Study Guide

Objective

The student
-implements multi-professional family nursing care while taking into consideration the patient's individuality, the requirements of ethicality and the care and service setting, noticing also the perspectives of sustainability.
-takes into account the resources of patients and families of different cultural backgrounds.
-is able to take this assessment into consideration when planning, implementing and evaluating gynecological nursing, family planning and maternity care.
-can use evidence-based interventions to help, support and counsel gynecological patients and families planning, expecting and giving birth to a child.
-uses knowledge of gynecology and obstetrics.
-is competent in common nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations used as part of gynecological nursing and maternity care.
-is capable to manage and support pain in different ways.
-knows how to support and promote gynecological patients’ and families’ health, self-care, rehabilitation and ability to function.

Content

Health promotion, self-care support and rehabilitation in gynecological nursing and maternity care.
The most important nursing interventions in gynecological nursing, family planning and maternity care.
The impact of the patient's age, sexuality and cultural background and care and service setting.
Assessment of nursing needs and monitoring vital functions.
Essential examinations, nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations in gynecological nursing and maternity care.
Pre-, intra- and post-operative nursing, rehabilitation and counselling.
Asepsis and pain control among gynecological and obstetrical patients.
Nursing and counselling of patients and families facing a crisis.
Multi-professionalism in the care of gynecological and obstetrical patients and family nursing.
Counselling of patients and families.
Sexual health
Normal pregnancy and childbirth
Gynecological diseases and some special aspects in obstetrics.

Materials

Duodecim / Oppiportti:
Tapanainen, Heikinheimo & Mäkikallio (2019), Naistentaudit ja synnytykset
saatavilla: https://www-oppiportti-fi.libts.seamk.fi/op/njs00001/do
Terveyskylä / naistalo verkkosivut, https://www.terveyskyla.fi/
Botha, E., & Ryttyläinen-Korhonen, K. (2016). Naisen hoitotyö (1. painos.). Sanoma Pro Oy.
Additional source:
Ihme, A., & Rainto, S. (2015): Naisen Terveys. Edita.

Teaching methods

GYNECOLOGICAL NURSING AND FAMILY PALANNING: Contact lectures, group work and interactive methods, independent studies
MATERNITY HEALTH:
Independent studies in Moodle
WORKSHOPS / SIMULATION in gynecological nursing, family planning and maternity health topics.

Student workload

GYNECOLOGICAL NURSING & FAMILY PLANNING (2 cr): Contact teaching 22 h, exam 1h, independent studies 31h.
MATERNITY HEALTH (1 cr): Independent studies 27h.

Content scheduling

GYNECOLOGICAL NURSING & FAMILY PLANNING: Reproductive health at different stages of woman’s lifespan, the most common examinations and procedures performed at the outpatient clinic, breast self-examination, family planning, STD’s, early pregnancy disorders, inducted abortion, infertility, sexual violence, tumors, endometriosis, the most common gynecological procedures, ageing woman
MATERNITY HEALTH: Normal pregnancy, pregnancy at risk, birth / emergency birth, postpartum period, newborn, breastfeeding.

Further information

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

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
Grade 1-2
The student
- uses the knowledge foundation of client-centered clinical nursing narrowly.
- on a satisfactory level, seeks information and uses evidence-based knowledge to explain his/her actions in client-centered clinical nursing.
- on a satisfactory level, implements his/her competence in client-centered clinical nursing in various nursing/public health nursing situations.
- is capable of client-centered and safe clinical practice based on ethical principles.
- possesses adequate skills in client-centered clinical decision-making.
- is, to some extent, prepared to develop client-centered clinical nursing.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Grade 3-4
3-4
The student
- competently and extensively uses the concepts and knowledge of client-centered clinical nursing.
- evaluates and critically uses evidence-based knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- implements his/her competence in client-centered clinical nursing in an anticipatory manner and is capable of independent decision-making in various client-centered clinical nursing situations.
- is capable of client-centered, responsible and safe clinical practice.
- applies alternative solutions to decision-making in client-centered clinical nursing.
- evaluates action and safety in client-centered clinical nursing based on professional ethical principles of registered nursing/public health nursing.
- acts as an expert of client-centered clinical nursing in multidisciplinary teams and projects in collaboration with people who represent different cultures.
- purposefully develops himself/herself and the working community in client-centered clinical nursing.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- demonstrates competence in the nursing scientific knowledge base and competently applies this knowledge to client-centered clinical nursing.
- independently seeks, uses and critically evaluates international evidence-based nursing scientific knowledge in client-centered clinical nursing.
- implements his/her competence in client-centered clinical nursing in an anticipatory manner and is capable of independent decision-making in various client-centered clinical nursing situations.
- assumes responsibility for the patient's/client's care and service process in client-centered clinical nursing.
- creates innovative alternative solutions to decision-making in client-centered clinical nursing.
- develops action and safety based on the professional ethics of registered nursing/public health nursing in client-centered clinical nursing.
-as an expert of client-centered clinical nursing, develops action in multidisciplinary teams and projects in collaboration with people who represent different cultures.
- develops himself/herself, the profession and practice in client-centered clinical nursing purposefully, with a career-oriented approach.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student
- does not adequately appreciate or use the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not adequately able to give reasons for the chosen actions in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not adequately able to apply into practice his/her knowledge of client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not capable of adequate client-centered and safe clinical practice.
- does not possess adequate decision-making skills for client-centered clinical nursing.
- does not adequately take into consideration safety or ethical principles in client-centered clinical nursing.

Assessment methods and criteria

GYNECOLOGICAL NURSING & FAMILY PLANNING: Exam (Grade 1-5), attendance and active participation (Gynecological nursing, 2/3 of the total grade)
MATERNITY HEALTH: Moodle course passed. (Maternity health, 1/3 of the total grade)

Qualifications

Basics of Clinical Nursing
Evidence-Based Clinical Competence of Registered Nurses 1