Study Guide

Objective

The student is capable of working in a multi-professional nursing team, and is able to consider the patient's age, growth and development stage. The student is able to assess the resources of patients and his/her next-of-kin coming from different cultural backgrounds. In addition, the student is able to take this assessment into consideration when planning, implementing and evaluating the nursing care for medical patients. Moreover, the student can plan, implement and evaluate nursing interventions for patients and their next-of-kin of all ages facing common medical conditions.

The student manages the essential measures and diagnostic examinations needed in clinical nursing as a part of the patient's holistic care. The student knows how to support and promote the health and functioning of patients of various ages and his/her next-of-kin. In addition, the student is able to counsel and support patients of various ages and their next-of-kin in self-care.

Content

Health promotion, self-care support and rehabilitation in nursing medical patients and their next-of-kin. Nursing interventions (FinCC) in nursing patients with medical condititions. The national documentation model for nursing. The impact of the patient's age, sex, cultural background, growth and development stage and care and service setting on the care of medical patients and their next-of-kin. Assessment of nursing needs and monitoring vital functions of medical patients. Essential examinations and nursing procedures. Nursing, rehabilitation and counselling of patients and their next-of-kin suffering from nationally prevalent diseases. Multi-professionalism in nursing. A safe nursing and work environment. Sustainable development in nursing.

Student practices: The education and guidance of typical medical and neurological patients and their next-of-kin. Nursing interventions and assessing the patient by using ABCDE and NEWS. Cardiac patient care and taking the ECG.
Asthma and COPD, safe oxygen administering, non-invasive nursing interventions for patients with breathing difficulties.
Neurological patient: A patient suffering from stroke (after acute care) rehabilitation, Epilepsy as a chronic disease.
Endocrinology: Diabetic patients: Type I and type II diabetes and medication care for them. Kidney patient: Chronic and acute kidney failure and dialysis care. Rheumatoid arthritis and medical care for it. Oncology patient: hematological cancers, myeloma, care of a patient in chemotherapy, protective isolation, clinical precautions.

Further information

Open university of applied sciences students can participate in this course, if they have knowledge and skills of basic medications that are needed in registered nurses work. SeAMK UAS selects students who are qualified to take this course.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- uses the knowledge foundation of client-centered clinical nursing narrowly.
- on a satisfactory level, seeks information and uses evidence-based knowledge to explain the actions in client-centered clinical nursing.
- on a satisfactory level, implements his/her competence in client-centered clinical nursing in various nursing situations.
- is capable of client-centered and safe clinical practice based on ethical principles.
- possesses adequate skills in client-centered clinical decision-making.
- is to some extent prepared to develop client-centered clinical nursing.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- competently and extensively uses the concepts and knowledge of client-centered clinical nursing.
- evaluates and critically uses evidence-based knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing
- implements their competence in client-centered clinical nursing in an anticipatory manner and is capable of independent decision-making in various client-centered clinical nursing situations.
- is capable of client-centered, responsible and safe clinical practice.
- applies alternative solutions to decision-making in client-centered clinical nursing.
- evaluates action and safety in client-centered clinical nursing based on professional ethical principles of nursing.
- acts as an expert of client-centered clinical nursing in multidisciplinary teams and projects in collaboration with people who represent different cultures.
- purposefully develops himself/ herself and the working community in client-centered clinical nursing.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- demonstrates competence in the nursing scientific knowledge base and competently applies this knowledge to client-centered clinical nursing.
- independently seeks, uses and critically evaluates international evidence-based nursing scientific knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- implements his/her competence in client-centered clinical nursing in an anticipatory manner and is capable of independent decision-making in various client-centered clinical nursing situations.
- assumes responsibility for the patient's/client's care and service process in client-centered clinical nursing.
- creates innovative alternative solutions to decision-making in client-centered clinical nursing.
- develops action and safety based on the professional ethics of nursing in client-centered clinical nursing.
- as an expert of client-centered clinical nursing, develops action in multidisciplinary teams and projects in collaboration with people who represent different cultures.
- develops himself/ herself, the profession and practice in client-centered clinical nursing purposefully, with a career-oriented approach.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student
- does not adequately appreciate or use the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not adequately able to give reasons for their chosen actions in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not adequately able to apply their knowledge of client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not capable of adequate client-centered and safe clinical practice.
- does not possess adequate decision-making skills for client-centered clinical nursing
- does not adequately take into consideration safety or ethical principles in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not prepared to develop client-centered clinical nursing.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Module I