Medical Nursing (6cr)

Objective

Students implement multi-professional nursing care for chronically ill patients while taking into consideration the patient's age, growth and development stage, the requirements of ethicality and the care and service setting. Students know how to assess the resources of patients and families from different cultural backgrounds and know how to support them in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. Students plan, implement and evaluate nursing interventions for medically, infectious patients and family members of all ages facing common medical conditions, infectious and end of life. Students use evidence-based interventions developed for medical conditions, infectious diseases and palliative problems to help, support and counsel patients and family members of all ages. Students are competent in common nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations used as part of chronically ill patients' total care. Students know how to support and promote patients' and families' health and ability to function. They are able to help and support patients and family members of all ages in palliative and end-of-life nursing situations. Students are able to counsel and support patients and families of all ages in self-care. They counsel patients before and after clinical examinations. Students observe the principles of fighting infections and are able to explain why this is important in the care of medical, infectious and palliative patients. Students nurse patients using current knowledge of internal medicine, infectious diseases and palliative care.

Content

Health promotion, self-care support and rehabilitation in nursing with medical and infectious patients and their families. Nursing interventions (FinCC) in nursing patients with medical conditions, infectious diseases and palliative care. The national documentation model for nursing. Effica. The impact of the patient's age, sex, cultural background, growth and development stage and care and service setting on the care of medical, infectious patients and their families and on palliative nursing. Assessment of nursing needs and monitoring vital functions in medical, infectious and palliative patients. Essential examinations and nursing procedures for medical, infectious and palliative patients. Nursing, rehabilitation and counselling of patients and families suffering from nationally prevalent diseases. Nursing, rehabilitation and counselling of patients and families suffering from common neurological diseases. Nursing, rehabilitation and counselling of patients and families suffering from common infectious diseases. Palliative nursing. End-of-life nursing. Multiprofessionalism in the care of medical, infectious and palliative patients. The most important physiological, haematological, chemical and microbiological examinations. A safe nursing environment. Occupational safety. Common medical conditions, infectious diseases and diseases caused by intoxicant abuse.

Qualifications

Basics of Clinical Nursing 1 and 2

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1-2)

1-2
Students
-use the knowledge foundation of client-centred clinical nursing narrowly
-on a satisfactory level, seek information and use evidence-based knowledge to explain their actions in client-centred clinical nursing
-on a satisfactory level, implement their competence in client-centred clinical nursing in various nursing/public health nursing situations
-are capable of client-centred and safe clinical practice based on ethical principles
-possess adequate skills in client-centered clinical decision-making
-are to some extent prepared to develop client-centred clinical nursing

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3-4)

3-4
Students
-competently and extensively use the concepts and knowledge of client-centred clinical nursing
-evaluate and critically use evidence-based knowledge in client-centred clinical nursing
- implement their competence in client-centred clinical nursing in an anticipatory manner and are capable of independent decision-making in various client-centred clinical nursing situations
-are capable of client-centred, responsible and safe clinical practice
-apply alternative solutions to decision-making in client-centred clinical nursing
-evaluate action and safety in client-centred clinical nursing based on professional ethical principles of nursing/public health nursing
-act as experts of client-centred clinical nursing in multidisciplinary teams and projects in collaboration with people who represent different cultures
- purposefully develop themselves and their working community in client-centred clinical nursing

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)

5
Students
-demonstrate competence in the nursing scientific knowledge base and competently apply this knowledge to client-centred clinical nursing
-independently seek, use and critically evaluate international evidence-based nursing scientific knowledge in client-centred clinical nursing
- implement their competence in client-centred clinical nursing in an anticipatory manner and are capable of independent decision-making in various client-centred clinical nursing situations
-assume responsibility for the patient's/client's care and service process in client-centred clinical nursing
-create innovative alternative solutions to decision-making in client-centred clinical nursing
-develop action and safety based on the professional ethics of nursing/public health nursing in client- centred clinical nursing
-as experts of client-centred clinical nursing, develop action in multidisciplinary teams and projects in collaboration with people who represent different cultures
- develop themselves, their profession and practice in client-centred clinical nursing purposefully, with a career-oriented approach

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass/fail

Fail = 0

Students
- do not adequately appreciate or use the knowledge base of client-centred clinical nursing
- are not adequately able to give reasons for their chosen actions in client-centred clinical nursing
-are not adequately able to apply to practice their knowledge of client-centred clinical nursing
-are not capable of adequate client-centred and safe clinical practice
-do not possess adequate decision-making skills for client-centred clinical nursing
-do not adequately take into consideration safety or ethical principles in client-centred clinical nursing
-are not prepared to develop client-centred clinical nursing

Materials

Ahonen, O., Blek-Vehkaluoto, M., Ekola, S., Sulosaari, V. & Uski-Tallqvist, T. 2012. Kliininen hoitotyö. Sisätauteja, kirurgisia sairauksia ja syöpätauteja sairastavan hoitotyö. SanomaPro. (Soveltuvin osin) Saatavuus: http://plari.amkit.fi/vwebv/holdingsInfo?sk=fi_FI&bibId=101407

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