Study Guide

Objective

The student deepens his/ her nursing competencies. The student is part of the working community and understands the Finnish working life. Works with collegial manners. The student shows professionalism and ethicality in nursing. The student searches information and uses evidence based information and is competent to share his/ her knowledge to colleagues.

Content

Practical training in clinical nursing environment after the second academic year. The student deepens his/ her competencies in clinical nursing, nursing ethics, evidence based knowledge and critical thinking.
The student practices in a nursing environment where he/ she already has theoretical background. Written assignment.

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail =0
The student
- is not adequately interested and competent in using the knowledge base of client-centred clinical nursing
- cannot adequately explain his/ her actions in client-centred clinical nursing
- is not adequately able to apply the professional competence to client-centred clinical nursing
- does not adequately use a client-centred approach or observe patient safety in client-centred 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-centred clinical nursing
- does not follow Finnish working life rules

Qualifications

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

Further information

The student can do this training in the second year after completing project studies.
The student has a possibility to do this training abroad as part of student exchange.
The student has a possibility to do this training as part of his/ her own nursing work after the second academic year. The student must contact the student counselor and discuss about this possibility.

It is possible that in these clinical training environments may also be under-aged patients. Therefore, the student must show criminal record certificate before starting this training.
The criminal record certification is shown to Head of DP in Nursing two weeks before training starts.