Practice and Outpatient Nursing (3cr)

Content scheduling

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Objective

Students implement multi-professional practice and outpatient nursing 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 practice and outpatient nursing. Students use evidence-based interventions developed for practice and outpatient nursing to help, support and counsel patients. Students observe asepsis in practice and outpatient nursing. They know how to monitor patients in practice and outpatient nursing. Students are competent in common nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations used as part of patients' total care. Students know how to support and promote health, ability to function and self-care in patients and family members of all ages in practices and outpatient clinics. Students are able to support patients and family members in crisis situations. Students are able to counsel and support patients and families of all ages in self-care and rehabilitation. They know how to counsel patients before and after common examinations.

Content

Health promotion, self-care support and rehabilitation in practice and outpatient nursing. The most important nursing interventions (FinCC) in practice and outpatient nursing. 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 practice and outpatient nursing. Assessment of nursing needs and monitoring vital functions of patients in practice and outpatient nursing. Essential examinations, nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations in practice and outpatient nursing. Asepsis in practice and outpatient nursing. Nursing care and counselling of patients and families in crisis. Multiprofessionalism in practice and outpatient nursing. Counselling of patients and families. A safe nursing environment. Occupational safety.

Materials

Kirjallisuus:
Alanen, P., Jormakka, J., Kosonen, A., Saikko, S., Hanste, S. & Meriläinen, K. 2016. Oireista työdiagnoosiin. Sanoma Pro Oy. 1. painos (tai uudempi)
Mustajoki, M., Alila, A., Matilainen, E., Pellikka, M., Rasimus, M. & Könönen, P. 2018. Sairaanhoitajan käsikirja. Duodecim. 9. painos. Terveysportin verkkoaineisto. (Hoidontarpeenarviointi, puhelinneuvonta, työtapaturmat ja työsuojelu, väkivaltaisen, uhkaavan potilaan kohtaaminen)
Hupli, M., Rankinen, S. & Virtanen, H. 2012. Potilasohjauksen ulottuvuudet: 2. Turun yliopisto.
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriön internetsivut.
Opettajien osoittamat terveysportin artikkelit sairaanhoitajan ja lääkärien tietokannoista.

Teaching methods

Luennot, taitopajat ja simulaatiot
Itsenäinen opiskelu, verkko-opetus

Exam schedules

Opintojakson jälkeen suoritettava tentti (EXAM) opettajat antavat ohjeet tentin suorittamiseen ja siihen luettavaan kirjallisuuteen.

International connections

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Completion alternatives

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Student workload

1op = 27h opiskelijan työtä

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment criterias written in the sudy entity of Client-Centred Clinical Competence during the middle phase of the studies

Further information

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