Practice and Outpatient Nursing (3cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

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. (Hoidon tarpeen arviointi, puhelinneuvonta, työtapaturmat ja työsuojelu, väkivaltaisen, uhkaavan potilaan kohtaaminen)
Opettajien osoittamat terveysportin artikkelit sairaanhoitajan ja lääkärien tietokannoista.

Teaching methods

Lessons, skills labs, simulations.
Independent studies, online studies.

Exam schedules

Exam on Moodle, Teachers give instructions.

Student workload

1ECTS = 27h student work

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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)

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)

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

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

Further information

Skills labs and simulations are compulsory. The student must do those with another group, if she/ he misses the classes.