Study Guide

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.