Nursing in Acute and Critical Settings (3op)

Osaamistavoitteet

Under supervision, students will be competent in identifying needs of patients and their families and in planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting nursing care. Students will know the structure of the service provision system, the collaborating authorities and typical service pathways for various client groups in nursing of acute and critical settings. Students will learn to give oral reports under supervision. They will also be competent in dealing with patients in various life situations. Students will become familiar with the principles in patient-oriented, resource-based and multi-professional nursing of patients and their families. Students will utilize information and nursing technology and equipment. They will apply ethical guidelines and principles to nursing in acute and critical settings.
Students will be competent in identifying and assessing changes and disorders in patients' basic vital functions and, under supervision, in initiating appropriate nursing interventions. Students will, under supervision, be able to recognize the individual rehabilitation needs of patients and to support patients during the rehabilitation process. Under supervision, students will be competent in preparing patients for treatment and monitoring and caring for them during and after treatment. Students will follow asepsis in nursing of acute and critical settings. Under supervision, they will be able to implement common treatments, procedures and examinations. Under supervision, they will be able to implement intravenous fluid, drug and nutritional care and blood transfusions. Students will recognize pain and learn to plan, implement and evaluate pain control under supervision.
Students will follow the principle of promoting and supporting the health and resources of the patient. Students will know the main factors that influence the health and illness of patients. They will also know what occupational health principles pertaining to physical and mental safety are important in the maintenance and promotion of their own wellbeing at work.
Under supervision, students will be competent to apply research and evidence-based knowledge to counsel patients in issues pertaining to health and illness. Students will, under supervision, be able to plan, implement and evaluate counselling situations.

Sisältö

System of acute and critically ill patients` care services, main concepts and different care settings. Acute and critically ill patient; Evaluation of the patient's status, planning and implemention of the nursing care. Triage in emergency clinics and disasters. Securing patient´s vital functions in acute and critical problems. Nursing intensive care patients on a ventilator. Nursing cardiac patients in CCU. Written and oral information and documentation in nursing of acute and critical settings.

Esitietovaatimukset

Medical Nursing. Operative Nursing and Health Technology.

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

1-2
Students
- are able to name single components of the acute and critically ill patients`care system and collaborating authorities
- under superivision, are able to recognise changes and dysfunctions in vital functions and know how to carry out nursing interventions to help patients with respiratory or cardiac failure
- under supervision, know how to plan and carry out safely central fluid- and drug care in acute and critical situations
- under supervision, are competent to apply nursing technology and to give reports
- under supervision, are competent to encounter acutely and critically ill patients and their families
- under supervision, know how to counsel acutely and critically ill patients

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3)

3-4
Students
- are able to describe components of the acute and critically ill patients´ care system and collaborating authorities
- recognise changes and dysfunctions in vital functions and under supervision, know how to carry out nursing interventions to help patients with respiratory or cardiac failure
- under supervision, are competent to plan and carry out safely central fluid- and drug care in acute situations and to evaluate their effectiveness
- under supervision, are competent to apply nursing technology and to give reports
- are competent to encounter acutely and critically ill patients and their families professionally
- know how to counsel acutely and critically ill patients

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

5
Students
- are able to describe the structure of the acute and critically ill patients´ care system and collaboration between authorities
- recognise and assess changes and dysfunctions in vital functions
- know how to carry out nursing interventions to help patients with respiratory or cardiac failure and evaluate their effectiveness
- are competent to plan and carry out safely central fluid- and drug care in acute situations and to evaluate their effectiveness
- are competent to apply nursing technology and to give reports
- are competent to encounter acutely and critically ill patients and their families professionally
- know how to counsel acutely and critically ill patients and their families

Arviointikriteeri, hyväksytty/hylätty

Failed
Students
- are unable to describe the structure of the acute and critically ill patients` care system or collaborating authorities
- do not know how to meet basic needs of acutely and critically ill patients
- their skill and knowledge of emergency nursing are greatly lacking and patient safety is jeopardised
- do not recognise changes in patient's vital functions
- do not fully observe asepsis
- jeopardise their own and the patient's safety
- repeatedly make mistakes in drug and fluid care
- avoid nursing and learning situations
- do not seek contact with patients
- despite feedback, dress and behave inappropriately
- do not respect confidentiality
- their collaboration skills are greatly lacking
- their study motivation is greatly lacking