Study Guide

Objective

The student
-implements multi-professional nursing care for medical, surgical, perioperative, gynaecological patients or patients in out-patient clinics while taking into consideration the patient's age, growth and development stage, the requirements of ethicality and the care and service setting.
- knows how to assess the resources of patients and their next-of-kin from different cultural backgrounds and how to support them in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
- plans, implements and evaluates nursing interventions for nursing of out-patient clinics or surgical, perioperative and/or gynaecological patients and their next-of-kin facing common health changes and/or problems.
- is competent in nursing documentation and practices oral reporting.
- uses evidence-based nursing interventions to help, support and counsel patients in outpatient clinics, surgical, perioperative or gynaecological nursing environments.
- is competent in common clinical nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations used as part of nursing in outpatient clinics or surgical, perioperative or gynaecological patients' comprehensive care.
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate drug and fluid care and blood transfusions for adult patients.
- is able to implement nutritional care.
- knows how to support and promote patients in out-patient care or surgical, perioperative or gynaecological patients' and their next-of-kin's health and ability to function and rehabilitation.
- knows how to counsel and support patients and their next-of-kin in self-care.
- knows how to counsel patients before and after common clinical and radiological examinations.
- observes asepsis and is able to explain why this is important in the care of nursing in outpatient clinics or surgical, perioperative or gynaecological patients.

Content

Practical training in placements, which allow students to practice nursing of out-patient clinics or in medical, surgical, perioperative or gynaecological nursing. eDrug Care Certificate. Writing and presenting an assignment. Competence test.

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, approved/failed

Fail =0
The student
- is not adequately interested and competent in using the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- cannot adequately explain his/ her actions in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not adequately able to apply the professional competence to client-centered clinical nursing.
- does not adequately use a client-centered approach or observe patient safety in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not adequately capable of professional decision-making.
- does not adequately take into account safety or the ethical principles of the profession.
- is not adequately prepared to contribute to the development of client-centered clinical nursing.
- does not follow Finnish working life rules.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Modules I-II
Medication management and drug calculations
Medication and fluid care I

Clinical training in the basics of clinical nursing
Clinical training in gerontological nursing