Management in Health and Social ServicesLaajuus (3 cr)

Objective

Students act with an attitude of self-management. They are aware of their responsibility for the quality of nursing in their own action and in the organization. Students are able to prevent and detect shortcomings in the quality of the nursing process. They are able to evaluate quality throughout the nursing process and understand their responsibility in securing and promoting patient safety.

Content

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, HaiPro Safety Incident Reporting System

Qualifications

No previous studies required

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
Students
-as members of the working community and various networks, recognise the role of management
-analyse the topics of management and quality assurance from a narrow perspective
-to a limited extent, are able to link the topics with healthcare organizations
-observe the working life laws and norms to a limited extent in healthcare organizations
are able to list needs for quality assurance methods

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
Students
-are able to manage themselves as members of the working community and various networks
-are capable of discussing management and quality assurance extensively
-are able to link the topics with healthcare organizations
-observe working life laws and norms in healthcare organizations
are able to analyse needs for quality assurance and patient safety in healthcare organizations

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
Students
-are able to manage themselves responsibly as members of the working community and various networks
-seek research knowledge on management and quality assurance
-are able to extensively discuss the topics in relation to healthcare organizations
-observe and critically apply working life laws and norms in healthcare organizations
are 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
Students
- as members of the working community and various networks, do not recognize the meaning of management
- analyse the topics of management and quality assurance without connecting them with healthcare organizations
-are not able to describe essential laws and norms of working life
-are not able to recognise needs for quality assurance methods in healthcare organizations