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Children, Young People and Family NursingLaajuus (3 cr)

Code: SH00DR28

Objective

The student
- has knowledge of the causes, diagnosis and treatment of the most common childhood diseases and treatment pathways.
- knows how to work in multi-professional child care, taking into account the patient's age, stage of growth and development, as well as different care and service environments and ethical requirements.
- can assess the resources of different children, young people, families and their next of kin.
- can assess the need for treatment in a controlled manner, plan, implement and evaluate nursing for children, young people and families in the face of the most common health changes, problems and illnesses of children and young people.
- can take care of children and young people of different ages and their families using evidence-based methods of helping, supporting and guiding.
- knows how to support and promote the health and functional capacity of children, young people and families.
- can guide and support children, young people and families in self-care and rehabilitation.
- knows how to deal with children, young people and their families with special needs.

Content

Promoting health, supporting self-care and rehabilitation in child care.
The stages of growth and development of children and young people and supporting them.
Supporting parents in parenting and early interactions.
Nutrition recommendations for children.
Identifying and dealing with abuse, child protection.
Principles of pediatric nursing.
Nursing work, rehabilitation and guidance for children, young people and families in the most common children's diseases.
Care, rehabilitation and guidance of a child or young person and their family with special needs
Assessment and monitoring of the patient's need for care using the cABCDE operating model, the PEWS scoring system, key research and treatment procedures and diagnostic studies in the care of children and adolescents.
Key nursing assistance methods, care planning, implementation and evaluation in the care of children, young people and their families.
Multiprofessionalism in childcare.
Guidance and support of children, young people and families in accordance with the principles of family nursing.
A safe living and treatment environment.
Resuscitation of a child of different ages.
Basics of children's drug and fluid therapy and pain management in children of different ages, approved drug calculation exam.

Qualifications

Registed Nurse`s Competence in Basics of Clinical Nursing
Clinical Competence 1 and
Clinical Competence 2.

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/public health 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 registered nursing/public health 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 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.