Study Guide

Objective

The student simulation skills are on the level that the student is competent to simulate in multi-professional teams and uses internal entrepreneurship efficiently to maintain and develop skills in nursing for him/ herself as well as for student colleagues.The student observes skills that are needed in professional co-operation in challenging nursing care situations and in health promotion of critically ill patients. The student follows nursing ethics.
The student practices the skills that are needed in working life as a member of a team as well as practices the skills that are needed in critical care nursing. The student is able to administer safe medication and drug care and is able to follow nursing protocols as well as demonstrates the documentation, reporting and consultation skills she/ he has gained while studying nursing. The student maintains patient safety and works in ways of sustainable development. The student is able to differentiate levels of medical care and specialties of medical field.

Content

Practicing in ways of simulation: Ethical principals and legislation in nursing. Professional co-operation in nursing and multi-professionalism in nursing. Patient safety and reporting of hazards and close-call situations. Documentation, reporting and consultation in nursing. Team work in challenging nursing situations and in mental health care, paediatric care and in critical care. Team leading, employee skills and noticing positive actions. Reflection of personal and others' nursing and communication skills.

Materials

Materials on Moodle
Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 14th edition

Teaching methods

simulations
skills labs

Student workload

1 ETCS = 27 student work

Further information

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

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail=0
- The student has not actively participated in online studies and in simulations.
- The student has not done the required tasks.
- The student does not follow professionalism in simulations.
- The student does not work aseptically in simulations.
- The student takes and/ or gives feedback in an unprofessional manner.
- The student does not participate in discussions in simulations.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Modules I-III
Registered Nurse's Medication and Fluid Care Competencies


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