A night in the hospital (2cr)

Objective

Student will learn clinical hand skills, clinical decision-making, ethics, multi-culture. The student will support his/her own and peers’ professional skills by simulating and reflecting. ABCDE protocol, NEWS, ISBAR, targeted communication. And to support the patient and his/her next-of-kin.

Content

Come to simulations that you will never forget. Every one of the student who participates on this course will get one or more patient for a night shift, or he/she can be a patient actor. After evening report, the patients are divided for the students’ according to the credits that students have completed. During the night shift, you will learn clinical hand skills, clinical decision-making, ethics, multi-culture. In the night shift you will support your own and your peers’ professional skills by simulating and reflecting. Do you already know what is ABCDE protocol, what does the NEWS mean, can you report by using the ISBAR protocol and do you use targeted communication in acute situations, are you able to support the patient and his/her next-of-kin?

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Compulsory attendance: 1x4 hours lessons and one 13 hours lasting night shift, independent study on Moodle and learner’s diary. Dates: Lessons Thursday 9th of May (afternoon), Night shift from Friday 24th to Saturday 25th of May from 19.00 to 8.00. From students who are taking part on this course are expected absolute confidentiality as in all simulations.