

Lessons as contact teaching, part of lessons are on Moodle
Independent studying on Moodle.
Lessons are recorded on Moodle and there is assignments on Moodle.

Exam schedules

Exam at SeAMK in Kampustalo.
Drug calculations during skills labs and simulations. After these retakes are in EXAM room.
Skills labs and simulations with the student's own group.

Completion alternatives

Contact lessons in autumn 2023

Student workload

1 ects is 27h of student work

Further information

Internal medical diseases, surgical nursing and medication and fluid care must be completed before taking this course.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- is able to describe some elements in the care and service provision system for critically ill patients, including collaboration between authorities.
- under supervision, recognizes changes and problems in vital functions and knows how to carry out nursing interventions to help patients in most common critical care situations.
- under supervision, is competent to plan and carry out safely intravenous fluid and drug care for critically ill patients.
- under supervision, is competent to apply nursing technology and to give reports and to consult team members in critical care.
- under supervision, documents the critical care.
- under supervision, is competent to encounter critically ill patients and their next-of-kin.
- under supervision, knows how to counsel and how to promote health for critically ill patients and their next-of-kin.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- is able to describe the care and service provision system for critically ill patients, including collaboration between authorities.
- recognizes changes and problems in vital functions and knows how to carry out nursing interventions to help patients in most common critical situations.
- is competent to plan and carry out safely intravenous fluid and drug care for critically ill patients and to evaluate the effectiveness of the care.
- is competent to apply nursing technology and to give reports, as well as to consult team members in critical care.
- is competent to document critical care.
- is competent to encounter critically ill patients and their next-of-kin professionally and works empathically.
- knows how to counsel critically ill patients and how to promote health for critically ill patients and their next-of-kin.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- is able to describe the structure of the care and service provision system for critically ill patients, including collaboration between authorities.
- is competent to follow nursing protocols and recognizes independently the changes and problems in vital functions and implements appropriate nursing interventions.
- knows how to carry out nursing interventions to help patients in most common critical situations and independently evaluates the effectiveness of the care.
- is competent to plan and carry out safely intravenous fluid and drug care for critically ill patients and to evaluate the effectiveness of the care.
- is competent to apply nursing technology, give reports, and consult team members in critical care.
- is competent to document critical care.
- is competent to encounter critically ill patients and their next-of-kin professionally and uses empathy to support them.
- is competent to counsel critically ill patients and knows how to promote health for critically ill patients and their next-of-kin.
- is competent to support the patient and his/her next-of-kin in crisis situations.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student
- is not able to describe the structure of the care and service provision system for critically ill patients or the collaboration between authorities.
- does not know how to meet basic needs of critically ill patients.
- skills and knowledge of critical care nursing are lacking and patient safety and/ or work safety is jeopardized.
- does not recognize changes in patient's vital functions.
- does not know any nursing interventions to promote care of critically ill patients.
- does not fully observe asepsis.
- repeatedly makes mistakes in drug and fluid care.
- avoids nursing and learning situations.
- does not respect confidentiality.
- collaboration skills are poor.

Assessment methods and criteria

performing tasks
Exam
Active participation

Qualifications

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

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

Enrollment

03.04.2023 - 27.08.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Credits

6 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Student groups
  • RN20

Objective

The student understands that the promotion of health and functional capacity are both the starting point and the goal of the work. To prepare himself/ herself for future requirements in nursing, he/she evaluates and develops holistic clinical nursing competences as well as teaching and counselling competences. The student know show to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-professional settings in health and social services, paying attention to current development strategies. The student is able to act and prioritise in nursing situations, which involve multiple simultaneous problems. The student is able to work as an expert of nursing in multi-disciplinary and multi-professional work groups, teams and networks. The student knows how to manage work groups and teams. The student applies ehealth, health technology and digital services while ensuring data security and patient safety. The student evaluates and develops the quality of nursing.

Content

Deepening expertise in evidence-based clinical nursing, teaching and counselling. Developing the quality and safety of multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural and multi-professional health and social services. Future development strategies for health and social services and for the management of the services. The challenge of eHealth, health technology and digitalisation in nursing.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- competently uses the nursing scientific database
- uses evidence-based knowledge to explain his/ her actions
- is capable of solving tasks and problems in nursing
- is capable of professional, ethical and safe nursing practice
- acts as an expert of nursing in multidisciplinary teams and projects in collaboration with people who represent different cultures
- is able to develop himself/ herself professionally

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- competently and extensively uses nursing scientific concepts and evidence-based nursing
- evaluates and critically uses evidence-based knowledge in the development nursing
- is capable of client-centred, responsible and safe nursing practice
- applies alternative solutions to decision-making in nursing
- evaluates nursing actions and safety in relation to the principles of professional ethics
- acts as an expert of nursing in multidisciplinary teams and projects in collaboration with people who represent different cultures
- purposefully develops himself/ herself, the working community and the nursing practice

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- demonstrates that he/ she masters the nursing scientific knowledge base and applies it as an expert to develop evidence-based nursing
- independently seeks and critically evaluates international evidence-based knowledge
- anticipates needs and applies the professional competence and is capable of independent decision-making in various nursing situations and settings
- takes into account the the client's/patient's entire care and service process
- creates innovative and alternative solutions in decision-making in nursing to develop evidence-based nursing
- develops nursing practice, ethics and safety
- develops the work as an expert of nursing in multidisciplinary teams and projects in collaboration with people who represent different cultures
- purposefully develops himself/ herself, the profession, working community and the nursing practice with a career-oriented approach

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail =0
The student
- does not adequately appreciate or use the nursing scientific knowledge base
- cannot adequately explain the nursing actions
- is not adequately capable of applying their professional competence to nursing practice
- does not adequately follow a client-centred approach or observe patient safety
- is not adequately capable of professional decision-making
- does not take into account safety and ethical principles of the profession
- does not adequately contribute to the development of nursing

Qualifications

The student must have passed all courses in the module Client-Centred Clinical Competence

Enrollment

28.08.2023 - 22.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 29.02.2024

Credits

3 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

1 - 25

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Hanna Keski-Saari
  • Virpi Rantanen
  • Paula Paloniemi
Student groups
  • TURN23
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student understands that the promotion of health and functional capacity are both the starting point and the goal of the work. To prepare himself/ herself for future requirements in nursing, he/she evaluates and develops holistic clinical nursing competences as well as teaching and counselling competences. The student knows how to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-professional settings in health and social services, paying attention to current development strategies. The student is able to act and prioritize in nursing situations, which involve multiple simultaneous problems. The student is able to work as an expert of nursing in multi-disciplinary and multi-professional work groups, teams and networks. The student knows how to manage work groups and teams. The student applies e-Health, health technology and digital services while ensuring data security and patient safety. The student evaluates and develops the quality of nursing.

Content

Deepening expertise in evidence-based clinical nursing, guidance and counselling. Developing the quality and safety of multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural and multi-professional health and social services. Future development strategies for health and social services and for the management of the services. The challenge of e-Health, health technology and digital services in nursing.

Student participates in national registered nurse's exam
Drug calculations are tested

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- uses the nursing scientific database
- uses evidence-based knowledge to explain his/ her actions
- is capable of solving tasks and problems in nursing
- is capable of professional, ethical and safe nursing practice
- acts as an expert of nursing in multidisciplinary teams and projects in collaboration with people who represent different cultures
- is able to develop himself/ herself professionally

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- competently and extensively uses nursing scientific concepts and evidence-based nursing
- evaluates and critically uses evidence-based knowledge in the development of nursing
- is capable of client-centered, responsible and safe nursing practice
- applies alternative solutions to decision-making in nursing
- evaluates nursing actions and safety in relation to the principles of professional ethics
- acts as an expert of nursing in multidisciplinary teams and projects in collaboration with people who represent different cultures
- purposefully develops himself/ herself, the working community and the nursing practice

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- demonstrates that he/ she masters the nursing scientific knowledge base and applies it as an expert to develop evidence-based nursing
- independently seeks and critically evaluates international evidence-based knowledge
- anticipates needs and applies the professional competence and is capable of independent decision-making in various nursing situations and settings
- takes into account the the client's/patient's entire care and service process
- creates innovative and alternative solutions in decision-making in nursing to develop evidence-based nursing
- develops nursing practice, ethics and safety
- develops the work as an expert of nursing in multidisciplinary teams and projects in collaboration with people who represent different cultures
- purposefully develops himself/ herself, the profession, working community and the nursing practice with a career-oriented approach

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail =0
The student
- does not adequately appreciate or use the nursing scientific knowledge base
- cannot adequately explain the nursing actions
- is not adequately capable of applying their professional competence to nursing practice
- does not adequately follow a client-centred approach or observe patient safety
- is not adequately capable of professional decision-making
- does not take into account safety and ethical principles of the profession
- does not adequately contribute to the development of nursing

Qualifications

The student must have passed all Modules in Registered Nurse's core competencies
Clinical trainings

Enrollment

01.08.2023 - 28.01.2024

Timing

08.01.2024 - 25.02.2024

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

2 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Marika Toivonen
  • Katriina Kuhalampi
  • Paula Paloniemi
Student groups
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing

Objective

The student knows the stages of the laboratory process and is able to guide the patient in the most common clinical trials. The student is able to take the ECG most common blood and urine samples. The student is familiar with the basics of analytics, as well as basic clinical chemistry, hematology, physiology and microbiology studies.

The student knows the most important radiation safety issues related to medical radiation use. The student knows how to prepare and guide the patient for the most important radiological examinations: X-ray examinations, ultrasound examinations, MRI examinations and radiological interventions.

Content

Clinical examinations: Laboratory process, blood and urine sampling, and Point of Care Tests. Basic examinations in clinical chemistry, hematology, physiology and microbiology.
Radiation Safety and Radiological Examinations: X-ray and basic information about biological effects of radiation, radiation safety in Finland and most common radiological examinations.

Materials

Clinical Examinations 2 cr
- Teacher's material at Moodle

Radiation safety and radiological examinatios:
all materials is at Moodle.

Teaching methods

Clinical Examinations 1,5 cr
- lessons
- lab skills
- Moodle exam
- individual task
- exam at Exam room.

Radiation safety and radiological examinatios 0,5 cr
-contact lessons
-individual task

Student workload

Clinical Examinations 2cr
- lessons 20 h
- lab skills 4 h
- Moodle exam 1 h
- Exam at Exam room 2 h
- Independent studies 13 h

Radiation safety and radiological examinatios
-lessons 6 h
-Independent studies 7 h

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is able to make some use of radiation legislation related to medical radiation use and issues related to radiation protection in nursing.
The student is able to describe briefly how he / she guides the patient in some key radiological examinations.
The student is able to distinguish the most important radiation-damaging examinations from other studies.
The student understands the most important risk factors related to magnetic examinations.


The student knows the role of the nurse in the laboratory process and in obtaining reliable laboratory results.
The student is able to guide the patient to various laboratory tests.
The student knows the basics of analytics.
The student is familiar with clinical chemistry, hematology, microbiology and physiology studies.
The student is able to take different blood and urine samples as well as the EKG- film.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3- 4
The student is able to utilize radiation legislation related to medical radiation use and issues related to radiation protection in nursing.
The student is able to describe how he/she prepares and directs the patient in the most important radiological examinations.
The student is able to distinguish radiation-related studies from other studies as a rule, and to understand the risk factors associated with magnetic investigation.

The student understands the role of the nurse in the laboratory process and in obtaining reliable laboratory results and is able to apply the knowledge in practice.
The student is able to guide the patient to various laboratory tests, knowing the reasons for the respective case.
The student knows the basics of different analytics and knows how to apply them in his/her activities.
The student is familiar with key clinical chemistry, hematology, microbiology, and physiology studies and is able to utilize the knowledge to guide the patient.
The student is able to control different types of blood and urine samples and EKG- film and is able to justify his/her actions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student is able to apply radiation legislation related to medical radiation use and issues related to radiation protection in nursing.
The student can reasonably describe how he / she prepares and guides the patient in all important radiological examinations.
The student can critically justify and distinguish radiation-sensitive studies from other studies.
The student understands the risk factors related to magnetic investigation, partly applying them in nursing.


The student masters the role of the nurse in the laboratory process and in obtaining reliable laboratory results.
Student patient guidance for various laboratory tests is smooth and justified.
The student is able to do high-quality analytics independently.
The student masters the essential clinical chemistry, hematology, microbiology and physiology studies and understands their importance in patient care.
The student is able to control the taking of blood and urine specimens of different grades and the heart film independently, justifying their actions.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail
The student does not master the essential issues of radiation legislation and radiation protection related to nursing.
The student is not able to describe the guidance and preparation of the patient coming to radiological / clinical studies or the description is fundamentally inadequate.
The student is unable to distinguish between radiation-sensitive studies and other studies.
The student does not know the risk factors of magnetic research.
Patient safety is compromised during the student's activities.

Assessment methods and criteria

Clinical Examinations
- Moodle exam 50%
- exam at Exam room 50%
- Individual task Passed
- Lab skills Passed

Radiation safety and radiological examinatios
-be at lessons, 80 % obligatory
-reflektion task: passed

Enrollment

01.08.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

23.08.2023 - 15.10.2023

Credits

2 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

2 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Terhi Haapala
Student groups
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
  • IEPN23F
    Sneak Peek of Finnish Nursing Education

Objective

The student behaves and works according to high-quality ethical principles in learning and working environments. The student analyses ethical values, principles and norms and develops ethical thinking. The student bases his/ her actions as a nurse on ethical decisions. The student knows how to observe ethical principles in his/ her actions. The student observes professional norms and the patient's rights. The student understands the client's rights and involvement in care.

Content

Ethical development, values, norms and principles. Ethical decision-making in nursing. The nurse's rights and duties. The patient's rights. Ethical principles in nursing.

Materials

Material is given by the teacher on the Moodle

Teaching methods

Online studies / Moodle platform
Introduction lecture on Teams
Student complete the course independently during the give timeperiod

Employer connections

-

Exam schedules

-

International connections

Course is available for exchange students

Completion alternatives

-

Student workload

2 credits = 56 hrs student work.
Tasks and assignment on Moodle
Reading material and visual material on Moodle
Recorded lectures on Moodle

Content scheduling

1. Introduction lecture
2. Discussion area on Moodle
3. Recored lectures and other material on Moodle
3. Tasks and assignment on Moodle

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student is adequately familiar with ethical issues and able to discuss and analyse them, making a difference between evidence-based and everyday knowledge. The student knows how to seek information on individual topics and demonstrates an awareness of the knowledge foundation in nursing. The student is able to act as a team member and to assess his/ her strengths and development needs.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student is well familiar with ethical issues and able to discuss and analyse them logically and coherently.
The student knows how to seek information from various sources and bases the arguments on multiple contemporary sources. The student is well prepared to act as a team member and to develop himself/ herself.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student is very well familiar with ethical issues and able to discuss and analyse them logically and coherently.
The student knows how to seek information from various sources and critically base the arguments on multiple contemporary sources. As a team member, the student acts in a solution-focused manner, sharing knowledge and developing himself/ herself.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail=0
The student does not adequately base his/ her arguments on the ethical principles or knowledge foundation of nursing. The student is not adequately familiar with the ethical knowledge foundation of nursing and uses it narrowly. The student is not adequately prepared for teamwork.

Assessment methods and criteria

All assignment and tasks need to be completed by given time online

Qualifications

No prerequisites

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

30.08.2023 - 15.10.2023

Credits

2 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

1 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Silja Saarikoski
  • Sinikka Vainionpää
Student groups
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
  • IEPN23F
    Sneak Peek of Finnish Nursing Education

Objective

The student understands the concept and role of evidence-based nursing in health and social services. The student understands the role of a nurse in evidence-based practice and is committed to the role. The student actively seeks and uses scientific knowledge in various nursing duties and decision-making and in the Bachelor's Thesis. The student understands the importance of uniform practices and acts accordingly. The student seeks information in health science databases. He/ she knows how to define nursing needs and how to plan, implement and evaluate nursing in accordance with the nursing process. The student knows how to use nursing scientific knowledge in decision-making and is motivated to pursue evidence-based practice.

Content

The concept and goals of evidence-based practice. The most important health science databases and sources of summarised information. Defining nursing needs and planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing. Nursing science and its central concepts. Nursing science as a knowledge foundation for nursing practice and education.

Materials

- Joanna Briggs Institute - pages
- Hotus - pages
- other current material

Teaching methods

Information seeking 1 will be a web course.
Theoretical lectures
Independent studies
Seminarday

Student workload

Information Seeking 1: 26 h / 1 credit point (2 h contact lessons, 24 h independent studies).
1 ECTS = 27 hours / student work

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student has only a narrow surface understanding of the role of nursing scientific knowledge in decision-making. The student uses nursing scientific concepts in a limited way, without an understanding of their meaning or connection to the practice of nursing. Student's 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 lacking in relation to the instructions, with limited use of sources and considerable errors in the referencing system. Student's work is unplanned and of poor quality. The student presents learning assignments in a shallow manner, contributing little information, without visual aids, reading from the paper. When giving feedback to peers, it becomes apparent that he/she has a limited understanding of the concept of peer feedback, and the questions are comments rather than questions. 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. The student uses nursing scientific concepts and understands their meaning to the practice of nursing. The student knows how to seek information in the most important health science databases. The student follows instructions given on learning assignments and, when writing references, observes the Seinäjoki UAS guidelines on written assignments. The student works in a deliberate, mostly self-directed manner and in a responsible, planned way. He/ she prepares for and uses visual aids in presentations of learning assignments. The student prepares for and provides peer feedback in a constructive way. The student actively takes part in seminar discussions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student demonstrates interest in and understands the role of nursing scientific knowledge and applies contemporary nursing scientific sources in decision-making. The student uses nursing scientific concepts extensively, analytically and critically. The student knows how to seek information in the most important health science databases. The student applies the information extensively and critically. The student follows instructions given on learning assignments and, when writing references, observes the Seinäjoki UAS guidelines on written assignments. He/ she works in a deliberate, self-directed, responsible and planned manner. The student carefully prepares for presentations of learning assignments, uses visual aids and distinctive and creative solutions. The student prepares for and provides peer feedback in a critical way, suggesting new perspectives to the topic. He/ she actively takes part in seminar discussions and widens the perspective on the concept under discussion.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail
The student demonstrates no understanding of the role of nursing scientific knowledge in decision-making. The student does not know nursing scientific concepts, their meaning or connection to the practice of nursing. The student 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 they fail to give the presentations.When giving feedback to peers, it becomes apparent that the student has a limited understanding of the concept of peer feedback, or completely fails to give feedback. The student is passive in seminars, with little or no contribution.

Assessment methods and criteria

Information seeking 1 - Pass / failed
Course assignments (pass/failed) and the exam (1–5/failed) has been completed. The grade of the exam is no less than 3. The grade of the exam is determined on the grounds of the score of multiple-choice questions.

Evidence Based Theory assignment (concept analysis) - numeric 1-5

Qualifications

No prerequisites

Enrollment

01.08.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

18.09.2023 - 31.12.2023

Credits

4 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

4 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Anna Rauha
  • Marika Toivonen
  • Riku Uusi-Jaakkola
Student groups
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing

Objective

Learning Outcomes:
Anatomy and physiology:
The student is able to
- name and locate the structures of different organ systems in the human body.
- understand the structure, function, regulation and underlying factors of the human body.
- explain the basic functions of the major organs and organ systems.
- explain the principles of regulation of the different organ systems.
- define and use terms and concepts related to anatomy and physiology.
- explain the structure and function of organs and organ systems and their role in the functioning of the human body.

Microbiology and pathology:
The student
- is able to form an understanding of the diagnosis, birth, effects, prevention and treatment of the most common illnesses, and the grading of medical treatment.
- is able to describe the mechanisms of infectious diseases, the body's defense system and the prevention of infectious diseases by getting acquainted with microbes, normal human flora, ways of infecting infectious diseases and microbes that cause infectious diseases.

Content

Cell and tissues: basic structure and function of cells, tissue types and their properties, the skin
Nervous system: main features of the nervous tissue, structure of the nervous system, nervous regulation
Endocrine system: Principles of endocrine regulation, location and functions of the major endocrine organs/glands, key hormones and their function
The immune system: the basics of the immune system's functions, structure and function
Musculoskeletal system: main features of bone and muscle tissue, large bones of the body, different types of joints and their function, superficial muscles of the body, functions of the musculoskeletal system
Cardiovascular system and blood: structures and function of the circulatory system, blood composition, blood clotting process, the connections of the lymphatic system to blood circulation, role of circulation in temperature control
Respiratory system: structure and function of the respiratory system, relationship between respiration and circulation, oxygen and carbon dioxide transport in the respiratory system, principles of the control mechanisms of breathing
Digestive system: structures and function of the digestive system, nutrients and their digestion
Urinary excretion and fluid balance: structure and function of the urinary system, regulation of fluid balance, involvement of the kidneys and lungs in regulating the acid-base balance of the body

Diagnosis, effects, prevention and treatment of the most common diseases; Stages of medical care; Basic information about microbes; Human normal flora; Infectious methods and factors affecting the onset of infectious disease; Infectious diseases caused by the most common human microbes; System of defense; Prevention of infectious diseases

Materials

Anatomy and physiology: Learning material in Moodle, Visible Body 3D atlas
Literature: Waugh: Ross and Wilson - Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness. (13th edition) OR
Marieb: Essentials of Human Anatomy&Physiology (Internatioanl edition)

Microbiology and Pathology: Teacher's Moodle materials

Teaching methods

Microbiology and Pathology: Independent studies and tasks
Anatomy and Physiology: Lectures, invidual assignments

Exam schedules

Anatomy and Physiology: Three Moodle-tests.
Microbiology and Pathology: Exam at Exam room in the end of the course

Student workload

Anatomy and Physiology: 18*2 hours of lectures, independent studying, exams 2*2h.

Microbiology and Pathology: 1h info, 1h question time, 2h exam, rest independent studies

Content scheduling

APhy
Part 1 Body and Communication:
Cells and tissues, cardiovascular system, nervous and endocrine systems

Part 2 Intake of raw material, Elimination of waste and Protection and survival:
Respiratory system, digestive system, urinary system, musculoskeletal system

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- is able to use the most relevant terminology of anatomy and physiology.
- is able to name the structures, organs and organ systems of the body and explain the basics of their functioning.
- is able to explain the basics of organ function in the functioning of the human body.
- is able to describe the mechanisms of body regulation in general.

The student
- has an understanding of the diagnosis, birth, effects, prevention and treatment of the most common diseases.
- knows the level of medical care.
- knows the mechanisms of infectious diseases, the body's defense system and the prevention of infectious diseases by getting acquainted with microbes, normal human microbial infections, infectious diseases and infectious microbes.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- can use the terminology of anatomy and physiology appropriately.
- is able to name and explain the structures, organs and organ systems of the body.
- is able to explain the importance of organ systems in the functioning of the human body.
- is able to describe the body's mechanisms of regulation in a versatile manner.

The student
- provides an understanding of the diagnosis, birth, effects, prevention and treatment of the most common diseases.
- describes the stages of medical treatment.
- is able to describe the mechanisms of infectious diseases, the body's defense system and the prevention of infectious diseases by getting acquainted with microbes, normal human microbial infections, infectious diseases and infectious microbes.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
- can use the terminology of anatomy and physiology appropriately and versatile.
- can describe in detail the structures, organs and organ systems of the body and explain their activities in a comprehensive manner.
- is able to thoroughly explain the role of organ systems in the functioning of the human body and is able to integrate organ system interactions into a whole.
- is able to describe in detail the mechanisms of regulating the body and is able to explain the co-operation of regulatory mechanisms.

The student
- understands the emergence, prevention, diagnosis, effects and treatment of common diseases.
- creates an overall picture of the staging of medical care.
- is able to describe the mechanism of infectious diseases, the body's defense system and the prevention of infectious diseases by studying versatile microbes, normal human microbial infections, infectious diseases and infectious microbes.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student does not achieve the learning outcomes of the course at a satisfactory level.

Assessment methods and criteria

Anatomy and Physiology: Exams (1-5), assignments pass/fail

Microbiology and Pathology: Exam 1-5, individual tasks pass/fail

Qualifications

No prerequisites

Enrollment

23.10.2023 - 28.01.2024

Timing

05.02.2024 - 21.04.2024

Credits

3 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Virpi Rantanen
Student groups
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing

Objective

The student implements multi-professional gerontological nursing care while taking into consideration the patient's age, life situation, the requirements of ethicality and the care and service setting. The student knows how to assess the resources of patients and their next-of-kin from different cultural backgrounds. The student is able to plan, implement and evaluate nursing interventions for aged patients and their next-of-kin facing common geriatric conditions and age-related changes. The student knows how to plan, implement and evaluate nursing for people with memory disorders. He/she is able to use evidence-based interventions and health technology developed for gerontological nursing to help, support and counsel aged patients and their next-of-kin.
The student can support and promote aged people's and their next-of-kin' s health and ability to function.The student knows how to support aged patients and their next-of-kin during life changes. He/ she is able to counsel and support aged patients and their next-of-kin in self-care and rehabilitation. In his/her work, the student can use current gerontological and geriatric knowledge.

Content

Health promotion, self-care support and rehabilitation in gerontological nursing. The most important nursing interventions (FinCC) in gerontological nursing. The national documentation model for nursing. The impact of the patient's age, sex, cultural background, life situation and care and service setting in gerontological nursing. Nursing, rehabilitation and counselling of aged patients and their next-of-kin in different age related conditions. Nutrition and fluid care for aged patient and assessment of nutritional status. Multi-professionalism in gerontological nursing. Supporting aged patients' and their next-of-kin' s health and ability to function.
A safe nursing environment. Gerontology. Geriatrics.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- knows how to seek knowledge of gerontological nursing, but has difficulty in applying it into practice.
- demonstrates familiarity with the knowledge base and core content of gerontological nursing, but is unable to give reasons for their actions.
- demonstrates adequate knowledge of gerontological nursing, so that he/she knows how to act in professional situations.
-observes patient safety when nursing gerontological patients/clients

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- knows how to seek knowledge of gerontological nursing and is able to explain his/her choice of information sources.
- consistently uses a nursing scientific knowledge base in gerontological nursing.
- bases his/her actions in gerontological nursing on evidence-based knowledge
- applies client-centered professional competence to various gerontological nursing situations.
- uses a client-centered approach in a responsible, ethical manner and observes patient safety in gerontological nursing.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- competently and extensively uses gerontological nursing concepts and knowledge.
- uses and evaluates evidence-based knowledge in gerontological nursing.
- evaluates the effects of his/her actions in gerontological nursing.
- applies client-centered professional competence to various gerontological nursing situations.
- uses a client-centered approach in a responsible manner in gerontological nursing, observes patient safety and consistently follows ethical principles and laws.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail =0
The student
- is not familiar with or does not know how to adequately use gerontological nursing concepts.
- uses the nursing scientific knowledge base narrowly and is not adequately familiar with sources of information in gerontological nursing.
- does not adequately work with a client-centered approach in a responsible, ethical manner nor observes patient safety in gerontological nursing.
- is not adequately prepared to develop professionally or to contribute to the development of gerontological nursing.
- does not sufficiently observe patient/client safety in gerontological work.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Module I
Medication management and drug calculations

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 25.02.2024

Credits

3 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Tiina Hemminki
Student groups
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student implements multi-professional family nursing care while taking into consideration the patient's individuality, the requirements of ethicality and the care and service setting noticing also the perspectives of sustainability. The student takes into account the resources of patients and families of different cultural backgrounds. In addition, the student is able to take this assessment into consideration when planning, implementing and evaluating gynecological nursing, family planning and maternity care. The student can use evidence-based interventions to help, support and counsel gynecological patients and families planning, expecting and giving birth to a child. Current knowledge of gynecology and obstetrics is used. The student is competent in common nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations used as part of gynecological nursing and maternity care. The student is capable to manage and support pain in different ways. The student knows how to support and promote gynecological patients’ and families’ health, self-care, rehabilitation and ability to function.

Content

Health promotion, self-care support and rehabilitation in gynecological nursing and maternity care. The most important nursing interventions in gynecological nursing, family planning and maternity care. The impact of the patient's age, sexuality and cultural background and care and service setting on gynecological nursing and maternity care. Assessment of nursing needs and monitoring vital functions. Essential examinations, nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations in gynecological nursing and maternity care. Pre-, intra- and post-operative nursing, rehabilitation and counselling. Asepsis and pain control among gynecological and obstetrical patients. Nursing and counselling of patients and families facing a crisis. Multi-professionalism in the care of gynecological and obstetrical patients and family nursing. Counselling of patients and families. A safe nursing environment. Gynecological diseases and some special aspects in obstetrics.

Materials

GYNECOLOGICAL NURSING and MATERNITY CARE:
Sperling, R. (2020). Obstetrics and gynecology. Wiley Blackwell.

Teaching methods

GYNECOLOGICAL NURSING: Contact lectures, online lectures, group work and interactive methods, independent studies
MATERNITY HEALTH:Contact lectures, online lectures, group work and interactive methods, skills labs and simulations, independent studies

Student workload

GYNECOLOGICAL NURSING: Contact teaching 8h, Teams 2h, Electronic exam 1h, independent studies 29h.
MATERNITY CARE: Contact theory teaching 5h, online teaching (Teams) 4h, Electronic exam 1h, Skills labs and simulations 3h, independent studies 27h.

Content scheduling

The course includes two separate modules:
1.Gynecological nursing
2.Maternity Care

Further information

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

Evaluation scale

1-5

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

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 into 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.

Assessment methods and criteria

1. Gynecolgical nursing: Exam, accepted theory, active participation in group work seminars
50% of the total
2. Maternity Care: Exam, accepted theory, skills labs and simulations (obligatory attendance and active participation)
50% of the total

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Modules I-II
Medication management and drug calculations

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 29.03.2024

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

1 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Sirkka Nieminen
  • Raila Kärnä
  • Terhi Haapala
Student groups
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)
  • IEPN23F
    Sneak Peek of Finnish Nursing Education

Objective

The student deepens simulation skills and uses internal entrepreneurship to maintain and develop skills in nursing. The student learns the principles of life-long learning and uses the skills before and after simulations. In holistic care, the student simulates in his/ her team and observes skills that are needed in health education and patient counselling. The student follows nursing ethics in nursing situations and is able to document nursing interventions.The student is familiar with the background of patient guidance (patient education/ counselling). The student knows how to plan, implement and evaluate a guidance process in various nursing situations.The student is able to use various methods and written, visual and online materials in patient guidance and practices them in simulated patient situations.
The student practices simulated patient situations also in Finnish, and prepares for clinical training.

Content

In ways of simulations: Ethical principles and professional health education, patient counselling in interaction and co-operation with the nursing team of a patient. The student reflects on his/ her own and others' nursing skills, skills in health education and patient counselling. The student uses effective education and health promotion methods and is able to use evidence-based knowledge while practicing in simulated patient situations. The students knows the concepts of learning, guidance and teaching processes of a patient and his/ her next-of-kin. The student uses the health technology and virtual services in patient guidance.

Materials

Material is give by the teacher

Teaching methods

Online studies
Lectures
Simulation day

International connections

This course is available for exchange students

Student workload

3 op = 84 hrs
Independent studies 28 hrs
Finnish language 24 hrs
Preparing for simulations and simulatiion day + assignment 32 hrs

Content scheduling

Theoretical part online studies on Moodle
Finnish language for non-native students
Preparing simulations in a group
Simulation day
Reflection assignment after the course

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student
- is not familiar with the concept of patient guidance (patient education/ counselling) and its role in nursing practice.
- does not recognize factors that influence the quality of patient guidance and is unable to name guidance methods.
- analyses guidance but does not relate it to the learning objectives of the course/ instructions, nor adequately comprehends the concepts.
- 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

Online studies
Preparation for the simulation
Simulation day
Reflection
Finnish class for non-native students

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Module I-II
Medication management and drug calculations
Medication and Fluid Care I

Further information

SeAMK DP in Nursing in-coming exchange students can take part in these simulations.
Simulations are partially in Finnish.

Enrollment

08.05.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

23.08.2023 - 15.10.2023

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

2 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Kari Jokiranta
Student groups
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
  • TURN23
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student is able to describe the social and health services and the service provision and delivery systems in Finland. The student is familiar with the most important Acts and Decrees that govern the provision of social and health services in Finland.

Content

The social and health service provision system in Finland, central acts and decrees that govern the system

Materials

Materials are delivered by the lecturer

Teaching methods

Lectures, learning discussions

Student workload

Lectures 18 h.
Introducing to materials and preparing to exam 63 h.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student knows the key features of the Finnish social and health care system.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student knows the central challenges of the social and healthcare system and is able to guide the client in systems.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to critically evaluate systems and participate in the discussion on the development of fields.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail=0
The student
- is not able to describe the health and provision system in Finland.
- does not know the most important laws that are securing Finnish health and social care system.
- does not do assignments required for the course.

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam and activity in learning sessions.

Enrollment

20.11.2023 - 16.06.2024

Timing

15.01.2024 - 31.08.2024

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

3 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
  • Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing
Teachers
  • Tiina Koskela

Objective

The student
-is able to identify the needs of patients and their next-of-kin in planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting nursing care.
-knows the structure of the service provision system, the collaborating authorities and typical service pathways for various client groups in acute and critical situations.
-is able to give oral reports under supervision.
- is able to deal with patients in various life situations.
-is familiar with the principles of patient-oriented, resource-based and multi-professional nursing of patients and their next-of-kin.
- is able to utilize information and nursing technology and equipment.
- is able to apply ethical guidelines and principles and knows how sustainable development is taken into account in nursing in acute care.

Content

Care and service provision system for acutely ill patients, main concepts and different care situations for medical, surgical, cardiac, respiratory and neurological acute patients.
Triage in hospital acute care.
Assessment of the patient's status by using cABCDEF-protocol, monitoring the patient, planning and implementation of care.
Securing patient´s vital functions.
Reporting and consulting by using ISBAR-protocol.
Nursing interventions, medication and fluid care.
Most common laboratory and radiation examinations.
Non-invasive ventilation care in emergency and intensive care for cardiac and pulmonary failure patients.
Advanced Life Support (ALS), in-hospital resuscitation protocol.
Cardial rhythms.
Glasgow Coma Scale.
Written documentation and oral information by using ISBAR.
Drug calculations
Skill-labs and simulations

Materials

Kuisma, M. Holmström, P. Nurmi, J. Porthan, K. & Taskinen, T. 2017. Ensihoito. Sanoma Pro Oy. Ritmala-Castrén, M., Lönn, M., Lundgren-Laine, H., Meriläinen, M., Peltomaa, M. & Ahtiala, M. 2017. Teho- ja valvontahoitotyön opas. 2., uudistettu painos. Helsinki: Duodecim. (soveltuvin osin)

Teaching methods

Independent studying on Moodle.
Lessons are recorded on Moodle and there is assignments on Moodle.


This is campusonline non stop -course

Exam schedules

SeAMK degree student:
Exam at SeAMK with your own study group.
Drug calculations during the exam.
Skills labs and simulations with the student's own group.

International connections

-

Student workload

-

Further information

SeAMK Student: During the Summer you can complete theory independently. Drug calculations, Skills labs, simulation and exam with your own group.
Recommended that the student has 100ECTS when taking this course. Internal medical diseases, surgical nursing and medication and fluid care must be completed before taking this course.

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- is able to describe some elements in the care and service provision system for acutely and critically ill patients, and the collaboration between authorities.
- under supervision, recognizes changes and problems in vital functions and knows how to carry out nursing interventions to help patients with respiratory or cardiac failure.
- under supervision, is competent to plan and carry out safely intravenous fluid and drug care of acutely and critically ill patients.
- under supervision, is competent to apply nursing technology and to give reports.
- under supervision, is competent to encounter acutely and critically ill patients and their next-of-kin.
- under supervision, knows how to counsel acutely and critically ill patients.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student
- is able to describe the care and service provision system for acutely and critically ill patients, and the collaboration between authorities.
- recognizes changes and problems in vital functions and knows how to carry out nursing interventions to help patients with respiratory or cardiac failure.
- under supervision, is competent to plan and carry out safely intravenous fluid and drug care of acutely and critically ill patients and to evaluate the effectiveness of the care.
- under supervision, is competent to apply nursing technology and to give reports.
- is competent to encounter acutely and critically ill patients and their next-of-kin professionally.
- is able to counsel acutely and critically ill patients.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
-is able to describe the structure of the care and service provision system for acute and critically ill patients, and the collaboration between authorities.
- recognizes changes and problems in vital functions and implements appropriate nursing interventions.
- knows how to carry out nursing interventions to help patients with respiratory or cardiac failure and evaluate the effectiveness of the care.
- is competent to plan and carry out safely intravenous fluid and drug care for acutely or critically ill patients and to evaluate the effectiveness of the care.
- is competent to apply nursing technology and to give reports.
- is competent to encounter acutely and critically ill patients and their next-of-kin professionally.
- is able to counsel acutely and critically ill patients.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Failed= 0
The student
- is not able to describe the structure of the care and service provision system for acute and critically ill patients or the collaboration between authorities.
- does not know how to meet basic needs of acutely and critically ill patients.
- skills and knowledge of acute-nursing are lacking and patient safety is jeopardized.
- does not recognize changes in patient's vital functions.
- does not fully consider asepsis.
- jeopardizes his/her own safety and the patient's.
- repeatedly makes mistakes in drug and fluid care.
- avoids nursing and learning situations.
- does not seek contact with patients.
- despite feedback, dresses and behaves inappropriately.
- does not respect confidentiality.
- collaboration skills are poor.
- study motivation is poor.

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam, test in Moodle

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Failed= 0
The student
- is not able to describe the structure of the care and service provision system for acute and critically ill patients or the collaboration between authorities.
- does not know how to meet basic needs of acutely and critically ill patients.
- skills and knowledge of acute-nursing are lacking and patient safety is jeopardized.
- does not recognize changes in patient's vital functions.
- does not fully consider asepsis.
- jeopardizes his/her own safety and the patient's.
- repeatedly makes mistakes in drug and fluid care.
- avoids nursing and learning situations.
- does not seek contact with patients.
- despite feedback, dresses and behaves inappropriately.
- does not respect confidentiality.
- collaboration skills are poor.
- study motivation is poor.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

1-2
The student
- is able to describe some elements in the care and service provision system for acutely and critically ill patients, and the collaboration between authorities.
- under supervision, recognizes changes and problems in vital functions and knows how to carry out nursing interventions to help patients with respiratory or cardiac failure.
- under supervision, is competent to plan and carry out safely intravenous fluid and drug care of acutely and critically ill patients.
- under supervision, is competent to apply nursing technology and to give reports.
- under supervision, is competent to encounter acutely and critically ill patients and their next-of-kin.
- under supervision, knows how to counsel acutely and critically ill patients.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
- is able to describe the care and service provision system for acutely and critically ill patients, and the collaboration between authorities.
- recognizes changes and problems in vital functions and knows how to carry out nursing interventions to help patients with respiratory or cardiac failure.
- under supervision, is competent to plan and carry out safely intravenous fluid and drug care of acutely and critically ill patients and to evaluate the effectiveness of the care.
- under supervision, is competent to apply nursing technology and to give reports.
- is competent to encounter acutely and critically ill patients and their next-of-kin professionally.
- is able to counsel acutely and critically ill patients.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student
-is able to describe the structure of the care and service provision system for acute and critically ill patients, and the collaboration between authorities.
- recognizes changes and problems in vital functions and implements appropriate nursing interventions.
- knows how to carry out nursing interventions to help patients with respiratory or cardiac failure and evaluate the effectiveness of the care.
- is competent to plan and carry out safely intravenous fluid and drug care for acutely or critically ill patients and to evaluate the effectiveness of the care.
- is competent to apply nursing technology and to give reports.
- is competent to encounter acutely and critically ill patients and their next-of-kin professionally.
- is able to counsel acutely and critically ill patients.

Qualifications

This course suits for nursing student who has completed at least 60ECTS nursing studies.
In this course we expect that the student has previous knowledge of anatomy and physiology, medical and surgical nursing and medication and fluid care.

Further information

Computer, internet, headset.
This course is alternative for nursing in acute and critical situations, which happens in contact teaching.
SeAMK students have to complete exam, drug calculations, skills albs and simulations in contact lessons at school.

Enrollment

01.08.2023 - 05.05.2024

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.05.2024

Credits

2 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

2 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Marjut Asunmaa
  • Tiina Koskela
Student groups
  • IEPN24S
    Sneak Peek of Finnish Nursing Education
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
  • RN21
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)
  • TURN23
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)
  • IEPN23F
    Sneak Peek of Finnish Nursing Education

Objective

The student searches and recognizes factors that are influencing on patient safety. The student learns the main concepts of patient safety and understands what kind of human errors in nursing are jeopardizing the patient safety.
The student uses evidence based critical thinking while observing the nursing environment. The student learns how to prevent and how to report on risk factors in patient safety.
The student learns to act professionally and maintaining patient safety.

Content

Main concepts of patient safety. Legislation in patient safety. Documentation on errors and close-call situations. Human factors related to patient safety in nursing.

Materials

The teachers attach the material on Moodle.

Course is on Moodle. You can find it https://moodle.seamk.fi/course/view.php?id=12578
Course key is HE2223

After you have completed the course, send an email to teacher Marjut Asunmaa

Teaching methods

Online teaching.
Moodle.
Lectures.
Independent studies.

This is campusonline course

Employer connections

-

Exam schedules

No Exam

International connections

DP in Nursing in-coming exchange students can participate on this course.

Completion alternatives

-

Student workload

1ECTS=27hours.
Independent work on Moodle

realization.localizedApproveRejectDescription

Fail = 0
- The student does not maintain patient safety.
- The student does not understand the principles and main concepts in patient safety.
- The student does not follow patient safety and work according to its principles.
- The student does not do the assignment required for the online course.
- The student does not reflect on the written assignment.
- The student does not use evidence-based knowledge or critical thinking in the written assignment.

Content scheduling

-

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
- The student does not maintain patient safety.
- The student does not understand the principles and main concepts in patient safety.
- The student does not follow patient safety and work according to its principles.
- The student does not do the assignment required for the online course.
- The student does not reflect on the written assignment.
- The student does not use evidence-based knowledge or critical thinking in the written assignment.

Assessment methods and criteria

Learner's diary which the student attach on Moodle.

Qualifications

This course is suitable for second year students who have done at least two clinical training periods. The course is held fully online and it is done independently.

Enrollment

23.10.2023 - 28.01.2024

Timing

08.01.2024 - 21.04.2024

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Sinikka Vainionpää
  • Carita Sandell-Kaukonen
Student groups
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing

Objective

The student is capable of working in multi-professional nursing team, and is able to consider the patient's age, growth and development stage. The student is able to assess the resources of patients and his/her next-of-kin coming from different cultural backgrounds. In addition, the student is able to take this assessment in consideration when planning, implementing and evaluating the nursing care. Moreover, the student can plan, implement and evaluate nursing interventions for adult patients and their next-of-kin facing common infection diseases. The student knows the most common infection medications and is able to administer drugs safely. The student is able to apply the principles of infection control and justify the importance in nursing. The student knows the basics of immunization and is able to justify the need of immunization for patients by using evidence-based information. The student promotes health individually, nationally and globally.

Content

Health promotion, self-care support and rehabilitation in nursing infectious diseases patients. Nursing interventions in nursing patients with infectious diseases. The national documentation model for nursing. The impact of the patient's age, sex, cultural background, growth and development stage and care and service setting on the care of infectious diseases patients and their next-of-kin. Assessment of nursing needs and monitoring vital functions of infectious diseases patients. Nursing, rehabilitation and counselling of patients suffering from infectious diseases. Multi-professionalism in nursing. The most important physiological, haematological, chemical and microbiological examinations in infectious disease nursing. A safe nursing environment. Common infectious diseases.Vaccinations.
Drug calculations are tested.

Location and time

21.2 Introduction, online theory 16 -17.45

6.3 "Theory, online lecture" 12.15 - 16.00

13.3 "Skills lab" 9.00 - 12.45

Materials

Finnish Institute of National Health and Welfare (2020a). Vaccination techniques.
https://thl.fi/fi/web/infektiotaudit-ja-rokotukset/tietoa-rokotuksista/rokottamisen-
vaiheet/rokotustekniikat
Finnish Institute of National Health and Welfare (2020b). Vaccination coverage.
https://thl.fi/en/web/vaccination/vaccination-coverage
Fighting Infectious Diseases. Healey, J. 2017, e-book
https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.libts.seamk.fi/lib/seamkebrary-ebooks/reader.action?docID=4838927

Teaching methods

- Online lectures
- Individual assignments / Moodle
- Skills Lab / vaccination
- Exam

Student workload

- Online lectures and face-to-face -teaching, individual assignments.
- 27h/ETC

Further information

- practising vaccinations sc, im and ventrogluteal injection
- drug calculation
- nurse's uniform necessary in skills lab

Evaluation scale

1-5

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 the actions in client-centered clinical nursing.
- on a satisfactory level, implements his/her competence in client-centered clinical nursing in various 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 their competence in client-centered clinical nursing in an anticipatory manner and is capable of independent decision-making in various situations.
- is capable of client-centered, responsible and safe clinical practice.
- applies alternative solutions to decision-making in client-centered clinical nursing.
- evaluates action and safety in client-centered clinical nursing based on professional ethical principles of nursing.
- acts as an expert of client-centered 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-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.
- independently seeks, uses and critically evaluates international evidence-based nursing scientific knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- implements his/her competence in client-centered clinical nursing in an anticipatory manner and is capable of independent decision-making in various client-centered clinical nursing situations.
- assumes responsibility for the patient's/client's care and service process in client-centered clinical nursing.
- creates innovative alternative solutions to decision-making in client-centered clinical nursing.
- develops action and safety based on the professional ethics of nursing in client-centered clinical nursing.
- as an expert of client-centered 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-centered clinical nursing purposefully, with a career-oriented approach.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student
- does not adequately consider or use the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not adequately able to give reasons for their chosen actions in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not adequately able to apply their 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.
- is not prepared to develop client-centered clinical nursing.

Enrollment

02.10.2023 - 04.02.2024

Timing

29.01.2024 - 24.03.2024

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

1 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Sinikka Vainionpää
  • Carita Sandell-Kaukonen
Student groups
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student is able to
- explain the character of project work and determine when the project work model is useful
- present the basic knowledge and skills on the basis of which he/she can participate in project work and project planning
- explain concepts connected with projects, content of a project plan, project time planing and supervising (life circle)
- present tasks connected with the different phases of the project cycle

Content

- concepts and methods of project work
- project phases and process
- project plan (time, resource and cost planning)
- project organisation and interest groups
- changes, risks and problems in project work
- project communication and reporting
- concluding a project

Location and time

- 2.2.24 Introduction to Project work 2h online
- Independent group work online

Materials

A textbook in project management and Project management competence 3.0
(http://www.pry.fi/UserFiles/33fa4818-2dbf-44aa-a497-0e74914327b1/Web/IPMA-sertifiointi/ENG/PMAF_NCB_3.0_v1.3.pdf )

Project management basics (or equivalent book recommended by course lecturer):
Pratt, David. Great Lessons in Project Management. Vienna, US: Management Concepts, Incorporated, 2014. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 17 January 2017. http://libts.seamk.fi:2101/lib/seamkebrary/reader.action?ppg=11&docID=11011874&tm=1484647850806

Teaching methods

- Online introduction 2h
- Online groupwork

Student workload

-27h/ETC

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student can name and can define the central concepts which describe Project and Project management. Student can define basic skills required for working as part of Project team. Student can explain different phases of the project cycle.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student can explain the central concepts which describe Project and Project management. Student can explain well different phases of the project cycle and can define skills required for working as part of Project team. Student has basic Project work skills.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student can name and define very well the central concepts of Project and Project management. Student can explain very well different phases of the project cycle and can define skills required for working as part of Project team. Student has Basic Project work skills.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student can name and can define the central concepts which describe Project and Project management. Student can define basic skills required for working as part of Project team. Student can explain different phases of the project cycle.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student can explain the central concepts which describe Project and Project management. Student can explain well different phases of the project cycle and can define skills required for working as part of Project team. Student has basic Project work skills.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student can name and define very well the central concepts of Project and Project management. Student can explain very well different phases of the project cycle and can define skills required for working as part of Project team. Student has Basic Project work skills.

Qualifications

No prerequisites

Enrollment

02.10.2023 - 14.01.2024

Timing

01.01.2024 - 25.02.2024

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Sinikka Vainionpää
Student groups
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student is able to
- identify differences in scientific and everyday thinking
- define different approaches to research and basics concepts of research
- present the stages of a research process and reporting (structure)
- explain the importance of critical thinking in research and development work
- give examples of the meaning of research ethics

Content

- scientific and everyday thinking
- general research ethics
- central research methods
- basic concepts and structure of research
- states of research process and report
- research&development approach to work

Location and time

11.1.24 Introduction to course 3h online
19.1.24 Theory 4h Kampus
Individual Moodle -assingments

Materials

An Introduction to Qualitative Research. Flick, U. 2014

Teaching methods

Introduction to course 3h online
Theory 4h Kampus
Individual Moodle -assingments

Student workload

27h/ETC

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass:
The student demonstrates the competencies defined as the learning goals of the course and acceptably carries out the possible assignments related to the course.
Fail:
The student does not achieve the learning goals of the course and is not able to demonstrate their competencies.

Assessment methods and criteria

Passed/ Failed

Qualifications

No prerequisites

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 22.10.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 08.10.2023

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Minna Laitila
  • Raila Kärnä
Student groups
  • RN21
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)
  • IEPN23F
    Sneak Peek of Finnish Nursing Education

Objective

The student understands the stages of the crisis and is able to support patients and family members in crisis situations. The student knows the collaborative actors in crisis situations. The student understands how to maintain physical and mental safety and how to maintain and promote his/her own mental well-being in nursing. The student is able to reflect and develop skills that are needed in crisis work as well as in work related health.

Content

Patient's view: Stages of the crisis and nursing interventions for patients who have faced a life crisis situation. Violence in close relationships (not just in families or in intimate partnership). Documentation and legislation. Ethics in close relationship violence situations. Abuse of children or aged person and nursing interventions and collaborative actors. Child protection services, statement of concern about aged person care. Crisis situations in various nursing environments.

Coping in nursing work: Main concepts: physical and mental work health and work safety. Promoting psychological resources. The use of work supervision, debriefing and defusing, PTSD, emotional burn out, surrogate traumatization, individual's and group's resilience and its meaning in work related coping. Individuals own and working community's responsibility in promoting work related health and effective methods to maintain work related health.

Materials

Material in Moodle

Teaching methods

Info lesson in the beginning
Independent studies

Student workload

1 ECTS = 27 hours of student's work

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail=0
- The student does not participate actively in lessons (min. 80%).
- The student does not participate in discussions.
- The student does not search information of the course topics.
- In the assignment the student does not reflect the main concepts of the course.
- The student does not make assignments for the course.
- The student does not achieve the learning objectives of the course.
- In the assignment the student does not follow SeAMK instructions for written work.

Assessment methods and criteria

accomplishing given assingments in Moodle

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

Enrollment

23.10.2023 - 28.01.2024

Timing

27.11.2023 - 17.03.2024

Credits

4 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Carita Sandell-Kaukonen
  • Pasi Alanen
  • Terhi Haapala
  • Paula Paloniemi
Student groups
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing

Objective

The student is capable of working in a multi-professional nursing team, and is able to consider the patient's age, growth and development stage. The student is able to assess the resources of patients and his/her next-of-kin coming from different cultural backgrounds. In addition, the student is able to take this assessment into consideration when planning, implementing and evaluating the nursing care for medical patients. Moreover, the student can plan, implement and evaluate nursing interventions for patients and their next-of-kin of all ages facing common medical conditions.

The student manages the essential measures and diagnostic examinations needed in clinical nursing as a part of the patient's holistic care. The student knows how to support and promote the health and functioning of patients of various ages and his/her next-of-kin. In addition, the student is able to counsel and support patients of various ages and their next-of-kin in self-care.

Content

Health promotion, self-care support and rehabilitation in nursing medical patients and their next-of-kin. Nursing interventions (FinCC) in nursing patients with medical condititions. The national documentation model for nursing. The impact of the patient's age, sex, cultural background, growth and development stage and care and service setting on the care of medical patients and their next-of-kin. Assessment of nursing needs and monitoring vital functions of medical patients. Essential examinations and nursing procedures. Nursing, rehabilitation and counselling of patients and their next-of-kin suffering from nationally prevalent diseases. Multi-professionalism in nursing. A safe nursing and work environment. Sustainable development in nursing.

Student practices: The education and guidance of typical medical and neurological patients and their next-of-kin. Nursing interventions and assessing the patient by using ABCDE and NEWS. Cardiac patient care and taking the ECG.
Asthma and COPD, safe oxygen administering, non-invasive nursing interventions for patients with breathing difficulties.
Neurological patient: A patient suffering from stroke (after acute care) rehabilitation, Epilepsy as a chronic disease.
Endocrinology: Diabetic patients: Type I and type II diabetes and medication care for them. Kidney patient: Chronic and acute kidney failure and dialysis care. Rheumatoid arthritis and medical care for it. Oncology patient: hematological cancers, myeloma, care of a patient in chemotherapy, protective isolation, clinical precautions.

Materials

Hinkle, J. L., & Cheever, K. H. (2018). Brunner and Suddarth’s textbook of medical-surgical nursing. Wolters kluwer india Pvt Ltd.
Other material indicated by the teacher.

Teaching methods

Online teaching/contact teaching
Skills labs
Simulations

Evaluation scale

1-5

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 the actions in client-centered clinical nursing.
- on a satisfactory level, implements his/her competence in client-centered clinical nursing in various 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 their competence in client-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.
- applies alternative solutions to decision-making in client-centered clinical nursing.
- evaluates action and safety in client-centered clinical nursing based on professional ethical principles of nursing.
- acts as an expert of client-centered 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-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.
- independently seeks, uses and critically evaluates international evidence-based nursing scientific knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- implements his/her competence in client-centered clinical nursing in an anticipatory manner and is capable of independent decision-making in various client-centered clinical nursing situations.
- assumes responsibility for the patient's/client's care and service process in client-centered clinical nursing.
- creates innovative alternative solutions to decision-making in client-centered clinical nursing.
- develops action and safety based on the professional ethics of nursing in client-centered clinical nursing.
- as an expert of client-centered 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-centered clinical nursing purposefully, with a career-oriented approach.

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 their chosen actions in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not adequately able to apply their 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.
- is not prepared to develop client-centered clinical nursing.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Module I

Enrollment

23.10.2023 - 28.01.2024

Timing

13.11.2023 - 25.02.2024

Credits

4 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Jeremia Keisala
  • Raila Kärnä
  • Paula Paloniemi
Student groups
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing

Objective

The student
- becomes familiar with statutes and regulations that concern pharmaceutical care.
- understands the role of the nurse in drug therapy, understands his / her professional responsibility to secure and promote safe drugs under supervision.
- learns the different pharmaceutical dosage forms and routes of administration, and assumes responsibility for appropriate handling and storage of medicines.
- is able to dispense pharmaceutical dosage forms correctly under supervision.
- can, under supervision, safely administer intracutaneous, subcutaneous, intramuscular and ventrogluteal injections.
- knows how to observe the effects of medicines and how to evaluate the effectiveness of drug care.
- knows the adverse drug reactions and drug interactions.
- knows and learns under supervision, how to plan, implement and evaluate safe drug care in different situations.
- performs drug calculations correctly.
- learns the general principles of pharmacology.
- knows how to use pharmaceutical databases.

Content

Statutes and regulations that concern pharmaceutical care
- Control of medicines in hospital and community
- The role of the nurse in drug therapy
- Different pharmaceutical dosage forms and routes of administration, and responsibility for appropriate handling and storage of medicines. Sustainable development in drug care.
- Intracutaneous, subcutaneous, intramuscular and ventrogluteal injections
- Planning, implementing and evaluating safe drug care in different situations
- The effects of medicines, adverse reactions and drug interactions.
- Drug calculations
- The general principles of pharmacology
- Pharmaceutical databases

Materials

Boyd, C. (2021). Medicine management skills for nurses. John Wiley & Sons.
Gatford, J et al. (2011). Nursing calculations. Churchill Livingstone.
Other material indicated by the teacher.

Teaching methods

Online teaching/contact teaching
Skills labs
Simulations

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- has some knowledge of the statutes on pharmaceutical care.
- has the command of various pharmaceutical dosage forms and of the appropriate and careful handling and storage of medicines.
- understands the role of the registered nurse in planning, implementing and evaluating safe drug care in different situations.
- is able to list the general principles of pharmacology.
- has a basic idea about the effects of medicines, adverse reactions and drug interactions.
- manages drug calculations correctly.
- mostly uses pharmaceutical databases unsystematically.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- is familiar with the statutes on pharmaceutical care
- has the command of various pharmaceutical dosage forms and of the appropriate and careful handling and storage of medicines.
- understands the role of the registered nurse in planning, implementing and evaluating safe drug care in different situations
- knows the general principles of pharmacology
- understands the basics about the effects of medicines, adverse reactions and drug interactions.
- manages drug calculations correctly.
- mostly uses pharmaceutical databases correctly.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- is familiar with the statutes on pharmaceutical care
- has the command of various pharmaceutical dosage forms and of the appropriate and careful handling and storage of medicines.
- understands the role of a registered nurse in planning, implementing and evaluating safe drug care in different situations.
- knows and explains the general principles of pharmacology.
- knows and understands the effects of medicines, adverse reactions and drug interactions.
- manages drug calculations correctly.
- uses the pharmaceutical databases correctly.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail:
The student
- is not familiar with the statutes on pharmaceutical care.
- does not have the command of various pharmaceutical dosage forms or appropriate and careful handling and storage of medicines.
- does not understand the role of the registered nurse in planning, implementing and evaluating safe drug care in different situations.
- does not understand the general principles of pharmacology.
- does not know or understand effects of medicines, adverse reactions or drug interactions.
- does not manage drug calculations correctly.
- cannot use the pharmaceutical databases correctly.
- cannot guarantee patient safety.

Qualifications

No prerequisites

Enrollment

23.10.2023 - 28.01.2024

Timing

19.02.2024 - 21.04.2024

Credits

2 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

1 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Jeremia Keisala
  • Raila Kärnä
  • Johanna Soini
Student groups
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing

Objective

The student understands his/ her professional responsibility for securing and promoting the safety of patients receiving drug and fluid care under supervision. The student knows how to plan, implement and evaluate safe drug and fluid care for various diseases under supervision. Based on a doctor's instructions, the student is able to plan, implement and evaluate intravenous drug and fluid care for patients of all ages. The student is able to assess adult patient's fluid balance and to count it, and knows what influencing factors there are regarding fluid balance. The student knows how to plan, implement and evaluate safe drug and fluid care for different patient groups and for special treatments. The student knows how to observe side and combined effects of medicines and how to evaluate the effectiveness of drug care. The student can perform drug calculations correctly. Sustainable development in medication and fluid care.

Content

Special features in drug and fluid care of patients of various ages. Drug and fluid care for special treatments. Drug and fluid care for different adult patient groups. Effective mechanisms of drugs. Side and combined effects of medicines. Evaluation of the patient drug care. Action in various risk situations. Patient safety. Counting infusion rates. The use of infusion automates. Sustainable development in medication and fluid care.
Under supervision the student practices: assessing and counting patient's fluid balance, IV and fluid care, i.v cannulation and starting the infusion and the safe use of 3-way line. Preparing drugs and preparing drug dilutions. Safe use of infusion concentrates. Drug calculations. The student works aseptically in medication and fluid care and works in a manner of sustainable development.
Drug calculations are tested.

Materials

Study material pointed out by Teacher
Material in Moodle
Boyd, C 2022. Medicine Management Skills for Nurses, Student Survival Skills, Wiley Blackwell

Teaching methods

Lectures, skills labs, independent studies, assignments

Exam schedules

Calculation exam
Theory exam
according to planned time schedule

Student workload

Studies in classroom or Teams 23 h , exams 3 h, independent studies 27 h

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
- The student knows how to seek information about safe medication and fluid care from various sources and use the knowledge to implement drug and fluid care.
- The student demonstrates that he/ she is familiar with the knowledge foundation and core contents of safe drug and fluid care.
- The student has adequate knowledge to act safely in various situations that are related to medication and fluid care.
- The student works with a client-centered approach in implementing drug and fluid care.
- Under supervision the student is able to solve common tasks and problems related to safe drug and fluid care.
- Under supervision, the student is able to start infusion.
- Under supervision, the student is able to administer infusion concentrates safely.
- Under supervision, the student is able to make drug dilutions.
- The student observes the safety and ethical principles defined for drug and fluid care implemented by registered nurses.
- The student shares his/ her drug and fluid care competence with other members of the group.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
- The student actively seeks information about safe drug and fluid care and explains the reasons for using various sources.
- The student consistently uses the knowledge foundation on safe drug and fluid care.
- The student explains his/ her actions using evidence-based knowledge of safe drug and fluid care.
- The student applies knowledge of professional, safe drug and fluid care to various situations, within the scope of responsibility as a registered nurse.
- The student works with a client-centered approach and with responsibility in implementing safe drug and fluid care.
- Under supervision, the student is able to start infusion.
- Under supervision, the student is able to administer infusion concentrates safely.
- Under supervision, the student is able to make drug dilutions.
- The student knows how to take correct action when implementing safe drug and fluid care in various settings, within the scope of responsibility as a registered nurse.
- The student explains the actions in drug and fluid care using the ethical principles for registered nurses, and evaluates the safety of the drug and fluid care implemented.
- The student is capable of purposeful action in teams implementing safe drug and fluid care within the registered nurses' scope of responsibility.
- The student develops himself/ herself professionally in safe drug and fluid care.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
- The student applies concepts and knowledge of safe drug and fluid care competently and extensively.
- The student uses and evaluates evidence-based knowledge of safe drug and fluid care.
- The student applies knowledge of safe drug and fluid care to various situations in drug and fluid care.
- The student is able to evaluate the consequences of his/ her actions in drug and fluid care. - - The student works with a client-centered approach and with responsibility in implementing safe drug and fluid care.
- The student is able to start infusion.
- The student is able to administer infusion concentrates safely.
- The student is able to make drug dilutions.
- The student seeks and applies alternative solutions in decision-making concerning safe drug and fluid care.
- The student evaluates drug and fluid care using professional ethical principles for registered nurses.
- The student is capable of working in multi-professional and/ or multidisciplinary teams implementing safe drug and fluid care within the registered nurses' scope of responsibility.
- The student systematically develops himself/ herself, the profession and work community in safe drug and fluid care.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail=0
- The student is not adequately familiar with the concepts of safe drug and fluid care, or is unable to use them.
- The student uses the knowledge foundation on drug and fluid care only narrowly and has little knowledge of the relevant sources of information.
- The student does not demonstrate adequate skills or knowledge in safe drug and fluid care, and applies knowledge incorrectly.
- The approach to safe drug and fluid care is not adequately client-centered.
- The student does not adequately observe safety and ethical principles for registered nurses when implementing drug and fluid care.
- The student is not prepared to develop himself/ herself in safe drug and fluid care.
- The student has serious problems in drug calculations and his/ her medication administration is not safe for the patient.

Assessment methods and criteria

Calculation exam pass/ fail
Theory exam grade pass 1-5
Obligatory participation in classes

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Module I
Medication Management and Drug Calculations

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 08.10.2023

Credits

2 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

1 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Raila Kärnä
  • Paula Paussu
Student groups
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)
  • TURN23
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student understands his/ her professional responsibility for securing and promoting the safety of patients receiving drug and fluid care. The student knows how to plan, implement and evaluate more complicated drug and fluid care safely. Based on a doctor's instructions, the student is able, under supervision, to plan, implement and evaluate intravenous drug and fluid care and blood transfusions for patients of all ages. Under supervision, the student practices the safe use of more complicated i.v routes. The student knows how to plan, implement and evaluate safe drug and fluid care for different patient groups and for special treatments. The student knows how to observe side and combined effects of medicines and how to evaluate the effectiveness of drug care. The student can perform more problematic drug calculations and infusion rates correctly. The student performs sustainable development in medication and fluid care.

Content

IV and fluid care. Safe blood transfusions. Special features in drug and fluid care of patients of various ages. Drug and fluid care for special treatments. Drug and fluid care for different patient groups. Side and combined effects of medicines. Evaluation of the patient's drug care. Actions in various risk situations.
Under supervision, the student practices: drug calculations, blood transfusions, the safe use of Epidural catheter, CVK-line and Port-a-Cath. The student follows aseptic rules in medication and fluid care. The student knows the principles of sustainable development in medication and fluid care.
Drug calculations are tested.

Materials

Boyd C. 2022. Medicine Management Skills for Nurses, 2nd Edition, Wiley, Blackwell,
Study material pointed out by Teacher
Material in Moodle

Teaching methods

theory lessons, skills lab, independent studies

Exam schedules

Calculation exam
Theory exam
according to planned time schedule

Student workload

2credits = 2 x 27h

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
- The student knows how to seek information about safe drug and fluid care from various sources and the student uses the knowledge to implement drug and fluid care.
- The student demonstrates that he/ she is familiar with the knowledge foundation and core contents of safe drug and fluid care.
- Under supervision, the student has adequate knowledge to act safely in blood transfusions.
- The student works with a client-centered approach in implementing drug and fluid care and blood transfusions.
- Under supervision, the student is able to solve common tasks and problems related to safe drug and fluid care when administering medication and fluids into CVK line and into port-a-cath.
- Under supervision, the student is able to explain the use of Epidural catheter.
- The student observes the safety and ethical principles defined for drug and fluid care implemented by registered nurses.
- The student shares his/ her drug and fluid care competence with other members of the group narrowly.
- The student evaluates his/ her strengths and development needs in professional development.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

- The student actively seeks information about safe drug and fluid care and explains the reasons for using various sources.
- The student consistently uses the knowledge foundation on safe drug and fluid care.
- The student explains his/ her actions using evidence-based knowledge of safe drug and fluid care.
- The student applies knowledge of professional, safe drug and fluid care to various situations, within the scope of responsibility as a registered nurse.
- The student works with a client-centered approach and with responsibility in implementing safe drug and fluid care.
- Under supervision, the student has adequate knowledge to act safely in blood transfusions.
- Under supervision, the student is able to solve common tasks and problems related to safe drug and fluid care when administering medication and fluids into CVK line and into port-a-cath.
- Under supervision, the student is able to explain the use of Epidural catheter.
- The student knows how to take correct action when implementing safe drug and fluid care in various settings, within the scope of responsibility as a registered nurse.
- The student explains the actions in drug and fluid care using the ethical principles for registered nurses, and evaluates the safety of the drug and fluid care implemented.
- The student is capable of purposeful action in teams implementing safe drug and fluid care within the registered nurses' scope of responsibility.
- The student develops himself/ herself professionally in safe drug and fluid care.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
- The student applies concepts and knowledge of safe drug and fluid care competently and extensively.
- The student uses and evaluates evidence-based knowledge of safe drug and fluid care.
- The student applies knowledge of safe drug and fluid care to various situations in drug and fluid care.
- The student is able to evaluate the consequences of his/ her actions in drug and fluid care.
- The student works with a client-centered approach and with responsibility in implementing safe drug and fluid care.
- The student has adequate knowledge to act safely in blood transfusions.
- The student is able to solve common tasks and problems related to safe drug and fluid care when administering medication and fluids into CVK line and into port-a-cath.
- The student is able to explain the use of Epidural catheter.
- The student seeks and applies alternative solutions in decision-making concerning safe drug and fluid care.
- The student evaluates drug and fluid care using professional ethical principles for registered nurses.
- The student is capable of working in multi-professional and/ or multidisciplinary teams implementing safe drug and fluid care within the registered nurses' scope of responsibility.
- The student systematically develops himself/ herself, the profession and work community in safe drug and fluid care.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail=0
- The student is not adequately familiar with the concepts of safe drug and fluid care, or is unable to use them.
- The student uses the knowledge foundation on drug and fluid care only narrowly and has little knowledge of the relevant sources of information.
- The student does not demonstrate adequate skills or knowledge in safe drug and fluid care, and applies knowledge incorrectly.
- The approach to safe drug and fluid care is not adequately client-centered.
- The student does not adequately observe safety and ethical principles for registered nurses when implementing drug and fluid care.
- The student is not familiar with safe blood transfusion.
- The student is not familiar with safe use of CVK line and port-a-cath.
- The student is not familiar with safe use of Epidural catheter.
- The student has problems with drug calculations and patient safety is jeopardized.
- The student is not prepared to develop himself/ herself in safe drug and fluid care.

Assessment methods and criteria

Calculation exam pass/ fail
Theory exam grade pass 1-5
Obligatory participation in classes
skills labs oblicatory

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Module I and II
Medication Management and drug calculations

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 17.09.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 08.10.2023

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

1 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Minna Laitila
Student groups
  • RN21
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)
  • TURN23
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)
  • IEPN23F
    Sneak Peek of Finnish Nursing Education

Objective

The student knows how to act as a part of a multi-professional team in mental health and addiction nursing in a client-centred manner. 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. The student knows the basics of the mental health and addiction services in Finland and is familiar with Mental Health Act. The student knows the concept of positive mental health and can describe factors associated with it. The student knows how to support and promote health and ability to function for patients with mental health and addiction problems and their next-of-kin. The student knows how to assess the resources of mental health patients, of people with addiction problems and of families from different cultural backgrounds. The student plans, implements and evaluates interventions for common psychiatric disorders, mental health problems and addiction problems. He/ she uses evidence-based interventions to help, support and counsel mental health patients, people with addiction problems and family members of all ages. He/ she is able to counsel and support patients and families of all ages in self-care and recovery. The student can use current knowledge of psychiatry and addiction medicine.

Content

Positive mental health, service user involvement and experts by experience. Client-centredness and recovery in mental health and addiction nursing. Protective and threatening factors associated with mental and addiction problems, the stress-vulnerability model. Mental health and addiction services in Finland, Mental Health Act. Nursing process, therapeutic relationship, evidence-based psychosocial interventions, pharmacological therapy in mental health and addiction nursing. Multi-professionalism in mental health and addiction nursing. Common psychiatric disorders, substance abuse, dependency and addictive disorders. Self-harm and suicidal behaviour. The impact of the client's age, sex, cultural background, growth and development stage and the impact of the care or service environment and ethicality on mental health nursing and addiction nursing.

Materials

You will get the material for the exams from the Moodle of the course. All the material used in lectures, slides and group works will also be part of the test material.

Additional reading:
Varcarolis et al (2009) Essentials of psychiatric mental health nursing : a communication approach to evidence-based care

Shives (2012) Basic concepts of psychiatric-mental health nursing

Teaching methods

Seminars/lessons, independent studies, online studies, simulations

Student workload

1ECTS = 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.

Open University student must have previous knowledge of nursing and course is meant as bridging education for nurse, who is educated outside EU/ETA area.

Evaluation scale

1-5

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 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 client-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
- applies alternative solutions to decision-making in client-centered clinical nursing
- evaluates action and safety in client-centered clinical nursing based on professional ethical principles of nursing
- acts as an expert of client-centered 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-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
- independently seeks, uses and critically evaluates international evidence-based nursing scientific knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing
- implements his/her competence in client-centered clinical nursing in an anticipatory manner and is capable of independent decision-making in various client-centered clinical nursing situations
- assumes responsibility for the patient's/client's care and service process in client-centered clinical nursing
- creates innovative alternative solutions for decision-making in client-centered clinical nursing
- develops action and safety based on the professional ethics of nursing in client-centered clinical nursing
- as an expert of client-centered 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-centered clinical nursing purposefully, with a career-oriented approach

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 his/her chosen actions in client-centered clinical nursing
- is not adequately able to put into 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
- is not prepared to develop client-centered clinical nursing

Assessment methods and criteria

Grade 1-5
Exams
Active participation in lessons in classroom and in Teams, completing given assignments/group works
Participation in simulations

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

Enrollment

16.11.2023 - 07.01.2024

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.07.2024

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

12 - 24

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
  • Bachelor of Social Services
  • Free Choice Studies
  • Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy
  • Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology
Teachers
  • Jutta Potila
  • Maria Valli
  • Virpi Rantanen
Student groups
  • SH22K
  • SH21S
  • MGERO21
  • FYS22
    Degree Programme in Physiotherapy, Full-time studies
  • FYS21
  • RN21
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)
  • MGERO22
  • SH21K
  • MSH21KA
  • IEPN24S
    Sneak Peek of Finnish Nursing Education
  • MSH21S
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
  • MGERO23
    Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology,Multimodal implementation
  • FYS23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy
  • MSH22SB
  • TH22
  • TH21

Objective

-Student
- knows how to work in a multi-professional work group and utilize the expertise of group members in different areas -can map and comprehensively support the functional capacity of the elderly -identify the factors affecting the elderly client's survival at home -can assess the resources of clients with different cultural backgrounds and their loved ones and take these into account in the planning and implementation of care work and rehabilitation -knows how to take advantage of the opportunities offered by technology in supporting elderly living at home

- Student encounters multicultural peer students and other people with respect and equality and gives and takes feedback

-Student evaluates and develops the work, assumes responsibility for his/her actions and becomes aware of the interaction and co-operation skills and development needs of him/ herself

-Student practices simulated client situations in Finnish and in English

Content

- Multi-professional collaboration in healthcare services

- Rehabilitation and supporting the functional capacity of the elderly at home

- Utilizing technological solutions and taking multicultural backgrounds account in the client work for the elderly

Materials

Moodle

Teaching methods

Simulations, lectures, learning diary, familiarization visits and online assignments

Student workload

54 h

Further information

The course is bilingual.

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Accepted: The student participates in the meetings of the study period and demonstrates the competence presented in the competence objectives during them and by successfully completing the tasks belonging to the study period.
Fail: -The student does not achieve the competence goals of the course and cannot demonstrate his competence in them.

-The student is not able to reflect and to recognize strengths and weaknesses in his/ her interaction and co-operation skills and does not seek to develop himself/ herself or to adapt his/her course of action accordingly.

- The student is not able to act in a professional manner in interaction and co-operation in simulated client situations. The student does not participate in the learning process nor shares knowledge with the peers.

- The student has not actively participated in studies and in simulations.

Qualifications

30 op previous studies are required

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 08.10.2023

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

1 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Marja Toukola
  • Marjut Asunmaa
  • Kirsi Kivistö-Rahnasto
Student groups
  • RN21
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)
  • IEPN23F
    Sneak Peek of Finnish Nursing Education

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.

Materials

Pediatric nursing, nursing of a sick child:
- Wong's essentials of pediatric nursing, Hockenberry, Marilyn J., toimittaja ; Wilson, David, toimittaja ; Wong, Donna L. 2013, 2021
- Care Planning in Children and Young People's Nursing
E-kirja Corkin, Doris; Clarke, Sonya; Liggett, Lorna ; Clarke, Sonya ; Corkin, Doris ; Liggett, Lorna, Wiley-Blackwell 2011
- Clinical skills in children's nursing; Coyne, Imelda ; Timmins, Fiona ; Neill, Freda
Oxford University Press 2010.

- Storvik-Sydänmaa, S., Tervajärvi, L. & Hammar, A-M. 2019. Lapsen ja perheen hoitotyö. Sanoma Pro Oy.
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- Talvensaari, H., Kaisvuo T., Uotila N. ja Storvik-Sydänmaa S. 2012. Lapsen ja nuoren hoitotyö. Sanoma Pro Oy.

+ other materialt that teacher presents

Teaching methods

Conversational face-to-face teaching, independent study, workshops and simulations.

Student workload

3 ECTS = approx. 80 h of student working hours, of which approx. 35 h are face-to-face teaching, workshops and simulation.

Evaluation scale

1-5

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

Assessment methods and criteria

The student actively participates in face-to-face teaching, skills workshop and simulation. The return of independent study assignments must be completed in the given schedule, the assignments must be completed and returned before participating in the skills workshop and simulation.

Exam for sick child care.

The medicine calculation exam must be completed before the practical training in child care.

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

Enrollment

26.02.2024 - 05.05.2024

Timing

01.05.2024 - 08.09.2024

Credits

2 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

2 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Paula Paloniemi
Student groups
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student is capable of working in a multi-professional nursing team, and is able to consider the patient's age, growth and development stage. The student is able to assess the resources of patients and his/her next-of-kin coming from different cultural backgrounds. In addition, the student is able to take this assessment in consideration when planning, implementing and evaluating the nursing care for clients with special needs. Moreover, the student can plan, implement and evaluate nursing interventions for patients and their next-of-kin of all ages facing common conditions that are affecting the client’s functional capacity.

The student manages the clinical nursing as a part of the patient's holistic care. The student is able to counsel the clients and their next-of-kin with special needs. The student knows how to support and promote the health and functioning of a client with special needs of various ages and his/her next-of-kin. In addition, the student is able to counsel and support clients of various ages and his/her next-of-kin in self-care.

Content

Health promotion, self-care support and rehabilitation in nursing clients with special needs and their next-of-kin. Nursing interventions (FinCC). The national documentation model for nursing. The impact of the patient's age, sex, cultural background, growth and development stage and care and service setting on the care of clients with special needs and their next-of-kin. Nursing for clients with special needs; Disabled clients and patients, most common disability orders, some most common sensory impairments, autistic spectrum disorder. Rehabilitation and counselling of clients with special needs and his/ her next-of-kin. Multi-professionalism in nursing and collaborating authorities in nursing for clients with special needs.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail=0
The student
- fails to describe any disabled orders.
- does not adequately appreciate or use the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not adequately able to give reasons for their chosen actions in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not adequately able to apply their 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.
- is not prepared to develop client-centered clinical nursing.

Qualifications

Registeresd Nurse's Core Competencies Module I

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 22.10.2023

Timing

20.11.2023 - 31.12.2023

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

3 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Riikka Halmesmäki
  • Pasi Alanen
Student groups
  • RN21
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)
  • IEPN23F
    Sneak Peek of Finnish Nursing Education

Objective

The student understands the legislation and care pathways in outpatient nursing. 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 their next-of-kin from different cultural backgrounds. The student is able to plan, implement and evaluate practice, need of care and outpatient nursing. The student can use evidence-based interventions developed for practice and outpatient nursing to help, support and counsel patients and in consultation situations. The student can observe asepsis and 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 next-of-kin of all ages in practices and in outpatient clinics and is able to use health technology and digital guidance methods as part of the care.

Content

Assessing the need of care, health promotion, self-care support and rehabilitation in nursing in out-patient clinics. The national documentation model for nursing. Assessment of nursing needs and monitoring vital functions of patients in nursing in out-patient clinics. The use of health technology as part of nursing. Asepsis in out-patient nursing. Multi-professionalism in out-patient nursing. Assessing the need of care in practice, on the phone and digitally online. Assessing the need of care in most common medical, neurological, surgical, ear, nose and throat diseases and infectious diseases. Secures the continuity of care. Counselling of patients and their next-of-kin. A safe nursing environment and occupational safety. The student follows sustainable development while working.

Materials

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

Teaching methods

Independent studies, online studies
can be performed completely independently

Exam schedules

Exam in the moodle, Teachers give instructions

Student workload

1 ECTS= 27h student work

Evaluation scale

1-5

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 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 client-centered clinical nursing in an anticipatory manner and are capable of independent decision-making in various client-centered clinical nursing situations
- is capable of client-centered, responsible and safe clinical practice
- applies alternative solutions to decision-making in client-centered clinical nursing
- evaluates action and safety in client-centered clinical nursing based on professional ethical principles of nursing
- acts as an expert of client-centered 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-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
- independently seeks, uses and critically evaluates international evidence-based nursing scientific knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing
- implements his/her competence in client-centered clinical nursing in an anticipatory manner and is capable of independent decision-making in various client-centered clinical nursing situations
- assumes responsibility for the patient's/client's care and service process in client-centered clinical nursing
- creates innovative alternative solutions in decision-making in client-centered clinical nursing
- develops action and safety based on the professional ethics of nursing in client-centered clinical nursing
- as an expert of client-centered 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-centered clinical nursing purposefully, with a career-oriented approach

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 action in client-centered clinical nursing
- is not adequately able to apply 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
- the student does not participate in lab skills and in simulations

Assessment methods and criteria

Grade 1-5
Exam

Qualifications

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

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

Enrollment

02.10.2023 - 19.01.2024

Timing

01.01.2024 - 07.04.2024

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Paula Paloniemi
Student groups
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student knows various drugs and medicines and uses them appropriately to treat diseases and dysfunctions. The student is familiar with the effective mechanisms of medicines and understands how drugs affect the organism. The student knows the central features, uses and side and combined effects of common drugs.

Content

Drugs and medicines. Appropriate use of medicines. Effective mechanisms of medicines. Medicines for different purposes. Side and combined effects.

Materials

Gersch, C. J., Heimgartner, N. M., Rebar, C. R., & Willis, L. M. (2017). Pharmacology made incredibly easy!. Wolters Kluwer Health.
Other material indicated by the teacher.

Teaching methods

Online teaching/contact teaching

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student is able to
- list various drugs and pharmaceutical products and knows how to use them on a satisfactory level to treat various illnesses and disorders.
- name the effective mechanisms of various medicines and understand the impact of various drugs on the human organism.
- describe the primary features of the more common drugs, their uses, side effects and combined effects.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student is able to
- describe various drugs and pharmaceutical products and knows how to use them well to treat various illnesses and disorders.
- describe the effective mechanisms of various medicines and understand the impact of various drugs on the human organism.
- describe the primary features of the more common drugs, their uses, side effects and combined effects.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- knows various drugs and pharmaceutical products and how to use them appropriately to treat various illnesses and disorders.
- is familiar with the effective mechanisms of various medicines and understands the impact of various drugs on the human organism.
- is familiar with the primary features of the more common drugs, their uses, side effects and combined effects.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail
The student is unable to achieve the criteria at a satisfactory level.

Qualifications

No prerequisites

Enrollment

12.06.2023 - 25.02.2024

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.05.2024

Credits

2 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

2 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Riikka Halmesmäki
Student groups
  • IEPN24S
    Sneak Peek of Finnish Nursing Education
  • RN21
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)
  • TURN23
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)
  • IEPN23F
    Sneak Peek of Finnish Nursing Education

Objective

The student learns the basics of the work of pre-hospital emergency care. Legislation and ethics. Care pathways and collaborative actors and the national communication network. The student utilizes the work safety and patient safety in pre-hospital emergency care. Special features of health education and guidance competence in pre-hospital emergency care. Multi-professional team work in pre-hospital emergency care.

Content

Pre-hospital emergency care authorities. Legislation and ethics. Basic medical procedures used in pre-hospital emergency care. National communication network between authorities. Examples of different patient groups in pre-hospital emergency care. Most common medications used in pre-hospital emergency care. Patient and work safety. Efficient communication and documentation in pre-hospital emergency care. Multi-professionalism.

Materials

Materials on moodle

Teaching methods

Online-lessons, independent studies
can be performed completely independently

Exam schedules

Exam on moodle

Student workload

2 ECTS= 54h student work

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student
- does not reflect on what he/ she has learned about the basics of the work in pre-hospital emergency care.
- does not reflect on what he/ she has learned about legislation and ethics that guide the work as a paramedic.
- does not reflect on what he/ she has learned about patient care pathways and collaborative actors and the national communication network.
- does not utilize the work safety and patient safety in pre-hospital emergency care.
- does not reflect that he/ she understands multi-professionalism in pre-hospital emergency care.
- does not reflect that he/ she understands the special features of health education and guidance competence in pre-hospital emergency care.
- does not do the assignments required for the course.
- does not participate to lessons.

Assessment methods and criteria

Grade passed/failed

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Module I-II
Medication and Fluid Care I

Further information

The student must have at least 60 ECTS to take this course.
This course is available for in-coming DP in Nursing exchange students.
This course is available also for nursing students from Finnish nursing programme.

Enrollment

23.10.2023 - 14.01.2024

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.07.2025

Credits

2 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

2 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Suzana Zegrea
  • Paula Paloniemi
Student groups
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

During the studies, the student becomes aware of what a nurses's profession and responsibility involve. He/she evaluates his/ her development into a nurse and defines development goals for his/ her career. He/ she knows how to share and use the nursing competence and expertise when working in pairs, teams and networks. The student asks for career guidance and searches more information about registered nurse's career possibilities.

Content

The nursing profession and competence. Professional growth and development during the second and third year of the studies.
The student reflects on his/ her competencies in student groups and with DP in Nursing Alumnus.
The student participates in mentoring program.
The student grows professionally in close relation to working life and reflects on his/ her own professional growth. Career development and career guidance in nursing.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail=0
- The student does not achieve the learning outcomes of the course.
- The student does not make a mentoring plan for him/ herself.
- The student does not participate in discussions in lessons.
- The student does not actively search for career possibilities in nursing.
- The student does not participate in working life related reflection.
- The student does not complete written assignments.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Modules I-II

Clinical training in the basics of clinical nursing

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 22.10.2023

Timing

20.11.2023 - 31.12.2023

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Riikka Halmesmäki
  • Johanna Soini
Student groups
  • RN21
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)
  • IEPN23F
    Sneak Peek of Finnish Nursing Education

Objective

The student simulation skills are on the level that the student is competent to simulate in multi-professional teams and uses internal entrepreneurship efficiently to maintain and develop skills in nursing for him/ herself as well as for student colleagues.The student observes skills that are needed in professional co-operation in challenging nursing care situations and in health promotion of critically ill patients. The student follows nursing ethics.
The student practices the skills that are needed in working life as a member of a team as well as practices the skills that are needed in critical care nursing. The student is able to administer safe medication and drug care and is able to follow nursing protocols as well as demonstrates the documentation, reporting and consultation skills she/ he has gained while studying nursing. The student maintains patient safety and works in ways of sustainable development. The student is able to differentiate levels of medical care and specialties of medical field.

Content

Practicing in ways of simulation: Ethical principals and legislation in nursing. Professional co-operation in nursing and multi-professionalism in nursing. Patient safety and reporting of hazards and close-call situations. Documentation, reporting and consultation in nursing. Team work in challenging nursing situations and in mental health care, paediatric care and in critical care. Team leading, employee skills and noticing positive actions. Reflection of personal and others' nursing and communication skills.

Materials

materials on moodle
Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 14th Edition

Teaching methods

simulations
skill labs

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

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail=0
- 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.

Qualifications

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


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

Further information

The student has a possibility to do this course as part of clinical training in exchange.
The student must contact the student counselor and discuss about this possibility.

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.

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 31.08.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Credits

3 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

10 - 30

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Sirkka Nieminen
Student groups
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing

Objective

The student is able to communicate fluently in most typical professional situations with patients and colleagues. He/she understands the most common texts related to work and is able to write coherent text on professional topics. The student enhances his/her spoken Finnish skills related to familiar professional topics.

The target level of the course is B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Content

interactive communication situations, telling about everyday life at work, e.g. patient information, telephone conversation; pain, medication, measuring, vaccination, nutrition;
instructions, forms, reporting, plain Finnish

Grammar: standard vs. spoken Finnish, politeness, ways of persuasion, use of numbers (dates, fraction numbers, spoken language), word and verb types, sentence types, use of passive voice

Materials

Kela, Korpela & Lehtinen 2011: Sairaan hyvää suomea.
Mustonen, Sippola & Tuononen 2012: Hoidetaan suomeksi.
Online material

Teaching methods

- Contact lessons and distance learning, independent studies, written and spoken Moodle assignments

Exam schedules

The time of the exam and retake exams will be announced during the course.

Student workload

81h, incl. 26h lectures

Further information

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level B1, B2

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2 The student is able to communicate both in spoken and written Finnish in routine professional situations. He/she manages everyday working life communication situations if he/she gets help. The student understands some basic professional texts and is able to write texts. However, he/she makes mistakes in grammatical structures, which cause misunderstanding and complicate communication. He/she has some command of basic nursing vocabulary and ways of politeness and persuasive language. Other languages strongly influence the pronunciation, However, the pronunciation is understandable, but sometimes inaccurate in special terminology.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4 The student is able to communicate fluently both in spoken and written Finnish in the most common professional situations. He/she manages usually independently or with little help everyday working life communication situations. The student understands main ideas of professional contents and is able to write mostly coherent and grammatically flawless text. He/she has mostly a good command of nursing vocabulary and is able to use ways of politeness and persuasive language. The pronunciation is mainly understandable.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5 The student is able to communicate accurately and fluently both in spoken and written Finnish in the most common professional situations. He/she manages independently everyday working life communication situations. The student understands main ideas of professional contents and is able to write coherent and grammatically flawless text. He/she has a good command of nursing vocabulary and is able to use ways of politeness and persuasive language. The pronunciation is close to that of a native speaker.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Failed
The student does not achieve the course outcomes at a satisfactory level.

Assessment methods and criteria

- active participation (min. 50% to pass the course & min. 80% to get the highest grade)
- written and spoken assignments (incl. Moodle assignments)
- exam (min. 50% of the points to pass the exam)

Qualifications

B1 level or equivalent knowledge.

Further information

Assessment Methods
- active participation (min. 80% of the lectures)
- written and spoken assignments (incl. Moodle assignments)
- exam (Student has to score a minimum of 50% of the points to pass the exam)

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 24.09.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 15.10.2023

Credits

3 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

15 - 30

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Sirkka Nieminen
Student groups
  • TURN23
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student is able to communicate fluently in most typical professional situations with patients and colleagues. He/she understands the most common texts related to work and is able to write coherent text on professional topics. The student enhances his/her spoken Finnish skills related to familiar professional topics.

The target level of the course is B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Content

interactive communication situations, telling about everyday life at work, e.g. patient information, telephone conversation; pain, medication, measuring, vaccination, nutrition;
instructions, forms, reporting, plain Finnish

Grammar: standard vs. spoken Finnish, politeness, ways of persuasion, use of numbers (dates, fraction numbers, spoken language), word and verb types, sentence types, use of passive voice

Materials

Kela, Korpela & Lehtinen 2011: Sairaan hyvää suomea.
Mustonen, Sippola & Tuononen 2012: Hoidetaan suomeksi.
Online material

Teaching methods

- Contact lessons and distance learning, independent studies, written and spoken Moodle assignments

Exam schedules

The time of the exam and retake exams will be announced during the course.

Student workload

81h, incl. 24h lectures

Further information

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level B1, B2
Open university students: This course i meant for persons who have previous education as registered nurse and is able to communicate in Finnish on level A2.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2 The student is able to communicate both in spoken and written Finnish in routine professional situations. He/she manages everyday working life communication situations if he/she gets help. The student understands some basic professional texts and is able to write texts. However, he/she makes mistakes in grammatical structures, which cause misunderstanding and complicate communication. He/she has some command of basic nursing vocabulary and ways of politeness and persuasive language. Other languages strongly influence the pronunciation, However, the pronunciation is understandable, but sometimes inaccurate in special terminology.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4 The student is able to communicate fluently both in spoken and written Finnish in the most common professional situations. He/she manages usually independently or with little help everyday working life communication situations. The student understands main ideas of professional contents and is able to write mostly coherent and grammatically flawless text. He/she has mostly a good command of nursing vocabulary and is able to use ways of politeness and persuasive language. The pronunciation is mainly understandable.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5 The student is able to communicate accurately and fluently both in spoken and written Finnish in the most common professional situations. He/she manages independently everyday working life communication situations. The student understands main ideas of professional contents and is able to write coherent and grammatically flawless text. He/she has a good command of nursing vocabulary and is able to use ways of politeness and persuasive language. The pronunciation is close to that of a native speaker.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Failed
The student does not achieve the course outcomes at a satisfactory level.

Assessment methods and criteria

- active participation (min. 50% to pass the course & min. 80% to get the highest grade)
- written and spoken assignments (incl. Moodle assignments)
- exam (min. 50% of the points to pass the exam)

Qualifications

B1 level or equivalent knowledge.

Further information

Assessment Methods
- active participation (min. 80% of the lectures)
- written and spoken assignments (incl. Moodle assignments)
- exam (Student has to score a minimum of 50% of the points to pass the exam)

Enrollment

07.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Timing

01.01.2024 - 07.04.2024

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

2 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Sirkka Nieminen
Student groups
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student is able to communicate fluently and accurately in more specific professional situations with patients and colleagues. He/she understands more detailed and complex texts related to work and is able to write coherent texts on specific professional topics. Student enhances his/her spoken Finnish skills related to professional topics both in informal and formal situations.

The target level of the course is B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Content

Interactive communication situations, telling about everyday life at work, e.g. medication, pain, patient cases, delicate or sensitive topics; instructions, forms, reporting
Grammar: standard vs. spoken Finnish, ways to make new vocabulary, expressions for the level of certainty, use of participles, complex sentences.

Materials

Kela, Korpela & Lehtinen 2011. Sairaan hyvää suomea.
Jääskeläinen & Välilä 2013: Puhun, kirjoitan, raportoin.
Online material

Teaching methods

- Contact lessons, distance learning, independent studies, written and spoken assignments

Exam schedules

Exam times will be announced during the course.

Student workload

81h, incl. lectures 26h

Further information

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level B2

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2 The student is able to communicate in routine professional situations in both spoken and written Finnish. He/she manages everyday working life communication situations if he/she gets help. The student understands some basic professional texts and is able to write them. However, he/she makes mistakes in grammatical structures, which cause misunderstanding and complicate communication. He/she has a command of basic nursing vocabulary. Other languages strongly influence the pronunciation, However, his/her pronunciation is understandable, but sometimes inaccurate in special terminology.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4 The student is able to communicate fluently in most of the detailed or specific professional situations in both spoken and written Finnish. He/she manages usually independently or with little help the specific working life communication situations, both in informal and formal situations. The student understands mostly the main ideas of a complex professional contents and is mostly able to write coherent and grammatically flawless text. He/she has a command of more specific nursing vocabulary. The pronunciation is mainly understandable.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5 The student is able to communicate accurately and fluently in more detailed and specific professional situations in both spoken and written Finnish. He/she manages independently more specific working life communication situations, both in informal and formal situations. The student understands the main ideas of a complex professional contents and is able to write coherent and grammatically flawless text. He/she has a good command of more specific nursing vocabulary. The pronunciation is close to that of a native speaker.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail
The student does not achieve the learning outcomes at a satisfactory level.

Assessment methods and criteria

- active participation (min. 50% to pass the course & min. 80% to get the highest grade)
- written and spoken assignments
- exam (min. 50% of the points to pass the exam)

Qualifications

Professional Finnish 1 or equivalent knowledge.

Further information

Assessment Methods
- active participation (min. 50% to pass the course & min. 80% to get the highest grade)
- written and spoken Moodle assignments
- exam (Student has to score a minimum of 50% of the points to pass the exam)

Enrollment

28.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 17.03.2024

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

2 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Sirkka Nieminen
Student groups
  • TURN23
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student is able to communicate fluently and accurately in more specific professional situations with patients and colleagues. He/she understands more detailed and complex texts related to work and is able to write coherent texts on specific professional topics. Student enhances his/her spoken Finnish skills related to professional topics both in informal and formal situations.

The target level of the course is B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Content

Interactive communication situations, telling about everyday life at work, e.g. medication, pain, patient cases, delicate or sensitive topics; instructions, forms, reporting
Grammar: standard vs. spoken Finnish, ways to make new vocabulary, expressions for the level of certainty, use of participles, complex sentences.

Materials

Kela, Korpela & Lehtinen 2011. Sairaan hyvää suomea.
Jääskeläinen & Välilä 2013: Puhun, kirjoitan, raportoin.
Online materia

Teaching methods

- Contact lessons, distance learning, independent studies, written and spoken assignments

Exam schedules

Exam times will be announced during the course.

Student workload

81h, incl. lectures 26h

Further information

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level B2

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2 The student is able to communicate in routine professional situations in both spoken and written Finnish. He/she manages everyday working life communication situations if he/she gets help. The student understands some basic professional texts and is able to write them. However, he/she makes mistakes in grammatical structures, which cause misunderstanding and complicate communication. He/she has a command of basic nursing vocabulary. Other languages strongly influence the pronunciation, However, his/her pronunciation is understandable, but sometimes inaccurate in special terminology.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4 The student is able to communicate fluently in most of the detailed or specific professional situations in both spoken and written Finnish. He/she manages usually independently or with little help the specific working life communication situations, both in informal and formal situations. The student understands mostly the main ideas of a complex professional contents and is mostly able to write coherent and grammatically flawless text. He/she has a command of more specific nursing vocabulary. The pronunciation is mainly understandable.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5 The student is able to communicate accurately and fluently in more detailed and specific professional situations in both spoken and written Finnish. He/she manages independently more specific working life communication situations, both in informal and formal situations. The student understands the main ideas of a complex professional contents and is able to write coherent and grammatically flawless text. He/she has a good command of more specific nursing vocabulary. The pronunciation is close to that of a native speaker.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail
The student does not achieve the learning outcomes at a satisfactory level.

Assessment methods and criteria

- active participation (min. 50% to pass the course & min. 80% to get the highest grade)
- written and spoken assignments
- exam (min. 50% of the points to pass the exam)

Qualifications

Professional Finnish 1 or equivalent knowledge.

Further information

Assessment Methods
- active participation (min. 50% to pass the course & min. 80% to get the highest grade)
- written and spoken Moodle assignments
- exam (Student has to score a minimum of 50% of the points to pass the exam)

Enrollment

23.10.2023 - 21.01.2024

Timing

08.01.2024 - 21.04.2024

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Sirkka Nieminen
  • Jeremia Keisala
  • Paula Paloniemi
Student groups
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing

Objective

The student understands the meaning of simulations while maintaining patient safety and practicing non-technical skills in nursing. While practicing in a nursing team, the student encounters multicultural peer students and other people with respect and equality and gives and takes feedback. The student learns to evaluate his/ her own nursing skills and communication skills and methods. The student evaluates and develops the work, assumes responsibility for his/her actions and becomes aware of the interaction and co-operation skills and development needs of him/ herself.
The student practices simulated patient situations also in Finnish and prepares for clinical training.

Content

In ways of skills labs and simulations: self-knowledge, working in a multicultural group. Professional behavior and interaction. Interaction and co-operation skills. Working in pairs, groups and teams.
Maintaining patient safety and quality of the nursing process. Assessing patient by using ABCDE and NEWS. The student practices the skills that are needed in nursing and in medication and fluid care.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
- The student is not able to reflect and to recognize strengths and weaknesses in his/ her interaction and co-operation skills, and does not seek to develop himself/ herself or to adapt his/her course of action accordingly.
- The student is not able to act in a professional manner in interaction and co-operation in simulated patient situations.
- The student is not able to follow instructions to demonstrate client-centered professional competence.
- The student does not participate in the learning process nor shares knowledge with the peers.
- The student does not want to or know how to work with various actors in a professional manner, considering equality principles.
- 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.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Module I
Medication management and drug calculations

Further information

SeAMK DP in Nursing in-coming exchange students can take part in these simulations.
Simulations are partially in Finnish.

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 22.10.2023

Timing

28.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Minna Laitila
  • Marja Toukola
  • Kirsi Kivistö-Rahnasto
Student groups
  • RN21
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)
  • IEPN23F
    Sneak Peek of Finnish Nursing Education

Objective

The student's simulation skills are on the level that the student is competent and uses internal entrepreneurship efficiently to maintain and develop skills in nursing. The student understands the life-long learning as part of the work in social and health care field. The student simulates in multi-professional team and observes skills that are needed in challenging situations among patients/ clients, who have problems with mental health and/ or substance abuse. The student simulates the family related nursing and care of pediatric patients/ clients and young children as patients/ clients. Child protective services. The student practices patient counselling in crisis situations. The student follows legislation and ethics and is able to document nursing/ care interventions in social and health care sector.

Content

Practicing in ways of simulations: Ethical principals and professional health education for mental health patients/ clients and in addiction nursing as well as in nursing for children, young people and their families. Ethics in life crises. The student reflects his/ her own and others' nursing skills in mental health nursing, in addiction nursing and in nursing for children, young people and their families, as well as in life crises.
The student understands the life crisis as part of nursing and is able to reflect his/ her work related coping and coping methods for others. The student is able to use evidence based knowledge while practicing in simulated patient situations.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Failed=0
- The student does not recognize the immediate need of mental health patient or in addiction nursing.
- The student is unable to use any nursing/ care interventions in simulated patient situations.
- The student is unable to assess the patient in simulated nursing situations.
- 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.

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

Further information

SeAMK DP in Nursing in-coming exchange students can take part in simulations.
These simulations are open also for social work students.

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 22.10.2023

Timing

20.11.2023 - 31.12.2023

Credits

2 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

0.5 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Katriina Kuhalampi
  • Sinikka Vainionpää
Student groups
  • RN21
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)
  • IEPN23F
    Sneak Peek of Finnish Nursing Education

Objective

The student knows the meaning of a team leader in nursing. The student practices leading skills and employee skills that are needed in nursing. Professional communication in nursing between the team members. The student is able to give and get constructive feedback of his/ her actions in nursing.

The student acts with an attitude of self-management. The student is aware of the responsibility for the quality of nursing in his/her own actions and in the organization. The student is able to prevent and detect shortcomings in the quality of the nursing process and understands the meaning of communication in it. The student is able to evaluate quality throughout the nursing process and understand the responsibility in securing and promoting patient safety.

Content

Team leading and working as a team member. Qualities of effective team leader. Employee skills.

Finnish legislation and national quality guidelines and requirements.
Care guidelines, patient classification systems, quality management systems, quality assurance, sectors of patient safety: safe care, safe equipment, safe medication, Safety Incident Reporting System

Materials

Marquis & Huston. 2015. Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing. Theory and application. Lippincott. Williams & Willkins.

Other materials are told in Moodle course.

Teaching methods

Lessons 12 h + seminar 5 h = 17 h contact lessons
-Independent study (tasks) 37 h

Student workload

Lessons 12 h + seminar 5 h = 17 h contact lessons
-Independent study (tasks) 37 h.

Further information

Be at contact lessons (80 % obligatory), seminar is obligatory.
Individual task:
-shift shedule (pass or must fulfill)

Pair task
-seminar assingment and PP-presentation (grade 1-5)

Whole study module: grade 1-5.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- as a member of the working community and various networks, recognizes the role of a team.
- analyzes the topics of team management and quality assurance from a narrow perspective.
- to a limited extent, is able to link the topics to healthcare organizations.
- observes the working life laws and norms to a limited extent in healthcare organizations.
- is able to list needs for quality assurance methods.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- is able to manage himself/ herself as a member of the working community and various teams.
- is capable of discussing management and quality assurance extensively.
- is able to link the topics to healthcare organizations.
- observes working life laws and norms in healthcare organizations.
- is able to analyze needs for quality assurance and patient safety in healthcare organizations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- is able to manage himself/ herself responsibly as a member of the working community and various networks.
- has good skills as an employee.
- seeks research knowledge on management and quality assurance.
- is able to extensively discuss the topics in relation to healthcare organizations.
- observes and critically applies working life laws and norms in healthcare organizations.
- is able to argue for and make conclusions on the needs for quality assurance and patient safety in healthcare organizations.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student
- as a member of the working community and various networks, does not recognize the meaning of management.
- analyzes the topics of management and quality assurance without connecting them with healthcare organizations.
- is not able to describe essential laws and norms of working life.
- is not able to recognize needs for quality assurance methods in healthcare organizations.

Qualifications

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

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

Enrollment

14.08.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 29.02.2024

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Sirkka Nieminen
  • Raila Kärnä
  • Terhi Haapala
Student groups
  • TURN23
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

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 given by teachers

Teaching methods

Simulation based learning in simulation class

International connections

Exchange students can participate in this course

Student workload

2 op = 52 hrs of student's work
Including Finnish language and preparation for simulations and simulation day

Content scheduling

1. Finnish class
2. Preparation for simulation case
3. Simulation day
4. Self reflection

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

Participation to simulations

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.

Enrollment

23.10.2023 - 28.01.2024

Timing

26.02.2024 - 02.06.2024

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Raila Kärnä
  • Sinikka Vainionpää
  • Terhi Haapala
Student groups
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student is able to contribute to development, innovation and research processes. He/ she can critically evaluate and use scientific publications. The student can describe common research, development and analytical methods.

Content

Research methods in nursing science. Qualitative and quantitative research methods, action research, inductive and deductive content analysis methods, systematic literature review.

Location and time

7.3.24 - 4h Kampus. Theory and Introduction to R & D assignment - evaluation
11.4.24 - 4h Kampus. Theory and methody practices
18.4.24 - 4h Online, Bicol -seminar
19.4.24 - 4h Online, Bicol -seminar

Materials

- Qualitative Research Methods for Nurses, Dingwall, R. 2021
- Doing Qualitative Research, Silverman, D. 2022
- Quantitative Social Research Methods, Kultar, S. 2007, eBook
- Quantitative Data Analysis, Using SPSS, Greasley, P. 2007

Teaching methods

- Contact / online lectures
- Research methods practices

Student workload

- Study time per student: 27h/ETC

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- knows research and development methods and uses them in R & D processes

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- purposefully utilizes his/her research and development competence in R & D processes

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- applies his/her research and development competence to various assignments, projects, final thesis and to the nursing profession

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student
- does not satisfactorily achieve the learning outcomes defined for R & D competence

Assessment methods and criteria

- Numeric evaluation 1-5 according to the MRN22- Curriculum

Qualifications

Evidence-Based Nursing

Enrollment

01.08.2023 - 15.10.2023

Timing

23.10.2023 - 18.02.2024

Credits

3 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Maija Hiltunen
  • Meri Matala-Aho
  • Raila Kärnä
  • Pasi Alanen
  • Terhi Haapala
Student groups
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing

Objective

The student learns to simulate and to use skills in nursing. The student understands the meaning of simulations while maintaining patient safety and practicing non-technical skills in nursing. While practicing in a nursing team, the student encounters multicultural peer students and other people with respect and equality and gives and takes feedback. The student learns to evaluate his/ her own nursing skills and communication skills and methods. The student evaluates and develops the work, assumes responsibility for his/her actions and becomes aware of the interaction and co-operation skills and development needs of him/ herself.

The student practices simulated patient situations also in Finnish and prepares for clinical training.

Content

In ways of skills labs and simulations: Professional behavior and interaction. Co-operation skills. Working in pairs and groups.

Maintaining patient safety and quality of the nursing process. Assessing patients by using ABCDE and NEWS. The student practices the skills that are needed in basics of clinical nursing. Activities in different emergency situations. Emergency first aid. Basic Life Support, use of defibrillator.

Rehabilitation and Ergonomics in nursing.

Materials

Material provided by the teachers

Teaching methods

Skills lab, simulations
Independent studies, online studies.

Student workload

1ECTS = 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, approved/failed

Fail=0
The student
- does not participate in skills labs and simulations
- does not follow ethicality in nursing
- does not maintain patient safety while practicing clinical skills
- does not do assignments

Assessment methods and criteria

Pass/Fail

Enrollment

02.02.2023 - 31.05.2023

Timing

11.09.2023 - 03.12.2023

Credits

14 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Riikka Halmesmäki
  • Minna Laitila
  • Raila Kärnä
  • Terhi Haapala
  • Pasi Alanen
  • Kirsi Kivistö-Rahnasto
  • Tiina Koskela
Student groups
  • RN20

Objective

The student
- understands that a client-centred approach, nursing ethics and professionalism form the foundation of the nurse's work.
- bases his/her actions and decisions on evidence.
- understands how the promotion of health and functional capacity are both the starting point and the goal of the nurse's work. -- evaluates and develops clinical nursing, teaching and counselling from the perspective of future competence requirements.
- is able to act and prioritise in nursing situations, which involve multiple simultaneous problems.
- knows how to work in multidisciplinary, multicultural and multiprofessional health and social services, while taking into account current development strategies in the setting.
- knows how to act as an expert in multidisciplinary, multicultural and multiprofessional work groups, teams and networks.
- is able to manage work groups and teams.
- makes use of eHealth, health technology and digital services in nursing.
- promotes data security and patient safety.
- is able to evaluate and develop the quality of nursing.

Content

Practical training in settings which allow the student to practise advanced nursing expertise. The eDrug Care Certificate. Assignments.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail
The student
- demonstrates no understanding of the role of nursing scientific knowledge in decision-making.
- does not know nursing scientific concepts, their meaning or connection to the practice of nursing.
- does not know how to seek information in the most important health science databases.
- learning assignments are lacking in relation to the instructions, with major errors in the referencing system.
- his/her work is unplanned and of poor quality.
- presentations on learning assignments are inadequate or he/ she fails to give the presentations.
- has a limited understanding of the concept of peer feedback, or completely fails to give feedback.
- is passive in seminars, with little or no contribution.

Qualifications

Previous practical training periods.

Enrollment

01.05.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 08.10.2023

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

1 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Paula Paussu
  • Paula Paloniemi
Student groups
  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)
  • IEPN23F
    Sneak Peek of Finnish Nursing Education

Objective

The student is capable of working in a multi-professional team, and is able to consider the patient's age, growth and development stage. The student is able to assess the resources of patients and their next-of-kin coming from different cultural backgrounds. In addition, the student is able to take this assessment into consideration when planning, implementing and evaluating the surgical nursing. Moreover, the student can plan, implement and evaluate nursing interventions for adult patients and their next-of-kin of all ages facing common surgical conditions and situations.
The student can use evidence-based implementations developed for surgical nursing to help, support, and counsel adult patients and their next-of-kin. The student knows how to act aseptically. The student can observe and manage different wounds. The student is competent in common nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations used as part of surgical nursing. The student knows how to support and promote surgical patients' and their next-of-kin's health, self-care, rehabilitation and ability to function. The student is able to manage and support pain patients.

Content

Pre- and post-operative nursing, rehabilitation and counselling. Assessment of nursing needs and monitoring vital functions of surgical patients with acute and chronic diseases. Pain assessment and control. Essential examinations, nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations in surgical nursing. Wound care. Nursing interventions (FinCC) in surgical nursing. Asepsis in surgical nursing. Health promotion, self-care support and rehabilitation in nursing with surgical patients and their next-of-kin. The national documentation model for nursing. The impact of the patient's age, sex, cultural background, growth and development stage and care and service setting on the care of surgical patients and their next-of-kin. Nursing and counselling of patients and their next-of-kin facing a crisis up to a surgical disease and operation. Multi-professionalism in the care of surgical patients. A safe nursing environment. Occupational safety. Common surgical diseases. The safe use of common technology in examinations and treatments throughout the care and service pathways for surgical patients.

Materials

Hinkle, J. L., & Cheever, K. H. (2018). Brunner and Suddarth’s textbook of medical-surgical nursing. Wolters kluwer india Pvt Ltd.
Other material indicated by the teacher

Teaching methods

Online teaching/contact teaching
Skills labs
Simulations

International connections

The course is available also for exchange students.

Content scheduling

theory, skills labs and last simulations

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- uses the knowledge foundation of client-centered clinical nursing with surgical patients narrowly.
- on a satisfactory level, seeks information and uses evidence-based knowledge to explain his/her actions in client-centered clinical nursing with surgical patients.
- on a satisfactory level, implements his/her competence in client-centered clinical nursing in various registered nursing situations.
- is capable of client-centered and safe clinical practice with surgical patients 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 with surgical patients.
- evaluates and critically uses evidence-based knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing with surgical patients.
- implements his/her competence in client-centered clinical nursing in an anticipatory manner and is capable of independent decision-making in various client-centered clinical nursing situations with surgical patients.
- is capable of client-centered, responsible and safe clinical practice in surgical nursing.
- applies alternative solutions to decision-making in client-centered clinical nursing with surgical patients.
- evaluates action and safety in client-centered clinical nursing based on professional ethical principles of nursing.
- acts as an expert of client-centered 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-centered clinical nursing.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
- demonstrates competence in the nursing scientific knowledge base and competently applies this knowledge to client-centered clinical nursing with surgical patients.
- independently seeks, uses and critically evaluates international evidence-based nursing scientific knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing with surgical patients.
- implements his/her competence in client-centered clinical nursing in an anticipatory manner and is capable of independent decision-making in various client-centered clinical nursing situations.
- assumes responsibility for the patient's/client's care and service process in client-centered clinical nursing with surgical patients.
- creates innovative alternative solutions to decision-making in client-centered clinical nursing.
- develops action and safety based on the professional ethics of nursing in client-centered clinical nursing.
-as an expert of client-centered 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-centered clinical nursing purposefully, with a career-oriented approach.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student
- does not adequately consider or use the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing with surgical patients.
- is not adequately able to give reasons for his/her chosen actions in client-centered clinical nursing with surgical patients.
- is not adequately able to apply his/her knowledge of client-centered clinical nursing in surgical nursing.
- is not capable of adequate client-centered and safe clinical practice in surgical nursing.
- 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.
- is not prepared to develop client-centered clinical nursing.

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam
Numerical evaluation (1-5)

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Module I-II
Medication management and drug calculations

Enrollment

01.08.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

29.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Credits

2 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

2 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Tiina Hemminki
  • Terhi Haapala
Student groups
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
  • IEPN23F
    Sneak Peek of Finnish Nursing Education

Objective

The student understands different levels of sustainable development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
The student knows how to evaluate the health and well-being of the population in his/ her native country and in Finland.
The student is aware of factors that cause public health problems and future national and global health risks.
He / she understands how social decision-making, structures and sustainable development are linked with the promotion of health and functional capacity on the national and international levels.

Content

- Levels of sustainable development (ecological, economic, social and cultural).
- Goals of Agenda 2030.
- Factors that impair public health and prevention of these factors. Factors that promote or inhibit people's resources.
- The impact of the individual's or community's socioeconomic status on health. Early detection and prevention of risk factors.
- The current health and well-being of the population in Finland and in a few other countries.
- Global health risks and preparing for these risks. Health and well-being in various countries.
- Health Promotion from the viewpoint of a smoke-free environment.
- Globally prevalent diseases in a nutshell.

Materials

Study material provided by the teachers

Teaching methods

E-learning

International connections

This course is available for exchange students.

Student workload

Info (Teams) 1h, Independent studies in Moodle 53h

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student partly understands the different levels of sustainable development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The student understands part of the concepts related to national and global health, importance of epidemiological research and statistics used to describe and control national and global health. To some extent, the student is able to read research and to use research knowledge to recognize causes of health differences and the background of prevalent diseases. Student's attitude to the adverse effects of drug and alcohol abuse is professional to some extent, but the knowledge of the recovery methods is still somewhat lacking.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student understands the different levels of sustainable development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The student understands the concepts related to national and global health, importance of epidemiological research and statistics used to describe and control national and global health. The student is able to read research and partly use research knowledge to identify causes of health differences and the background of prevalent diseases. Student's attitude to the adverse effects of drug and alcohol abuse is professional and he/ she can facilitate clients' recovery by means of a motivating method.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student understands widely the different levels of sustainable development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The student has a deep knowledge of the concepts related to national and global health, importance of epidemiological research and statistics used to describe and control national and global health. The student is able to search variety research material and use data to identify causes of health differences and the background of prevalent diseases. Student's attitude to the adverse effects of drug and alcohol abuse is highly professional and he/ she can facilitate clients' recovery by means of a motivating method.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student doesn’t identify different levels of sustainable development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The student fails to understand concepts related to national and global health, importance of epidemiological research and statistics used to describe and control national and global health. He/ she is not adequately able to read research and use research knowledge to identify causes of health differences and the background of prevalent diseases. Student's attitude is lacking as regards to the adverse effects of drug and alcohol abuse and the counselling of clients.

Assessment methods and criteria

Successful completion of assignments in Moodle

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student doesn’t identify different levels of sustainable development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The student fails to understand concepts related to national and global health, importance of epidemiological research and statistics used to describe and control national and global health. He/ she is not adequately able to read research and use research knowledge to identify causes of health differences and the background of prevalent diseases. Student's attitude is lacking as regards to the adverse effects of drug and alcohol abuse and the counselling of clients.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student partly understands the different levels of sustainable development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The student understands part of the concepts related to national and global health, importance of epidemiological research and statistics used to describe and control national and global health. To some extent, the student is able to read research and to use research knowledge to recognize causes of health differences and the background of prevalent diseases. Student's attitude to the adverse effects of drug and alcohol abuse is professional to some extent, but the knowledge of the recovery methods is still somewhat lacking.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student understands the different levels of sustainable development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The student understands the concepts related to national and global health, importance of epidemiological research and statistics used to describe and control national and global health. The student is able to read research and partly use research knowledge to identify causes of health differences and the background of prevalent diseases. Student's attitude to the adverse effects of drug and alcohol abuse is professional and he/ she can facilitate clients' recovery by means of a motivating method.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student understands widely the different levels of sustainable development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The student has a deep knowledge of the concepts related to national and global health, importance of epidemiological research and statistics used to describe and control national and global health. The student is able to search variety research material and use data to identify causes of health differences and the background of prevalent diseases. Student's attitude to the adverse effects of drug and alcohol abuse is highly professional and he/ she can facilitate clients' recovery by means of a motivating method.

Timing

04.04.2024 - 23.04.2024

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

3 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Tiina Hemminki
  • Marjut Asunmaa
  • Terhi Haapala

Objective

The student understands different levels of sustainable development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
The student knows how to evaluate the health and well-being of the population in his/ her native country and in Finland.
The student is aware of factors that cause public health problems and future national and global health risks.
He / she understands how social decision-making, structures and sustainable development are linked with the promotion of health and functional capacity on the national and international levels.

Content

- Levels of sustainable development (ecological, economic, social and cultural).
- Goals of Agenda 2030.
- Factors that impair public health and prevention of these factors. Factors that promote or inhibit people's resources.
- The impact of the individual's or community's socioeconomic status on health. Early detection and prevention of risk factors.
- The current health and well-being of the population in Finland and in a few other countries.
- Global health risks and preparing for these risks. Health and well-being in various countries.
- Health Promotion from the viewpoint of a smoke-free environment.
- Globally prevalent diseases in a nutshell.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student partly understands the different levels of sustainable development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The student understands part of the concepts related to national and global health, importance of epidemiological research and statistics used to describe and control national and global health. To some extent, the student is able to read research and to use research knowledge to recognize causes of health differences and the background of prevalent diseases. Student's attitude to the adverse effects of drug and alcohol abuse is professional to some extent, but the knowledge of the recovery methods is still somewhat lacking.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student understands the different levels of sustainable development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The student understands the concepts related to national and global health, importance of epidemiological research and statistics used to describe and control national and global health. The student is able to read research and partly use research knowledge to identify causes of health differences and the background of prevalent diseases. Student's attitude to the adverse effects of drug and alcohol abuse is professional and he/ she can facilitate clients' recovery by means of a motivating method.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student understands widely the different levels of sustainable development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The student has a deep knowledge of the concepts related to national and global health, importance of epidemiological research and statistics used to describe and control national and global health. The student is able to search variety research material and use data to identify causes of health differences and the background of prevalent diseases. Student's attitude to the adverse effects of drug and alcohol abuse is highly professional and he/ she can facilitate clients' recovery by means of a motivating method.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student doesn’t identify different levels of sustainable development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The student fails to understand concepts related to national and global health, importance of epidemiological research and statistics used to describe and control national and global health. He/ she is not adequately able to read research and use research knowledge to identify causes of health differences and the background of prevalent diseases. Student's attitude is lacking as regards to the adverse effects of drug and alcohol abuse and the counselling of clients.

Enrollment

01.08.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

04.09.2023 - 31.12.2023

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Sami Perälä
  • Marika Toivonen
Student groups
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
  • IEPN23F
    Sneak Peek of Finnish Nursing Education

Objective

The student is able to describe what the concepts eHealth and wellbeing technologies involve. The student is able to understand the main technologies used for wellbeing in health and social services as well as to describe the main current eHealth applications and to evaluate them. The student understands the role of data in wellbeing technologies and its implications in security and ethics.

Content

- Concepts and taxonomy of eHealth and wellbeing technologies applied for health and social services.
- Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies.
- Role of health and social care professionals and their way of using wellbeing technologies
- Wellbeing solutions for patients and citizens.
- Description of state of art of eHealth technologies. Benefits and challenges.
- Use of data in wellbeing technologies. Electronic Healthcare Records.
- Aspects of security, ethics and regulations to be considered in wellbeing technologies usage and implementation.
- Designing well-being technologies and managing end-users in co-creation activities
- Interaction with actual wellbeing technologies. Principles of evaluating eHealth solutions.

Materials

Lecturers material in Moodle and other suitable materials

Teaching methods

Lectures, discussions, independent assignments, study visit, group work, seminar

Student workload

2 credits = 54 hours work for students
2 hours info
4 hours study visit
4 hours seminar
rest independent studies

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail=0
The student cannot describe the concept of eHealth and well being technologies. The student does not know the features of healthcare data and its constraints about security and ethics. The student is not familiar with the design process of eHealth services and applications. No classroom/seminar participation, no assignments delivered.

Assessment methods and criteria

Participation in all teaching sessions is mandatory, approved completion of independent assignments and active participation in the performance and presentation of a group assignment.

Further information

SeAMK DP in Nursing in-coming exchange students can participate in this course.