Management and Quality Assurance in Social and Health Services (3cr)

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

Materials

Laaksonen & Ollila. 2017. Lähijohtamisen perusteet terveydenhuollossa.
Terveydenhuollon laatuopas 2011. Kuntaliiton verkkojulkaisu.
Terveydenhuollon laatuopas 2019. Kuntaliiton verkkojulkaisu.
Potilas- ja asiakasturvallisuusstrategia 2017-2021. STM julkaisu 2017:9.

Teaching methods

Luento,
yksilötehtävät
pienryhmätehtävät,
seminaaritehtävä ja esityssemin
Opintojaksosta on rakennettu Moodlekurssi, jossa on luento- ja oheismateriaali, kaikki tehtävien ohjeistukset ja palautukset virtuaalisesti.

Student workload

3 op: opiskelijan työtä 81 h, josta kontaktiopetusta 21-25 tuntia,

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment criterias written in the study entity of Quality and Safety in Social and Health Services during the middle phase of the studies.

Qualifications

No previous studies required