Study Guide

Objective

The student learns the basics of the work of pre-hospital emergency care. Legislation and ethics. Care pathways and collaborative actors and the national communication network. The student utilizes the work safety and patient safety in pre-hospital emergency care. Special features of health education and guidance competence in pre-hospital emergency care. Multi-professional team work in pre-hospital emergency care.

Content

Pre-hospital emergency care authorities. Legislation and ethics. Basic medical procedures used in pre-hospital emergency care. National communication network between authorities. Examples of different patient groups in pre-hospital emergency care. Most common medications used in pre-hospital emergency care. Patient and work safety. Efficient communication and documentation in pre-hospital emergency care. Multi-professionalism.

Materials

Materials on moodle

Teaching methods

Online-lessons, independent studies
can be performed completely independently

Exam schedules

Exam on moodle

Student workload

2 ECTS= 54h student work

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student
- does not reflect on what he/ she has learned about the basics of the work in pre-hospital emergency care.
- does not reflect on what he/ she has learned about legislation and ethics that guide the work as a paramedic.
- does not reflect on what he/ she has learned about patient care pathways and collaborative actors and the national communication network.
- does not utilize the work safety and patient safety in pre-hospital emergency care.
- does not reflect that he/ she understands multi-professionalism in pre-hospital emergency care.
- does not reflect that he/ she understands the special features of health education and guidance competence in pre-hospital emergency care.
- does not do the assignments required for the course.
- does not participate to lessons.

Assessment methods and criteria

Grade passed/failed

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Module I-II
Medication and Fluid Care I

Further information

The student must have at least 60 ECTS to take this course.
This course is available for in-coming DP in Nursing exchange students.
This course is available also for nursing students from Finnish nursing programme.