Basics of Nursing (10cr)
Course unit code: TH00CK72
General information
- Credits
- 10 cr
- Teaching language
- Finnish
Objective
BASICS OF NURSING 10 ETCS PEHA
Objectives
Student:
·	is able to encounter patients individually as experts and actors in their own lives. 
·	knows how to work in accordance with the values, principles and key statutes of nursing. 
·	is familiar with key reliable sources of information and is able to utilise them in comprehensive patient care 
·	can interact professionally with patients and their families and friends 
·	participates in professional cooperation 
·	knows how to work aseptically and ergonomically while taking the principles of patient safety into account 
·	can define the patient's needs for care and plan the patient's individual care 
·	is able to implement key nursing assistance methods appropriately 
·	can guide and act in a patient-oriented and resource-oriented manner 
·	knows how to carry out a patient's pharmacotherapy in accordance with a physician's prescription and the pharmacotherapy process and understands the required calculations 
·	knows how to report and record appropriately in accordance with the patient's care process 
·	knows how to use the Medication Passport to identify their competence in pharmacotherapy
                    
Content
Contents
·	Individual and appreciative encounters with patients, identifying treatment needs and planning, implementation and evaluation of care
·	Operating in a multidisciplinary team
·	Implementation of pharmacotherapy 
·	Patient guidance and teaching methods
·	Supporting self care and commitment to care
·	Nursing process and structured recording
·	Rehabilitation and further treatment
·	Occupational and patient safety
·	Ethical and responsible activities
                    
Qualifications
Lääkehoidon perusteet opintojakson lääkelaskenta