Study Guide

Objective

ACUTE, EMERGENCY AND INTENSIVE CARE NURSING 5 ECTS AKTE

Objectives
• Students will learn to describe the emergency care system and services in the context of specialized health care, the levels of emergency care and the role of and interdependency between different stages of emergency care
• Students will gain proficiency in the main treatment methods of emergency and acute nursing, treatment-related technology and the creation of a safe care environment
• Students will learn to interview and examine patients in emergency and acute care situations, identify the need for acute care, administer, document and report the required treatment and evaluate the actual treatment process
• Students will learn to use the VIRVE phone as a communication device for emergency and acute care and know how to describe inter-authority cooperation from the perspective of emergency and acute care
• Students will learn to safely administer pharmacotherapy to emergency and acute care patients
• Students will know how to assess customers’ need for and urgency of treatment in acute care and reception work and will be able to make independent decisions, while identifying their limits and using consultation for support
• Students will learn to cooperate with customers and their social networks and other people involved
• Students will gain proficiency in CRM
• Students will be able to carry out the clinical examinations and treatment measures belonging to the job description of nurses and draw the necessary conclusions
• Students will learn to provide customers with personalized guidance and support for self-care and health promotion
• Students will be capable of handling acute care and reception work in multicultural customer contacts
• Students will know how to draw conclusions of the condition of an acutely ill patient and propose appropriate nursing support methods
• Students will learn to describe the emergency care system and services in the context of specialized health care, the levels of emergency care and the role of and interdependency between different stages of emergency care
• Students will gain proficiency in the main treatment methods of emergency and acute care, treatment-related technology and the creation of a safe care environment.
• Students will learn to safely administer pharmacotherapy to emergency and acute care patients
• Students will be aware of the environment of intensive care wards and know how to ensure safe operations
• Students will know how to actively participate in multiprofessional working groups according to ethical principles
• Students will become familiar with the special characteristics of intensive care nursing and the treatment methods applied
• Students will understand the principles of examining and treating intensive care patients and know how to evaluate and handle any problems related to the nursing of critically ill patients in a systematic manner
• Students will know how to use patient examination, monitoring and care instruments safely for the purpose of intensive care, as well as to interpret the resulting information and act accordingly
• Students will be able to pay attention to the needs of family members related to the treatment of critically ill patients
• Students will understand the special features of pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy of intensive care patients

Content

Contents:

Intensive Care Nursing 3 ECTS TEHO
• Definition of intensive care nursing and the role and competence of an intensive care nurse
• Observation and treatment of the circulatory systems of intensive care patients (invasive blood pressure monitoring)
• Observation and treatment of the respiratory systems of critically ill patients (ventilation nursing, endotracheal suctioning)
• Observation of the neurological condition and treatment of critically ill patients (intracranial pressure monitoring and treatment)
• Observation and treatment of critically ill gastroenterological patients (intra-abdominal pressure monitoring)
• Intensive nursing of severe infectious diseases
• Pharmacotherapy, fluid therapy and nutrition therapy of intensive care patients
• Basic treatment and rehabilitation of intensive care patients
• Paying attention to the special needs of and support for family members in the treatment of critically ill patients
• Ethics of intensive care nursing

Acute and Emergency Care Nursing 2 ECTS PÄEN
• Encountering patients and family members
• Acute and emergency care system
• Assessment of the need for care; TRIAGE, emergency centre activities
• Phone counselling in the assessment of the need for care
• Multiprofessional inter-authority cooperation
• Flow of information, consultation and reporting (ISBAR)
• The VIRVE phone and its basic use
• Treatment process of patients suffering from various illnesses and injuries in acute and emergency care
• Special features of pharmacotherapy in acute and emergency care
• Participation in major accident training
• Principles of CRM
• Special features of acute nursing in different operating environments
• Observation of vital functions, disturbances in vital functions, support for vital functions
• ABCDE protocol
• Intensive resuscitation
• Acute mental health cases
• Critical thinking and decision-making
• Patient safety
• Skills workshops supporting studies

Teaching methods

Lectures and workshop in Zoom, independent learning, case-based tasks, simulation.

Exam schedules

There is no exam in English parts.

International connections

Innovation pedagogy, case-based learning

Student workload

For exchange students:
1 cr = 27 hour student working

Intensive care nursing (1cr):
-Written assignments: 25h
(-Preclinical training 3h)

Acute and emergency nursing (1cr):
- Info and lecture: 3h
- Workshop: Patient examination and essential interventions: 3h
- Independent process assignment for AEN: 10h
- Pre-task and independent studying: 11h

Extra information about assignments can be found in Itslearning.

Content scheduling

NOTE! This will be updated before the course start.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

For exchange students:

Acute and Emergency Nursing:
- Active participation during contact lessons: PASS/FAIL
- Pre-task for AEN workshop: PASS/FAIL
- Independent process assignment for AEN: 0-5

Objective

ACUTE, EMERGENCY AND INTENSIVE CARE NURSING 5 ECTS AKTE

Objectives
• Students will learn to describe the emergency care system and services in the context of specialized health care, the levels of emergency care and the role of and interdependency between different stages of emergency care
• Students will gain proficiency in the main treatment methods of emergency and acute nursing, treatment-related technology and the creation of a safe care environment
• Students will learn to interview and examine patients in emergency and acute care situations, identify the need for acute care, administer, document and report the required treatment and evaluate the actual treatment process
• Students will learn to use the VIRVE phone as a communication device for emergency and acute care and know how to describe inter-authority cooperation from the perspective of emergency and acute care
• Students will learn to safely administer pharmacotherapy to emergency and acute care patients
• Students will know how to assess customers’ need for and urgency of treatment in acute care and reception work and will be able to make independent decisions, while identifying their limits and using consultation for support
• Students will learn to cooperate with customers and their social networks and other people involved
• Students will gain proficiency in CRM
• Students will be able to carry out the clinical examinations and treatment measures belonging to the job description of nurses and draw the necessary conclusions
• Students will learn to provide customers with personalized guidance and support for self-care and health promotion
• Students will be capable of handling acute care and reception work in multicultural customer contacts
• Students will know how to draw conclusions of the condition of an acutely ill patient and propose appropriate nursing support methods
• Students will learn to describe the emergency care system and services in the context of specialized health care, the levels of emergency care and the role of and interdependency between different stages of emergency care
• Students will gain proficiency in the main treatment methods of emergency and acute care, treatment-related technology and the creation of a safe care environment.
• Students will learn to safely administer pharmacotherapy to emergency and acute care patients
• Students will be aware of the environment of intensive care wards and know how to ensure safe operations
• Students will know how to actively participate in multiprofessional working groups according to ethical principles
• Students will become familiar with the special characteristics of intensive care nursing and the treatment methods applied
• Students will understand the principles of examining and treating intensive care patients and know how to evaluate and handle any problems related to the nursing of critically ill patients in a systematic manner
• Students will know how to use patient examination, monitoring and care instruments safely for the purpose of intensive care, as well as to interpret the resulting information and act accordingly
• Students will be able to pay attention to the needs of family members related to the treatment of critically ill patients
• Students will understand the special features of pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy of intensive care patients

Content

Contents:

Intensive Care Nursing 3 ECTS TEHO
• Definition of intensive care nursing and the role and competence of an intensive care nurse
• Observation and treatment of the circulatory systems of intensive care patients (invasive blood pressure monitoring)
• Observation and treatment of the respiratory systems of critically ill patients (ventilation nursing, endotracheal suctioning)
• Observation of the neurological condition and treatment of critically ill patients (intracranial pressure monitoring and treatment)
• Observation and treatment of critically ill gastroenterological patients (intra-abdominal pressure monitoring)
• Intensive nursing of severe infectious diseases
• Pharmacotherapy, fluid therapy and nutrition therapy of intensive care patients
• Basic treatment and rehabilitation of intensive care patients
• Paying attention to the special needs of and support for family members in the treatment of critically ill patients
• Ethics of intensive care nursing

Acute and Emergency Care Nursing 2 ECTS PÄEN
• Encountering patients and family members
• Acute and emergency care system
• Assessment of the need for care; TRIAGE, emergency centre activities
• Phone counselling in the assessment of the need for care
• Multiprofessional inter-authority cooperation
• Flow of information, consultation and reporting (ISBAR)
• The VIRVE phone and its basic use
• Treatment process of patients suffering from various illnesses and injuries in acute and emergency care
• Special features of pharmacotherapy in acute and emergency care
• Participation in major accident training
• Principles of CRM
• Special features of acute nursing in different operating environments
• Observation of vital functions, disturbances in vital functions, support for vital functions
• ABCDE protocol
• Intensive resuscitation
• Acute mental health cases
• Critical thinking and decision-making
• Patient safety
• Skills workshops supporting studies

Teaching methods

Lectures and workshop in Zoom, independent learning, case-based tasks, simulation.

Exam schedules

There is no exam in English parts.

International connections

Innovation pedagogy, case-based learning

Student workload

For exchange students:
1 cr = 27 hour student working

Intensive care nursing (1cr):
-Written assignments: 25h
(-Preclinical training 3h)

Acute and emergency nursing (1cr):
- Info and lecture: 3h
- Workshop: Patient examination and essential interventions: 3h
- Independent process assignment for AEN: 10h
- Pre-task and independent studying: 11h

Extra information about assignments can be found in Itslearning.

Content scheduling

NOTE! This will be updated before the course start.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

For exchange students:

Acute and Emergency Nursing:
- Active participation during contact lessons: PASS/FAIL
- Pre-task for AEN workshop: PASS/FAIL
- Independent process assignment for AEN: 0-5

Objective

ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY 5 ETCS ANFYM

Objectives:

Student
• knows the basics of the structure, operation and regulation of the body’s organ systems and the factors behind them
• knows how to prevent treatment-related infections and manage the risks of infections.
• knows what the immune system and defence mechanisms mean
• knows the purpose and knowledge base related to vaccinations
• knows what treatment-related infections and infection risk management are
• knows the significance of aseptic work

Content

Contents
· Cell function, embryo development, tissue types and skin structure
· Structure and function of the musculoskeletal system
· Structure and function of the circulatory system and the heart, blood, immune system
· Respiratory structure and function
· Structure and function of the urinary system, fluid balance
· Structure and function of the digestive system
· Hormone function, metabolism, genital structure and function
· Structure and function of the nervous system
· Immune system and immunisation
· Infection risk management and hygiene recommendations
· Hand hygiene, use of protective equipment, safe treatment environment
· The most common treatment-related infections and the microbes that cause them
· Infection control and related precautions

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY 5 ETCS ANFYM

Objectives:

Student
• knows the basics of the structure, operation and regulation of the body’s organ systems and the factors behind them
• knows how to prevent treatment-related infections and manage the risks of infections.
• knows what the immune system and defence mechanisms mean
• knows the purpose and knowledge base related to vaccinations
• knows what treatment-related infections and infection risk management are
• knows the significance of aseptic work

Content

Contents
· Cell function, embryo development, tissue types and skin structure
· Structure and function of the musculoskeletal system
· Structure and function of the circulatory system and the heart, blood, immune system
· Respiratory structure and function
· Structure and function of the urinary system, fluid balance
· Structure and function of the digestive system
· Hormone function, metabolism, genital structure and function
· Structure and function of the nervous system
· Immune system and immunisation
· Infection risk management and hygiene recommendations
· Hand hygiene, use of protective equipment, safe treatment environment
· The most common treatment-related infections and the microbes that cause them
· Infection control and related precautions

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY 5 ETCS ANFYM

Objectives:

Student
• knows the basics of the structure, operation and regulation of the body’s organ systems and the factors behind them
• knows how to prevent treatment-related infections and manage the risks of infections.
• knows what the immune system and defence mechanisms mean
• knows the purpose and knowledge base related to vaccinations
• knows what treatment-related infections and infection risk management are
• knows the significance of aseptic work

Content

Contents
· Cell function, embryo development, tissue types and skin structure
· Structure and function of the musculoskeletal system
· Structure and function of the circulatory system and the heart, blood, immune system
· Respiratory structure and function
· Structure and function of the urinary system, fluid balance
· Structure and function of the digestive system
· Hormone function, metabolism, genital structure and function
· Structure and function of the nervous system
· Immune system and immunisation
· Infection risk management and hygiene recommendations
· Hand hygiene, use of protective equipment, safe treatment environment
· The most common treatment-related infections and the microbes that cause them
· Infection control and related precautions

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY 5 ETCS ANFYM

Objectives:

Student
• knows the basics of the structure, operation and regulation of the body’s organ systems and the factors behind them
• knows how to prevent treatment-related infections and manage the risks of infections.
• knows what the immune system and defence mechanisms mean
• knows the purpose and knowledge base related to vaccinations
• knows what treatment-related infections and infection risk management are
• knows the significance of aseptic work

Content

Contents
· Cell function, embryo development, tissue types and skin structure
· Structure and function of the musculoskeletal system
· Structure and function of the circulatory system and the heart, blood, immune system
· Respiratory structure and function
· Structure and function of the urinary system, fluid balance
· Structure and function of the digestive system
· Hormone function, metabolism, genital structure and function
· Structure and function of the nervous system
· Immune system and immunisation
· Infection risk management and hygiene recommendations
· Hand hygiene, use of protective equipment, safe treatment environment
· The most common treatment-related infections and the microbes that cause them
· Infection control and related precautions

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY 5 ETCS ANFYM

Objectives:

Student
• knows the basics of the structure, operation and regulation of the body’s organ systems and the factors behind them
• knows how to prevent treatment-related infections and manage the risks of infections.
• knows what the immune system and defence mechanisms mean
• knows the purpose and knowledge base related to vaccinations
• knows what treatment-related infections and infection risk management are
• knows the significance of aseptic work

Content

Contents
· Cell function, embryo development, tissue types and skin structure
· Structure and function of the musculoskeletal system
· Structure and function of the circulatory system and the heart, blood, immune system
· Respiratory structure and function
· Structure and function of the urinary system, fluid balance
· Structure and function of the digestive system
· Hormone function, metabolism, genital structure and function
· Structure and function of the nervous system
· Immune system and immunisation
· Infection risk management and hygiene recommendations
· Hand hygiene, use of protective equipment, safe treatment environment
· The most common treatment-related infections and the microbes that cause them
· Infection control and related precautions

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY 5 ETCS ANFYM

Objectives:

Student
• knows the basics of the structure, operation and regulation of the body’s organ systems and the factors behind them
• knows how to prevent treatment-related infections and manage the risks of infections.
• knows what the immune system and defence mechanisms mean
• knows the purpose and knowledge base related to vaccinations
• knows what treatment-related infections and infection risk management are
• knows the significance of aseptic work

Content

Contents
· Cell function, embryo development, tissue types and skin structure
· Structure and function of the musculoskeletal system
· Structure and function of the circulatory system and the heart, blood, immune system
· Respiratory structure and function
· Structure and function of the urinary system, fluid balance
· Structure and function of the digestive system
· Hormone function, metabolism, genital structure and function
· Structure and function of the nervous system
· Immune system and immunisation
· Infection risk management and hygiene recommendations
· Hand hygiene, use of protective equipment, safe treatment environment
· The most common treatment-related infections and the microbes that cause them
· Infection control and related precautions

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Cancer patient’s nursing 2 ECTS SYHO
The study unit is arranged entirely in English

Objectives
• Students will understand cancer as a disease and identify the factors related to early diagnosis and prevention of cancer
• Students will know different methods of treating and monitoring cancer how common types of cancer are diagnosed
• Students will know how to provide cancer patients with symptomatic and humane nursing services
• Students will know how to perform safe pharmacotherapy and how to pay attention to their personal occupational safety
• Students will know how to support and guide the functional capacity, well-being and quality of life of cancer patients and how to work with customers and their family members as a member of a multiprofessional team

Content

Contents
• Factors affecting the pathogenesis of cancer and the epidemiology of cancer
• Development of cancer
• Common types of cancer and how to diagnose them
• Cancer prevention and treatment
• Nutrition of cancer patients
• Symptomatic treatment of cancer patients (medicated and unmedicated)
• Cancer, partners and sexuality
• Lifestyles as a means of supporting recovery from cancer
• Rehabilitation and monitoring of cancer patients
• Psychosocial support of cancer patients
• Safe cytostatic therapy and occupational safety, infusion port
• Pain medication and how to use an automatic dosing pump

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Cancer patient’s nursing 2 ECTS SYHO
The study unit is arranged entirely in English

Objectives
• Students will understand cancer as a disease and identify the factors related to early diagnosis and prevention of cancer
• Students will know different methods of treating and monitoring cancer how common types of cancer are diagnosed
• Students will know how to provide cancer patients with symptomatic and humane nursing services
• Students will know how to perform safe pharmacotherapy and how to pay attention to their personal occupational safety
• Students will know how to support and guide the functional capacity, well-being and quality of life of cancer patients and how to work with customers and their family members as a member of a multiprofessional team

Content

Contents
• Factors affecting the pathogenesis of cancer and the epidemiology of cancer
• Development of cancer
• Common types of cancer and how to diagnose them
• Cancer prevention and treatment
• Nutrition of cancer patients
• Symptomatic treatment of cancer patients (medicated and unmedicated)
• Cancer, partners and sexuality
• Lifestyles as a means of supporting recovery from cancer
• Rehabilitation and monitoring of cancer patients
• Psychosocial support of cancer patients
• Safe cytostatic therapy and occupational safety, infusion port
• Pain medication and how to use an automatic dosing pump

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Cancer patient’s nursing 2 ECTS SYHO
The study unit is arranged entirely in English

Objectives
• Students will understand cancer as a disease and identify the factors related to early diagnosis and prevention of cancer
• Students will know different methods of treating and monitoring cancer how common types of cancer are diagnosed
• Students will know how to provide cancer patients with symptomatic and humane nursing services
• Students will know how to perform safe pharmacotherapy and how to pay attention to their personal occupational safety
• Students will know how to support and guide the functional capacity, well-being and quality of life of cancer patients and how to work with customers and their family members as a member of a multiprofessional team

Content

Contents
• Factors affecting the pathogenesis of cancer and the epidemiology of cancer
• Development of cancer
• Common types of cancer and how to diagnose them
• Cancer prevention and treatment
• Nutrition of cancer patients
• Symptomatic treatment of cancer patients (medicated and unmedicated)
• Cancer, partners and sexuality
• Lifestyles as a means of supporting recovery from cancer
• Rehabilitation and monitoring of cancer patients
• Psychosocial support of cancer patients
• Safe cytostatic therapy and occupational safety, infusion port
• Pain medication and how to use an automatic dosing pump

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Cancer patient’s nursing 2 ECTS SYHO
The study unit is arranged entirely in English

Objectives
• Students will understand cancer as a disease and identify the factors related to early diagnosis and prevention of cancer
• Students will know different methods of treating and monitoring cancer how common types of cancer are diagnosed
• Students will know how to provide cancer patients with symptomatic and humane nursing services
• Students will know how to perform safe pharmacotherapy and how to pay attention to their personal occupational safety
• Students will know how to support and guide the functional capacity, well-being and quality of life of cancer patients and how to work with customers and their family members as a member of a multiprofessional team

Content

Contents
• Factors affecting the pathogenesis of cancer and the epidemiology of cancer
• Development of cancer
• Common types of cancer and how to diagnose them
• Cancer prevention and treatment
• Nutrition of cancer patients
• Symptomatic treatment of cancer patients (medicated and unmedicated)
• Cancer, partners and sexuality
• Lifestyles as a means of supporting recovery from cancer
• Rehabilitation and monitoring of cancer patients
• Psychosocial support of cancer patients
• Safe cytostatic therapy and occupational safety, infusion port
• Pain medication and how to use an automatic dosing pump

Materials

- Huovinen etc. 2023. Kliininen hoitotyö. SanomaPro Oy. Kappale 12 Syöpää sairastavan hoitotyö (or similar topics from the book Syöpäsairaudet, available in Oppiportti)
- ITS material, topics discussed in classes
- Individual assignments

Teaching methods

Contact and online teaching, assignments, prictoce in classroom, group work, exam

Student workload

2cr = 54h of student work (contact teaching as distance and contact teaching, classroom practice + individual assignment)

Further information

The theoretical studies in nursing of an internal medicine patient or surgical patient must have been successfully completed before the cancer nursing course, as well as clinical training.

The course must be completed in its entirety within one year.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Attendance at contact classes 100% (hyv/hyl)
Class training completed (hyv/hyl)
Individual assignment (0-5)
Exam (0-5)

Assessment criteria in ITS

Objective

Cancer patient’s nursing 2 ECTS SYHO
The study unit is arranged entirely in English

Objectives
• Students will understand cancer as a disease and identify the factors related to early diagnosis and prevention of cancer
• Students will know different methods of treating and monitoring cancer how common types of cancer are diagnosed
• Students will know how to provide cancer patients with symptomatic and humane nursing services
• Students will know how to perform safe pharmacotherapy and how to pay attention to their personal occupational safety
• Students will know how to support and guide the functional capacity, well-being and quality of life of cancer patients and how to work with customers and their family members as a member of a multiprofessional team

Content

Contents
• Factors affecting the pathogenesis of cancer and the epidemiology of cancer
• Development of cancer
• Common types of cancer and how to diagnose them
• Cancer prevention and treatment
• Nutrition of cancer patients
• Symptomatic treatment of cancer patients (medicated and unmedicated)
• Cancer, partners and sexuality
• Lifestyles as a means of supporting recovery from cancer
• Rehabilitation and monitoring of cancer patients
• Psychosocial support of cancer patients
• Safe cytostatic therapy and occupational safety, infusion port
• Pain medication and how to use an automatic dosing pump

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

DIGITAL SERVICES, FUTURE OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS, MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT WORK 4 ETCS DIPA

The course includes 2 ETCS of studies in English

Objectives

Student:
· is able to assess the suitability of digital solutions and electronic services from the perspective of different customer groups.
· can utilise digital solutions, electronic services and remote technology in customer care and to support decision-making.
· recognises changes in operating environments and is able to anticipate the need to change in their competence and that of the care community.
· learns about the prerequisites for management work and acquire skills in contact management (teams, working groups) and development.
· understands the significance of development and quality in the provision of services and recognise their professional responsibility in ensuring the quality of care.
· can seek forward-looking, sustainable, responsible and economically viable solutions and propose improvements in the work community based on them.
· is able to monitor and utilise the international development of social welfare and health care in their work and develop their competence to meet the requirements of future working life.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY SIMULATION 0 ETCS MONSI

Objectives

Student
• deepens their competence in nursing and nursing management in crisis and emergency conditions.

Content

Contents
· Digital solutions, electronic services and remote technology that support nursing
· Mobile social welfare and health care services
· Self-management, team management and work community skills
· Responsibility, quality and quality assurance

During the simulations:
• students practise managing crises and exceptional situations as well as nursing and encountering clients that have experienced crises.
• learn to work as professionals in multi-authority cooperation in crisis situations.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

DIGITAL SERVICES, FUTURE OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS, MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT WORK 4 ETCS DIPA

The course includes 2 ETCS of studies in English

Objectives

Student:
· is able to assess the suitability of digital solutions and electronic services from the perspective of different customer groups.
· can utilise digital solutions, electronic services and remote technology in customer care and to support decision-making.
· recognises changes in operating environments and is able to anticipate the need to change in their competence and that of the care community.
· learns about the prerequisites for management work and acquire skills in contact management (teams, working groups) and development.
· understands the significance of development and quality in the provision of services and recognise their professional responsibility in ensuring the quality of care.
· can seek forward-looking, sustainable, responsible and economically viable solutions and propose improvements in the work community based on them.
· is able to monitor and utilise the international development of social welfare and health care in their work and develop their competence to meet the requirements of future working life.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY SIMULATION 0 ETCS MONSI

Objectives

Student
• deepens their competence in nursing and nursing management in crisis and emergency conditions.

Content

Contents
· Digital solutions, electronic services and remote technology that support nursing
· Mobile social welfare and health care services
· Self-management, team management and work community skills
· Responsibility, quality and quality assurance

During the simulations:
• students practise managing crises and exceptional situations as well as nursing and encountering clients that have experienced crises.
• learn to work as professionals in multi-authority cooperation in crisis situations.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

DIGITAL SERVICES, FUTURE OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS, MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT WORK 4 ETCS DIPA

The course includes 2 ETCS of studies in English

Objectives

Student:
· is able to assess the suitability of digital solutions and electronic services from the perspective of different customer groups.
· can utilise digital solutions, electronic services and remote technology in customer care and to support decision-making.
· recognises changes in operating environments and is able to anticipate the need to change in their competence and that of the care community.
· learns about the prerequisites for management work and acquire skills in contact management (teams, working groups) and development.
· understands the significance of development and quality in the provision of services and recognise their professional responsibility in ensuring the quality of care.
· can seek forward-looking, sustainable, responsible and economically viable solutions and propose improvements in the work community based on them.
· is able to monitor and utilise the international development of social welfare and health care in their work and develop their competence to meet the requirements of future working life.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY SIMULATION 0 ETCS MONSI

Objectives

Student
• deepens their competence in nursing and nursing management in crisis and emergency conditions.

Content

Contents
· Digital solutions, electronic services and remote technology that support nursing
· Mobile social welfare and health care services
· Self-management, team management and work community skills
· Responsibility, quality and quality assurance

During the simulations:
• students practise managing crises and exceptional situations as well as nursing and encountering clients that have experienced crises.
• learn to work as professionals in multi-authority cooperation in crisis situations.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The aim of the course is to activate and develop the students’ field-relevant English language and communication skills. The students will gain professional skills in various spoken and written communicative situations encountered in working life and society. In addition, they will learn to utilize tools and techniques to further develop their skills in authentic, field-specific contexts. More specifically, students will focus on developing their language and communication skills in.
Upon completing the course, the students should have acquired skills to communicate at level B2 according to European Framework of Reference for Languages, which states that at B2-level students should be able to produce clear, coherent and well-structured texts, present detailed descriptions related to one’s field of interest, express and exchange opinions using fluent language, follow complex arguments, and read longer articles and reports.

Content

- writing professional, field-specific texts
- presenting and discussing field-specific topics in a professional manner
- reading field-specific texts and utilizing the information in professional contexts
- learning and using key terminology of their field
- becoming professional, autonomous language users in working life

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The aim of the course is to activate and develop the students’ field-relevant English language and communication skills. The students will gain professional skills in various spoken and written communicative situations encountered in working life and society. In addition, they will learn to utilize tools and techniques to further develop their skills in authentic, field-specific contexts. More specifically, students will focus on developing their language and communication skills in.
Upon completing the course, the students should have acquired skills to communicate at level B2 according to European Framework of Reference for Languages, which states that at B2-level students should be able to produce clear, coherent and well-structured texts, present detailed descriptions related to one’s field of interest, express and exchange opinions using fluent language, follow complex arguments, and read longer articles and reports.

Content

- writing professional, field-specific texts
- presenting and discussing field-specific topics in a professional manner
- reading field-specific texts and utilizing the information in professional contexts
- learning and using key terminology of their field
- becoming professional, autonomous language users in working life

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The aim of the course is to activate and develop the students’ field-relevant English language and communication skills. The students will gain professional skills in various spoken and written communicative situations encountered in working life and society. In addition, they will learn to utilize tools and techniques to further develop their skills in authentic, field-specific contexts. More specifically, students will focus on developing their language and communication skills in.
Upon completing the course, the students should have acquired skills to communicate at level B2 according to European Framework of Reference for Languages, which states that at B2-level students should be able to produce clear, coherent and well-structured texts, present detailed descriptions related to one’s field of interest, express and exchange opinions using fluent language, follow complex arguments, and read longer articles and reports.

Content

- writing professional, field-specific texts
- presenting and discussing field-specific topics in a professional manner
- reading field-specific texts and utilizing the information in professional contexts
- learning and using key terminology of their field
- becoming professional, autonomous language users in working life

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The aim of the course is to activate and develop the students’ field-relevant English language and communication skills. The students will gain professional skills in various spoken and written communicative situations encountered in working life and society. In addition, they will learn to utilize tools and techniques to further develop their skills in authentic, field-specific contexts. More specifically, students will focus on developing their language and communication skills in.
Upon completing the course, the students should have acquired skills to communicate at level B2 according to European Framework of Reference for Languages, which states that at B2-level students should be able to produce clear, coherent and well-structured texts, present detailed descriptions related to one’s field of interest, express and exchange opinions using fluent language, follow complex arguments, and read longer articles and reports.

Content

- writing professional, field-specific texts
- presenting and discussing field-specific topics in a professional manner
- reading field-specific texts and utilizing the information in professional contexts
- learning and using key terminology of their field
- becoming professional, autonomous language users in working life

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Learning objectives for the course:
- Encountering special groups
- The student can list different special groups
- The student understands how to deal with special groups
- The student remembers how to communicate with special groups
- The student recognizes the challenges of different special groups in communication

Content

After you have passed this course, you know:
How to encounter and communicate with different kinds of special groups.
In this course you will learn about these special groups:
Autism spectrum disorder
Visual and hearing impairment
Physical impairment
Intellectual and developmental disability

Content scheduling

After you have passed this course, you know:
How to encounter and communicate with different kinds of special groups.
In this course you will learn about these special groups:
Autism spectrum disorder
Visual and hearing impairment
Physical impairment
Intellectual and developmental disability

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING SCIENCE, ETHICS, AND EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING 5 CR HOFI

The study unit is arranged entirely in English

Objectives

The student will
• be familiar with the key concepts, values, ethical principles, and national and international guidelines in nursing
• know how to apply the values and ethical principles of nursing in nursing care, health care services and digital services
• be familiar with evidence-based practice in nursing
• know how to search for information using the most common health sciences databases

Content

Contents
• Key concepts of epistemology and ethics
• Ethical approach in nursing
• Identification and handling of ethical problems
• Nursing science as a discipline
• Evidence-based practice – concepts and bases for nursing care
• Information seeking studies 1 cr

Materials

Some Finnish laws and decrees

Exam material:
Articles and documents in the Its learning platform.
E-books:
Nursing Law and Ethics, edited by John Tingle, and Alan Cribb, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/turkuamk-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1407862.
Part 1, Chapter 2, Part 2 Chapters 7 and 8.
Understanding Nursing Research : Building an Evidence-Based Practice by Susan K. Grove, , Jennifer R. Gray, , and Nancy Burns. PUBLISHER Elsevier. 2014.
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/turkuamk-ebooks/reader.action?docID=2074592
Chapter 1

Teaching methods

Learning discussions
Group work and supervised discussions
Learning diary
Independent task-based work
Scientific writing
Analyzing videos
Seminar presentation
Exam
Online course on information seeking (Info Seeking Online Course): Independent learning online, individual assignments to learn to seek information efficiently

International connections

We use collaborative and individual learning methods in this course.
Learning discussions
Group work and supervised discussions
Independent reflective assignments

Completion alternatives

None.

Student workload

5 cr (5 x 27h) = 135 h
1 credit is 27 hours of student work
Interaction during lessons and learning cafe (0,5 cr)
Nursing science and evidence-based practice (1 cr)
Learning Diary (0,5 cr)
Seminar report and presentation (1 cr)
Exam (1 cr)

Info Seeking Online Course (1 cr) is only in Finnish --> Exchange students will get information about 1 cr in the beginning of the course

Content scheduling

Weeks 9-14

It is mandatory to attend the INFO class in order to get all the course information and small groups.

If you are sick, inform the teacher and ask your friend to act as your "advocate" in class (he/she tells informs you what was discussed and agreed upon in the info, about small groups and your parts in group work). The representative answers in the roll call that he/she represents him/her)

Themes:
1. Values and ethical principles in nursing
2. Moral theories and ethical dilemmas in nursing
3. Nursing science and evidence-based practice
4. Seminar work and scientific reporting
5. Information retrieval

Schedule for Info Skills Online Course (teaching language is Finnish):
Starting info (30 minutes)
Guidance session (1 h)
Info Skills Online Course ends

Further information

ItsLearning platform

If you need to contact the teacher, please use e-mail, not ITSlearning.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

4 cr (4 x 27h) = 108 h
1 credit is 27 hours of student work:

Learning café and Learning diary (1 cr) approved/ failed
Nursing science and evidence-based practice (1 cr) group assignment to be made during a lesson approved/ failed approved/ failed
Seminar report and presentation (1 cr) numeral evaluation 0-5
Exam (1 cr) numeral evaluation 0-5

The students input and participation in the group work may have an effect on the individual grade.
The course grade is the average of the numeral evaluations.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

-Missing tasks, missing participation(s). Tasks are late or they are not finished according to instructions
- Missing participations: total or partly
- Student's activity on learning platform is poor

Parts not completed.
Assignments rejected (not submitted, content does not meet the assignment requirements)
Exam failed.

Knowledge:
Does not demonstrate sufficient knowledge of basic concepts and course objectives.
Cannot justify or evaluate their own views and solutions. Does not utilize scientific knowledge.

Skills:
Leaves given tasks undone.
Does not understand key practices nor justify their choices.
Proposes incorrect solutions to problems.

Attitudes:
Does not receive or give feedback.
Does not reflect on or recognize areas for improvement.
Does not recognize the values or ethical principles of the field.
Does not take responsibility for their part in group work.
Behaves unprofessionally.
Does not recognize the impact of their actions on sustainable development, economy, or the promotion of well-being.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Knowledge:
Can recognize, name, and define individual phenomena and basic concepts related to the course.
Utilizes professional knowledge.

Skills:
Completes given tasks with guidance.
Is familiar with different practices but cannot justify their choices or apply their learning according to the situation.

Attitudes:
Can selectively receive and give feedback.
Examines and evaluates things from their own perspective.
Recognizes values and ethical principles important to their field.
Takes responsibility only for their own part in group work.
Recognizes their interaction skills.
Recognizes what constitutes professional behavior.
Has limited recognition of the impact of their actions on sustainable development, economy, and well-being.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Knowledge:
Structures the relationships between phenomena and concepts related to the course. Can explain, compare, and organize things in relation to each other.
Utilizes professional knowledge as well as some scientific knowledge.

Skills:
Can independently choose the most suitable course of action from different alternatives and attempts to justify their choice.
Can apply, draft plans, and delineate tasks. Solves problems.
Can search for and evaluate different practices and solution options.

Attitudes:
Can actively and constructively receive and give feedback.
Examines and evaluates things from both their own and the immediate community’s perspective.
Has adopted the values and ethical principles of the field and acts according to guidelines.
Can act responsibly and participates in developing their interaction and teamwork skills.
Behaves professionally.
Can describe and evaluate the impact of their actions on sustainable development, economy, and well-being.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Knowledge:
Understands the broad entities of the course and the cause-effect relationships between them. Can analyze, apply, and integrate into a professional context.
Can justify actions using scientific knowledge.

Skills:
Can search for and evaluate different practices and solution options.
Is able to justify their choices and experiment with new practices.
Can creatively combine solutions or develop well-justified operational models.

Attitudes:
Uses feedback systematically as a tool for their own and their community's professional growth. Changes their actions based on feedback.
Can actively reflect on their own skills and the operational model of the community.
Can flexibly apply the ethical principles of the field in various value conflict situations.
Acts responsibly, committedly, and constructively in collaboration. Develops the interaction within the group, considering the requirements and needs of the community and their own field.
Behaves professionally and can guide others in professional behavior.
Understands the impact of their actions on sustainable development, economy, and the promotion of well-being. Can also act proactively in these areas.

Objective

FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING SCIENCE, ETHICS, AND EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING 5 CR HOFI

The study unit is arranged entirely in English

Objectives

The student will
• be familiar with the key concepts, values, ethical principles, and national and international guidelines in nursing
• know how to apply the values and ethical principles of nursing in nursing care, health care services and digital services
• be familiar with evidence-based practice in nursing
• know how to search for information using the most common health sciences databases

Content

Contents
• Key concepts of epistemology and ethics
• Ethical approach in nursing
• Identification and handling of ethical problems
• Nursing science as a discipline
• Evidence-based practice – concepts and bases for nursing care
• Information seeking studies 1 cr

Materials

Some Finnish laws and decrees

Exam material:
Articles and documents in the Its learning platform.
E-books:
Nursing Law and Ethics, edited by John Tingle, and Alan Cribb, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/turkuamk-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1407862.
Part 1, Chapter 2, Part 2 Chapters 7 and 8.
Understanding Nursing Research : Building an Evidence-Based Practice by Susan K. Grove, , Jennifer R. Gray, , and Nancy Burns. PUBLISHER Elsevier. 2014.
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/turkuamk-ebooks/reader.action?docID=2074592
Chapter 1

Teaching methods

Learning discussions
Group work and supervised discussions
Learning diary
Independent task-based work
Scientific writing
Analyzing videos
Seminar presentation
Individual exam
Online course on information seeking (Info Seeking Online Course): Independent learning online, individual assignments to learn to seek information efficiently

International connections

We use collaborative and individual learning methods in this course.
Learning discussions
Group work and supervised discussions
Independent reflective assignments

Completion alternatives

-

Student workload

5 cr (5 x 27h) = 135 h
1 credit is 27 hours of student work
Interaction during lessons and learning cafe (0,5 cr)
Nursing science and evidence-based practice (1 cr)
Learning Diary (0,5 cr)
Seminar report and presentation (1 cr)
Individual exam (1 cr)
Info Seeking Online Course (1 cr)

Content scheduling

Themes:
1. Values and ethical principles in nursing
2. Moral theories and ethical dilemmas in nursing
3. Nursing science and evidence-based practice
4. Seminar work and scientific reporting
5. Information retrieval

Schedule for Info Skills Online Course 1 op (teaching language is Finnish):
Starting info (30 minutes)
Guidance session (1 h)
Info Skills Online Course ends 13.12.2024

Further information

ItsLearning platform

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

4 cr (4 x 27h) = 108 h
1 credit is 27 hours of student work:

Learning café and Learning diary (1 cr) approved/ failed
Nursing science and evidence-based practice (1 cr) group assignment to be made during a lesson approved/ failed approved/ failed
Seminar report and presentation (1 cr) numeral evaluation 0-5
Group and individual exam (1 cr) numeral evaluation 0-5

The students input and participation in the group work may have an effect on the individual grade.
The course grade is the average of the numeral evaluations.

Objective

FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING SCIENCE, ETHICS, AND EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING 5 CR HOFI

The study unit is arranged entirely in English

Objectives

The student will
• be familiar with the key concepts, values, ethical principles, and national and international guidelines in nursing
• know how to apply the values and ethical principles of nursing in nursing care, health care services and digital services
• be familiar with evidence-based practice in nursing
• know how to search for information using the most common health sciences databases

Content

Contents
• Key concepts of epistemology and ethics
• Ethical approach in nursing
• Identification and handling of ethical problems
• Nursing science as a discipline
• Evidence-based practice – concepts and bases for nursing care
• Information seeking studies 1 cr

Materials

Some Finnish laws and decrees

Exam material:
Articles and documents in the Its learning platform.
E-books:
Nursing Law and Ethics, edited by John Tingle, and Alan Cribb, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/turkuamk-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1407862.
Part 1, Chapter 2, Part 2 Chapters 7 and 8.
Understanding Nursing Research : Building an Evidence-Based Practice by Susan K. Grove, , Jennifer R. Gray, , and Nancy Burns. PUBLISHER Elsevier. 2014.
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/turkuamk-ebooks/reader.action?docID=2074592
Chapter 1

Teaching methods

Learning discussions
Group work and supervised discussions
Learning diary
Independent task-based work
Scientific writing
Analyzing videos
Seminar presentation
Individual exam
Online course on information seeking (Info Seeking Online Course): Independent learning online, individual assignments to learn to seek information efficiently

International connections

We use collaborative and individual learning methods in this course.
Learning discussions
Group work and supervised discussions
Independent reflective assignments

Completion alternatives

-

Student workload

5 cr (5 x 27h) = 135 h
1 credit is 27 hours of student work
Interaction during lessons and learning cafe (0,5 cr)
Nursing science and evidence-based practice (1 cr)
Learning Diary (0,5 cr)
Seminar report and presentation (1 cr)
Individual exam (1 cr)
Info Seeking Online Course (1 cr)

Content scheduling

Themes:
1. Values and ethical principles in nursing
2. Moral theories and ethical dilemmas in nursing
3. Nursing science and evidence-based practice
4. Seminar work and scientific reporting
5. Information retrieval

Schedule for Info Skills Online Course (teaching language is Finnish):
Starting info (30 minutes)
Guidance session (1 h)
Info Skills Online Course ends

Further information

ItsLearning platform

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

4 cr (4 x 27h) = 108 h
1 credit is 27 hours of student work:

Learning café and Learning diary (1 cr) approved/ failed
Nursing science and evidence-based practice (1 cr) group assignment to be made during a lesson approved/ failed approved/ failed
Seminar report and presentation (1 cr) numeral evaluation 0-5
Group and individual exam (1 cr) numeral evaluation 0-5

The students input and participation in the group work may have an effect on the individual grade.
The course grade is the average of the numeral evaluations.

Objective

FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING SCIENCE, ETHICS, AND EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING 5 CR HOFI

The study unit is arranged entirely in English

Objectives

The student will
• be familiar with the key concepts, values, ethical principles, and national and international guidelines in nursing
• know how to apply the values and ethical principles of nursing in nursing care, health care services and digital services
• be familiar with evidence-based practice in nursing
• know how to search for information using the most common health sciences databases

Content

Contents
• Key concepts of epistemology and ethics
• Ethical approach in nursing
• Identification and handling of ethical problems
• Nursing science as a discipline
• Evidence-based practice – concepts and bases for nursing care
• Information seeking studies 1 cr

Materials

Some Finnish laws and decrees

Exam material:
Articles and documents in the Its learning platform.
E-books:
Nursing Law and Ethics, edited by John Tingle, and Alan Cribb, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/turkuamk-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1407862.
Part 1, Chapter 2, Part 2 Chapters 7 and 8.
Understanding Nursing Research : Building an Evidence-Based Practice by Susan K. Grove, , Jennifer R. Gray, , and Nancy Burns. PUBLISHER Elsevier. 2014.
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/turkuamk-ebooks/reader.action?docID=2074592
Chapter 1

Teaching methods

Learning discussions
Group work and supervised discussions
Learning diary
Independent task-based work
Scientific writing
Analyzing videos
Seminar presentation
Exam
Online course on information seeking (Info Seeking Online Course): Independent learning online, individual assignments to learn to seek information efficiently

International connections

We use collaborative and individual learning methods in this course.
Learning discussions
Group work and supervised discussions
Independent reflective assignments

Student workload

5 cr (5 x 27h) = 135 h
1 credit is 27 hours of student work
Interaction during lessons and learning cafe (0,5 cr)
Nursing science and evidence-based practice (1 cr)
Learning Diary (0,5 cr)
Seminar report and presentation (1 cr)
Exam (1 cr)
Info Seeking Online Course (1 cr)

Content scheduling

Themes:
1. Values and ethical principles in nursing
2. Moral theories and ethical dilemmas in nursing
3. Nursing science and evidence-based practice
4. Seminar work and scientific reporting
5. Information retrieval

Further information

ItsLearning platform

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

4 cr (4 x 27h) = 108 h
1 credit is 27 hours of student work:

Learning café and Learning diary (1 cr) approved/ failed
Nursing science and evidence-based practice (1 cr) group assignment to be made during a lesson approved/ failed approved/ failed
Seminar report and presentation (1 cr) numeral evaluation 0-5
Exam (1 cr) numeral evaluation 0-5

The students input and participation in the group work may have an effect on the individual grade.
The course grade is the average of the numeral evaluations.

Objective

ADVANCED STUDIES IN GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING 5 ECTS GEHO

Objectives
• Students will deepen their knowledge of age-related policies, the service system for the elderly and nursing for the elderly.
• Students will understand how the physiology of ageing and age-related changes are linked to the manifestations of illness and problems related to treatment.
• Students will gain insight into the special questions that must be taken into account when treating the elderly, such as ill-treatment and prevention of accidents
• Students will strengthen their competence in the safe medication of the elderly
• Students will learn about the possibilities of gerontechnology in supporting the independence and functional capacity of the elderly.
• Students will learn to cooperate within a multiprofessional network to plan, carry out and assess guidance and education to help the elderly achieve and maintain their well-being, health and functional capacity.
• Students will learn to assess the need for comprehensive care and to survey functional capacity and use this information to plan the coordination, implementation and evaluation of care and service.
• Students will learn to assess the need for care of elderly patients and how to make independent decisions regarding necessary measures.
• Students will learn to adhere to the values and ethical principles of nursing in their work.

Content

Contents
• Ageing-related illnesses and changes in functional capacity
• Special questions in the treatment of the elderly
• Special features of pharmacotherapy for the elderly
• Gerotechnology as a support for the independence and functional capacity of the elderly
• Comprehensive assessment and promotion of the functional capacity and health of the elderly
• Assessment of the need for care of and administration of care to an elderly patient suffering from acute illness
• Ethical questions related to the treatment of elderly patients

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

NURSING IN OUTPATIENT HEALTH CARE 8 ETCS AVOHA

Objectives:

Student
• knows the basics of vaccination (online course on vaccination skills)
• practises the planning, implementation and assessment of customer-oriented care and guidance (e.g. the care of persons with disabilities and persons with intellectual disabilities, home care, home hospital, etc.) in public and private care institutions and at the Sun klinikka clinic.
• is able to help and support different people in sudden and long-term health changes and is aware of the limits of their own resources and competences
• knows how to plan and implement health-promoting guidance
• can establish a good care relationship in different work environments
• knows how to work in multidisciplinary work groups
• applies evidence-based knowledge and uses it in nursing work and its development
• advances their competence in pharmacotherapy in different areas of nursing (Medication Passport)
• depending on the possibilities, learns more about the special features of acute care, maternity care, nursing of children, young people and families, long-term medical care, medical surgical nursing, mental health and psychiatric nursing, nursing of persons with disabilities, nursing of the elderly, palliative nursing and terminal care clinical nursing

Content

Contents:
· Planning, implementation, evaluation and recording of evidence-based nursing
· Practising key functions of nursing in accordance with the learning environment and the needs of patients/clients
· Practising the basics of empowering patient guidance with the patient/client and their family and friends
· Knowledge of the structure of the social and health care service system and practising service guidance with clients/patients and their families
· Further understanding of the basics of pharmacotherapy

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Qualifications

Basics of Pharmacotherapy, Drug Dosage Calculation

Objective

NURSING IN BASIC HEALTH CARE 8 ECTS PETHA

Objectives:
Students will
• Gain proficiency in planning, providing and evaluating customer-centred care and guidance (e.g. in palliative care, treatment of the developmentally disabled and disabled, home care, hospital at home activities, etc.) at public and private health centres and in various projects
• Learn to help and support people dealing with acute and long-term health changes and will become aware of their own resources and limits of competence
• Learn to plan and provide guidance related to the promotion of health
• Be able to establish a good nurse-patient relationship in various work environments
• Learn to work in multiprofessional work groups
• Commit themselves to entrepreneurial activities in various learning environments
• Learn to apply evidence-based information and use it to perform and develop nursing
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)

Content

Contents:
• Key nursing activities according to the learning environment and the needs of the patients/customers
• Clinical examination performed on real patients/customers
• The fundamentals of empowering patient counselling with patients/customers and their family members
• Provision of evidence-based nursing and counselling services
• Structure of the social and health service system, service guidance with customers/patients and their family members
• More profound skills in pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

NURSING IN BASIC HEALTH CARE 8 ECTS PETHA

Objectives:
Students will
• Gain proficiency in planning, providing and evaluating customer-centred care and guidance (e.g. in palliative care, treatment of the developmentally disabled and disabled, home care, hospital at home activities, etc.) at public and private health centres and in various projects
• Learn to help and support people dealing with acute and long-term health changes and will become aware of their own resources and limits of competence
• Learn to plan and provide guidance related to the promotion of health
• Be able to establish a good nurse-patient relationship in various work environments
• Learn to work in multiprofessional work groups
• Commit themselves to entrepreneurial activities in various learning environments
• Learn to apply evidence-based information and use it to perform and develop nursing
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)

Content

Contents:
• Key nursing activities according to the learning environment and the needs of the patients/customers
• Clinical examination performed on real patients/customers
• The fundamentals of empowering patient counselling with patients/customers and their family members
• Provision of evidence-based nursing and counselling services
• Structure of the social and health service system, service guidance with customers/patients and their family members
• More profound skills in pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

NURSING IN BASIC HEALTH CARE 8 ECTS PETHA

Objectives:
Students will
• Gain proficiency in planning, providing and evaluating customer-centred care and guidance (e.g. in palliative care, treatment of the developmentally disabled and disabled, home care, hospital at home activities, etc.) at public and private health centres and in various projects
• Learn to help and support people dealing with acute and long-term health changes and will become aware of their own resources and limits of competence
• Learn to plan and provide guidance related to the promotion of health
• Be able to establish a good nurse-patient relationship in various work environments
• Learn to work in multiprofessional work groups
• Commit themselves to entrepreneurial activities in various learning environments
• Learn to apply evidence-based information and use it to perform and develop nursing
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)

Content

Contents:
• Key nursing activities according to the learning environment and the needs of the patients/customers
• Clinical examination performed on real patients/customers
• The fundamentals of empowering patient counselling with patients/customers and their family members
• Provision of evidence-based nursing and counselling services
• Structure of the social and health service system, service guidance with customers/patients and their family members
• More profound skills in pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

NURSING IN BASIC HEALTH CARE 8 ECTS PETHA

Objectives:
Students will
• Gain proficiency in planning, providing and evaluating customer-centred care and guidance (e.g. in palliative care, treatment of the developmentally disabled and disabled, home care, hospital at home activities, etc.) at public and private health centres and in various projects
• Learn to help and support people dealing with acute and long-term health changes and will become aware of their own resources and limits of competence
• Learn to plan and provide guidance related to the promotion of health
• Be able to establish a good nurse-patient relationship in various work environments
• Learn to work in multiprofessional work groups
• Commit themselves to entrepreneurial activities in various learning environments
• Learn to apply evidence-based information and use it to perform and develop nursing
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)

Content

Contents:
• Key nursing activities according to the learning environment and the needs of the patients/customers
• Clinical examination performed on real patients/customers
• The fundamentals of empowering patient counselling with patients/customers and their family members
• Provision of evidence-based nursing and counselling services
• Structure of the social and health service system, service guidance with customers/patients and their family members
• More profound skills in pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

NURSING IN BASIC HEALTH CARE 8 ECTS PETHA

Objectives:
Students will
• Gain proficiency in planning, providing and evaluating customer-centred care and guidance (e.g. in palliative care, treatment of the developmentally disabled and disabled, home care, hospital at home activities, etc.) at public and private health centres and in various projects
• Learn to help and support people dealing with acute and long-term health changes and will become aware of their own resources and limits of competence
• Learn to plan and provide guidance related to the promotion of health
• Be able to establish a good nurse-patient relationship in various work environments
• Learn to work in multiprofessional work groups
• Commit themselves to entrepreneurial activities in various learning environments
• Learn to apply evidence-based information and use it to perform and develop nursing
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)

Content

Contents:
• Key nursing activities according to the learning environment and the needs of the patients/customers
• Clinical examination performed on real patients/customers
• The fundamentals of empowering patient counselling with patients/customers and their family members
• Provision of evidence-based nursing and counselling services
• Structure of the social and health service system, service guidance with customers/patients and their family members
• More profound skills in pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

NURSING IN BASIC HEALTH CARE 8 ECTS PETHA

Objectives:
Students will
• Gain proficiency in planning, providing and evaluating customer-centred care and guidance (e.g. in palliative care, treatment of the developmentally disabled and disabled, home care, hospital at home activities, etc.) at public and private health centres and in various projects
• Learn to help and support people dealing with acute and long-term health changes and will become aware of their own resources and limits of competence
• Learn to plan and provide guidance related to the promotion of health
• Be able to establish a good nurse-patient relationship in various work environments
• Learn to work in multiprofessional work groups
• Commit themselves to entrepreneurial activities in various learning environments
• Learn to apply evidence-based information and use it to perform and develop nursing
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)

Content

Contents:
• Key nursing activities according to the learning environment and the needs of the patients/customers
• Clinical examination performed on real patients/customers
• The fundamentals of empowering patient counselling with patients/customers and their family members
• Provision of evidence-based nursing and counselling services
• Structure of the social and health service system, service guidance with customers/patients and their family members
• More profound skills in pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Nursing in Clinical and Home Services, 3 ECTS HOVA

Objectives:
Students will
• Know how to assess the need for care and help customers in the reception duties of social and health services
• Learn to work in a customer-driven manner and support customers’ systematic self-care and commitment to care in reception duties
• Know how to use electronic services and communication technologies to guide and treat customers in reception duties
• Know how to select the most appropriate customer-driven training and guidance methods
• Know how to ensure occupational and patient safety in reception duties
• Enhance their skills in the clinical examination of patients’ vital functions, using the related equipment, monitor the patients’ condition and know how to apply these skills in the treatment of patients
• Know how to plan, provide and assess nursing in a home environment in terms of ethics

Content

Contents
• Interviewing patients and surveying their overall condition
• Customer-driven approach in interacting with patients and their family members
• Telephone conversations, chats, video meetings and digital services as modes of support
• Empowering patient counselling and training and self-care support
• Home care and key support methods applied in hospital at home activities
• Following ethical principles in services provided in a home environment

Preclinical training
Assessment of the need for care and clinical examination of a patient 1 ECTS
Assessment of the need for care when seeing a patient:
o Assessment of the urgency of the need for care TRIAGE
o Urgency assessment approach ABCDE
o NEWS
• Clinical examination of a patient:
o Identification and examination of vital functions: blood circulation, respiration, consciousness, metabolism/excretion, abdomen, musculoskeletal system, ear, nose and throat, eyes, neurology
o Clinical examination equipment

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Nursing in Clinical and Home Services, 3 ECTS HOVA

Objectives:
Students will
• Know how to assess the need for care and help customers in the reception duties of social and health services
• Learn to work in a customer-driven manner and support customers’ systematic self-care and commitment to care in reception duties
• Know how to use electronic services and communication technologies to guide and treat customers in reception duties
• Know how to select the most appropriate customer-driven training and guidance methods
• Know how to ensure occupational and patient safety in reception duties
• Enhance their skills in the clinical examination of patients’ vital functions, using the related equipment, monitor the patients’ condition and know how to apply these skills in the treatment of patients
• Know how to plan, provide and assess nursing in a home environment in terms of ethics

Content

Contents
• Interviewing patients and surveying their overall condition
• Customer-driven approach in interacting with patients and their family members
• Telephone conversations, chats, video meetings and digital services as modes of support
• Empowering patient counselling and training and self-care support
• Home care and key support methods applied in hospital at home activities
• Following ethical principles in services provided in a home environment

Preclinical training
Assessment of the need for care and clinical examination of a patient 1 ECTS
Assessment of the need for care when seeing a patient:
o Assessment of the urgency of the need for care TRIAGE
o Urgency assessment approach ABCDE
o NEWS
• Clinical examination of a patient:
o Identification and examination of vital functions: blood circulation, respiration, consciousness, metabolism/excretion, abdomen, musculoskeletal system, ear, nose and throat, eyes, neurology
o Clinical examination equipment

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Nursing in Clinical and Home Services, 3 ECTS HOVA

Objectives:
Students will
• Know how to assess the need for care and help customers in the reception duties of social and health services
• Learn to work in a customer-driven manner and support customers’ systematic self-care and commitment to care in reception duties
• Know how to use electronic services and communication technologies to guide and treat customers in reception duties
• Know how to select the most appropriate customer-driven training and guidance methods
• Know how to ensure occupational and patient safety in reception duties
• Enhance their skills in the clinical examination of patients’ vital functions, using the related equipment, monitor the patients’ condition and know how to apply these skills in the treatment of patients
• Know how to plan, provide and assess nursing in a home environment in terms of ethics

Content

Contents
• Interviewing patients and surveying their overall condition
• Customer-driven approach in interacting with patients and their family members
• Telephone conversations, chats, video meetings and digital services as modes of support
• Empowering patient counselling and training and self-care support
• Home care and key support methods applied in hospital at home activities
• Following ethical principles in services provided in a home environment

Preclinical training
Assessment of the need for care and clinical examination of a patient 1 ECTS
Assessment of the need for care when seeing a patient:
o Assessment of the urgency of the need for care TRIAGE
o Urgency assessment approach ABCDE
o NEWS
• Clinical examination of a patient:
o Identification and examination of vital functions: blood circulation, respiration, consciousness, metabolism/excretion, abdomen, musculoskeletal system, ear, nose and throat, eyes, neurology
o Clinical examination equipment

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Nursing in Clinical and Home Services, 3 ECTS HOVA

Objectives:
Students will
• Know how to assess the need for care and help customers in the reception duties of social and health services
• Learn to work in a customer-driven manner and support customers’ systematic self-care and commitment to care in reception duties
• Know how to use electronic services and communication technologies to guide and treat customers in reception duties
• Know how to select the most appropriate customer-driven training and guidance methods
• Know how to ensure occupational and patient safety in reception duties
• Enhance their skills in the clinical examination of patients’ vital functions, using the related equipment, monitor the patients’ condition and know how to apply these skills in the treatment of patients
• Know how to plan, provide and assess nursing in a home environment in terms of ethics

Content

Contents
• Interviewing patients and surveying their overall condition
• Customer-driven approach in interacting with patients and their family members
• Telephone conversations, chats, video meetings and digital services as modes of support
• Empowering patient counselling and training and self-care support
• Home care and key support methods applied in hospital at home activities
• Following ethical principles in services provided in a home environment

Preclinical training
Assessment of the need for care and clinical examination of a patient 1 ECTS
Assessment of the need for care when seeing a patient:
o Assessment of the urgency of the need for care TRIAGE
o Urgency assessment approach ABCDE
o NEWS
• Clinical examination of a patient:
o Identification and examination of vital functions: blood circulation, respiration, consciousness, metabolism/excretion, abdomen, musculoskeletal system, ear, nose and throat, eyes, neurology
o Clinical examination equipment

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Nursing in Clinical and Home Services, 3 ECTS HOVA

Objectives:
Students will
• Know how to assess the need for care and help customers in the reception duties of social and health services
• Learn to work in a customer-driven manner and support customers’ systematic self-care and commitment to care in reception duties
• Know how to use electronic services and communication technologies to guide and treat customers in reception duties
• Know how to select the most appropriate customer-driven training and guidance methods
• Know how to ensure occupational and patient safety in reception duties
• Enhance their skills in the clinical examination of patients’ vital functions, using the related equipment, monitor the patients’ condition and know how to apply these skills in the treatment of patients
• Know how to plan, provide and assess nursing in a home environment in terms of ethics

Content

Contents
• Interviewing patients and surveying their overall condition
• Customer-driven approach in interacting with patients and their family members
• Telephone conversations, chats, video meetings and digital services as modes of support
• Empowering patient counselling and training and self-care support
• Home care and key support methods applied in hospital at home activities
• Following ethical principles in services provided in a home environment

Preclinical training
Assessment of the need for care and clinical examination of a patient 1 ECTS
Assessment of the need for care when seeing a patient:
o Assessment of the urgency of the need for care TRIAGE
o Urgency assessment approach ABCDE
o NEWS
• Clinical examination of a patient:
o Identification and examination of vital functions: blood circulation, respiration, consciousness, metabolism/excretion, abdomen, musculoskeletal system, ear, nose and throat, eyes, neurology
o Clinical examination equipment

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

SPECIALIZATION IN NURSING 1 7 ECTS ERI1

Objectives:
Students will
• Know how to act in various social welfare and health care environments and support parenthood during pregnancy or after childbirth
• Know how to pay attention to the special characteristics of maternity nursing
• Know how to promote the sexual health of people of different ages
• Know how to apply the knowledge base of child, adolescent and family nursing when treating children of different ages in a family-oriented and health-promoting manner
• Know how to pay attention to the special characteristics of nursing children and adolescents
• Gain further proficiency in determining the need for child or adolescent nursing and the related processes of planning, implementation and evaluation while working in a multiprofessional team
• Know how to perform pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy of children and adolescents under supervision
• Know how to support and counsel children, adolescents and families in different matters concerning health and illness
• Learn to make decisions that require nursing expertise in cooperation with children, adolescents and families and other professional groups, as well as to support their resources to promote their health
• Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current evidence-based knowledge of nursing of children and adolescents

Content

Contents
• Development of parenthood and various modes of support in different operating environments of social welfare and health care
• Various counselling situations and methods during pregnancy and the postpartum period
• Addressing sexuality
• Sexual education and the related methods
• Applying the knowledge base of nursing children and adolescents in nursing by paying attention to children of different ages, adolescents and their families
• Practising the nursing methods of supporting the growth and development of children and adolescents by paying attention to patient safety and the special characteristics of different patient groups
• Clinical examination and observation of child patients, applying examination and test results in the clinical decision-making process
• Applying evidence-based information in the nursing of children and adolescents and the development of nursing
• Prevention and treatment of common paediatric diseases and the related rehabilitation and assessment methods
• Oral and written communication
• Performing pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy on children and adolescents under supervision
• Applying health care technology in the nursing of children and adolescents
• Self-assessment of work and professional development in the context of nursing of children and adolescents

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

SPECIALIZATION IN NURSING 1 7 ECTS ERI1

Objectives:
Students will
• Know how to act in various social welfare and health care environments and support parenthood during pregnancy or after childbirth
• Know how to pay attention to the special characteristics of maternity nursing
• Know how to promote the sexual health of people of different ages
• Know how to apply the knowledge base of child, adolescent and family nursing when treating children of different ages in a family-oriented and health-promoting manner
• Know how to pay attention to the special characteristics of nursing children and adolescents
• Gain further proficiency in determining the need for child or adolescent nursing and the related processes of planning, implementation and evaluation while working in a multiprofessional team
• Know how to perform pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy of children and adolescents under supervision
• Know how to support and counsel children, adolescents and families in different matters concerning health and illness
• Learn to make decisions that require nursing expertise in cooperation with children, adolescents and families and other professional groups, as well as to support their resources to promote their health
• Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current evidence-based knowledge of nursing of children and adolescents

Content

Contents
• Development of parenthood and various modes of support in different operating environments of social welfare and health care
• Various counselling situations and methods during pregnancy and the postpartum period
• Addressing sexuality
• Sexual education and the related methods
• Applying the knowledge base of nursing children and adolescents in nursing by paying attention to children of different ages, adolescents and their families
• Practising the nursing methods of supporting the growth and development of children and adolescents by paying attention to patient safety and the special characteristics of different patient groups
• Clinical examination and observation of child patients, applying examination and test results in the clinical decision-making process
• Applying evidence-based information in the nursing of children and adolescents and the development of nursing
• Prevention and treatment of common paediatric diseases and the related rehabilitation and assessment methods
• Oral and written communication
• Performing pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy on children and adolescents under supervision
• Applying health care technology in the nursing of children and adolescents
• Self-assessment of work and professional development in the context of nursing of children and adolescents

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

SPECIALIZATION IN NURSING 1 7 ECTS ERI1

Objectives:
Students will
• Know how to act in various social welfare and health care environments and support parenthood during pregnancy or after childbirth
• Know how to pay attention to the special characteristics of maternity nursing
• Know how to promote the sexual health of people of different ages
• Know how to apply the knowledge base of child, adolescent and family nursing when treating children of different ages in a family-oriented and health-promoting manner
• Know how to pay attention to the special characteristics of nursing children and adolescents
• Gain further proficiency in determining the need for child or adolescent nursing and the related processes of planning, implementation and evaluation while working in a multiprofessional team
• Know how to perform pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy of children and adolescents under supervision
• Know how to support and counsel children, adolescents and families in different matters concerning health and illness
• Learn to make decisions that require nursing expertise in cooperation with children, adolescents and families and other professional groups, as well as to support their resources to promote their health
• Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current evidence-based knowledge of nursing of children and adolescents

Content

Contents
• Development of parenthood and various modes of support in different operating environments of social welfare and health care
• Various counselling situations and methods during pregnancy and the postpartum period
• Addressing sexuality
• Sexual education and the related methods
• Applying the knowledge base of nursing children and adolescents in nursing by paying attention to children of different ages, adolescents and their families
• Practising the nursing methods of supporting the growth and development of children and adolescents by paying attention to patient safety and the special characteristics of different patient groups
• Clinical examination and observation of child patients, applying examination and test results in the clinical decision-making process
• Applying evidence-based information in the nursing of children and adolescents and the development of nursing
• Prevention and treatment of common paediatric diseases and the related rehabilitation and assessment methods
• Oral and written communication
• Performing pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy on children and adolescents under supervision
• Applying health care technology in the nursing of children and adolescents
• Self-assessment of work and professional development in the context of nursing of children and adolescents

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

SPECIALIZATION IN NURSING 1 7 ECTS ERI1

Objectives:
Students will
• Know how to act in various social welfare and health care environments and support parenthood during pregnancy or after childbirth
• Know how to pay attention to the special characteristics of maternity nursing
• Know how to promote the sexual health of people of different ages
• Know how to apply the knowledge base of child, adolescent and family nursing when treating children of different ages in a family-oriented and health-promoting manner
• Know how to pay attention to the special characteristics of nursing children and adolescents
• Gain further proficiency in determining the need for child or adolescent nursing and the related processes of planning, implementation and evaluation while working in a multiprofessional team
• Know how to perform pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy of children and adolescents under supervision
• Know how to support and counsel children, adolescents and families in different matters concerning health and illness
• Learn to make decisions that require nursing expertise in cooperation with children, adolescents and families and other professional groups, as well as to support their resources to promote their health
• Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current evidence-based knowledge of nursing of children and adolescents

Content

Contents
• Development of parenthood and various modes of support in different operating environments of social welfare and health care
• Various counselling situations and methods during pregnancy and the postpartum period
• Addressing sexuality
• Sexual education and the related methods
• Applying the knowledge base of nursing children and adolescents in nursing by paying attention to children of different ages, adolescents and their families
• Practising the nursing methods of supporting the growth and development of children and adolescents by paying attention to patient safety and the special characteristics of different patient groups
• Clinical examination and observation of child patients, applying examination and test results in the clinical decision-making process
• Applying evidence-based information in the nursing of children and adolescents and the development of nursing
• Prevention and treatment of common paediatric diseases and the related rehabilitation and assessment methods
• Oral and written communication
• Performing pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy on children and adolescents under supervision
• Applying health care technology in the nursing of children and adolescents
• Self-assessment of work and professional development in the context of nursing of children and adolescents

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

SPECIALIZATION IN NURSING 1 7 ECTS ERI1

Objectives:
Students will
• Know how to act in various social welfare and health care environments and support parenthood during pregnancy or after childbirth
• Know how to pay attention to the special characteristics of maternity nursing
• Know how to promote the sexual health of people of different ages
• Know how to apply the knowledge base of child, adolescent and family nursing when treating children of different ages in a family-oriented and health-promoting manner
• Know how to pay attention to the special characteristics of nursing children and adolescents
• Gain further proficiency in determining the need for child or adolescent nursing and the related processes of planning, implementation and evaluation while working in a multiprofessional team
• Know how to perform pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy of children and adolescents under supervision
• Know how to support and counsel children, adolescents and families in different matters concerning health and illness
• Learn to make decisions that require nursing expertise in cooperation with children, adolescents and families and other professional groups, as well as to support their resources to promote their health
• Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current evidence-based knowledge of nursing of children and adolescents

Content

Contents
• Development of parenthood and various modes of support in different operating environments of social welfare and health care
• Various counselling situations and methods during pregnancy and the postpartum period
• Addressing sexuality
• Sexual education and the related methods
• Applying the knowledge base of nursing children and adolescents in nursing by paying attention to children of different ages, adolescents and their families
• Practising the nursing methods of supporting the growth and development of children and adolescents by paying attention to patient safety and the special characteristics of different patient groups
• Clinical examination and observation of child patients, applying examination and test results in the clinical decision-making process
• Applying evidence-based information in the nursing of children and adolescents and the development of nursing
• Prevention and treatment of common paediatric diseases and the related rehabilitation and assessment methods
• Oral and written communication
• Performing pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy on children and adolescents under supervision
• Applying health care technology in the nursing of children and adolescents
• Self-assessment of work and professional development in the context of nursing of children and adolescents

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

SPECIALIZATION IN NURSING 1 7 ECTS ERI1

Objectives:
Students will
• Know how to act in various social welfare and health care environments and support parenthood during pregnancy or after childbirth
• Know how to pay attention to the special characteristics of maternity nursing
• Know how to promote the sexual health of people of different ages
• Know how to apply the knowledge base of child, adolescent and family nursing when treating children of different ages in a family-oriented and health-promoting manner
• Know how to pay attention to the special characteristics of nursing children and adolescents
• Gain further proficiency in determining the need for child or adolescent nursing and the related processes of planning, implementation and evaluation while working in a multiprofessional team
• Know how to perform pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy of children and adolescents under supervision
• Know how to support and counsel children, adolescents and families in different matters concerning health and illness
• Learn to make decisions that require nursing expertise in cooperation with children, adolescents and families and other professional groups, as well as to support their resources to promote their health
• Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current evidence-based knowledge of nursing of children and adolescents

Content

Contents
• Development of parenthood and various modes of support in different operating environments of social welfare and health care
• Various counselling situations and methods during pregnancy and the postpartum period
• Addressing sexuality
• Sexual education and the related methods
• Applying the knowledge base of nursing children and adolescents in nursing by paying attention to children of different ages, adolescents and their families
• Practising the nursing methods of supporting the growth and development of children and adolescents by paying attention to patient safety and the special characteristics of different patient groups
• Clinical examination and observation of child patients, applying examination and test results in the clinical decision-making process
• Applying evidence-based information in the nursing of children and adolescents and the development of nursing
• Prevention and treatment of common paediatric diseases and the related rehabilitation and assessment methods
• Oral and written communication
• Performing pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy on children and adolescents under supervision
• Applying health care technology in the nursing of children and adolescents
• Self-assessment of work and professional development in the context of nursing of children and adolescents

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Specialization in Nursing 2 7 ECTS ERI 2

Objectives
Students will
• Gain further proficiency in determining the need for, planning, administering and evaluating patient care
• Learn to support and provide guidance to patients and their family members
• Learn to make decisions requiring nursing expertise in cooperation with the patient and other professional groups, as well as to support the patient’s resources to promote the patient’s health
• Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current knowledge
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)
• Master the special features of clinical nursing and related documentation

Content

Contents:
• Assessment of the need for care and planning, performing and evaluating the treatment of a patient
• Pharmacotherapy
• Ethical challenges of care
• Patient counselling and documentation

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Specialization in Nursing 2 7 ECTS ERI 2

Objectives
Students will
• Gain further proficiency in determining the need for, planning, administering and evaluating patient care
• Learn to support and provide guidance to patients and their family members
• Learn to make decisions requiring nursing expertise in cooperation with the patient and other professional groups, as well as to support the patient’s resources to promote the patient’s health
• Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current knowledge
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)
• Master the special features of clinical nursing and related documentation

Content

Contents:
• Assessment of the need for care and planning, performing and evaluating the treatment of a patient
• Pharmacotherapy
• Ethical challenges of care
• Patient counselling and documentation

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Specialization in Nursing 2 7 ECTS ERI 2

Objectives
Students will
• Gain further proficiency in determining the need for, planning, administering and evaluating patient care
• Learn to support and provide guidance to patients and their family members
• Learn to make decisions requiring nursing expertise in cooperation with the patient and other professional groups, as well as to support the patient’s resources to promote the patient’s health
• Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current knowledge
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)
• Master the special features of clinical nursing and related documentation

Content

Contents:
• Assessment of the need for care and planning, performing and evaluating the treatment of a patient
• Pharmacotherapy
• Ethical challenges of care
• Patient counselling and documentation

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Specialization in Nursing 2 7 ECTS ERI 2

Objectives
Students will
• Gain further proficiency in determining the need for, planning, administering and evaluating patient care
• Learn to support and provide guidance to patients and their family members
• Learn to make decisions requiring nursing expertise in cooperation with the patient and other professional groups, as well as to support the patient’s resources to promote the patient’s health
• Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current knowledge
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)
• Master the special features of clinical nursing and related documentation

Content

Contents:
• Assessment of the need for care and planning, performing and evaluating the treatment of a patient
• Pharmacotherapy
• Ethical challenges of care
• Patient counselling and documentation

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Specialization in Nursing 2 7 ECTS ERI 2

Objectives
Students will
• Gain further proficiency in determining the need for, planning, administering and evaluating patient care
• Learn to support and provide guidance to patients and their family members
• Learn to make decisions requiring nursing expertise in cooperation with the patient and other professional groups, as well as to support the patient’s resources to promote the patient’s health
• Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current knowledge
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)
• Master the special features of clinical nursing and related documentation

Content

Contents:
• Assessment of the need for care and planning, performing and evaluating the treatment of a patient
• Pharmacotherapy
• Ethical challenges of care
• Patient counselling and documentation

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Specialization in Nursing 2 7 ECTS ERI 2

Objectives
Students will
• Gain further proficiency in determining the need for, planning, administering and evaluating patient care
• Learn to support and provide guidance to patients and their family members
• Learn to make decisions requiring nursing expertise in cooperation with the patient and other professional groups, as well as to support the patient’s resources to promote the patient’s health
• Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current knowledge
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)
• Master the special features of clinical nursing and related documentation

Content

Contents:
• Assessment of the need for care and planning, performing and evaluating the treatment of a patient
• Pharmacotherapy
• Ethical challenges of care
• Patient counselling and documentation

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Specialization in Nursing 2 7 ECTS ERI 2

Objectives
Students will
• Gain further proficiency in determining the need for, planning, administering and evaluating patient care
• Learn to support and provide guidance to patients and their family members
• Learn to make decisions requiring nursing expertise in cooperation with the patient and other professional groups, as well as to support the patient’s resources to promote the patient’s health
• Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current knowledge
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)
• Master the special features of clinical nursing and related documentation

Content

Contents:
• Assessment of the need for care and planning, performing and evaluating the treatment of a patient
• Pharmacotherapy
• Ethical challenges of care
• Patient counselling and documentation

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Specialization in Nursing 2 7 ECTS ERI 2

Objectives
Students will
• Gain further proficiency in determining the need for, planning, administering and evaluating patient care
• Learn to support and provide guidance to patients and their family members
• Learn to make decisions requiring nursing expertise in cooperation with the patient and other professional groups, as well as to support the patient’s resources to promote the patient’s health
• Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current knowledge
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)
• Master the special features of clinical nursing and related documentation

Content

Contents:
• Assessment of the need for care and planning, performing and evaluating the treatment of a patient
• Pharmacotherapy
• Ethical challenges of care
• Patient counselling and documentation

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Specialization in Nursing 2 7 ECTS ERI 2

Objectives
Students will
• Gain further proficiency in determining the need for, planning, administering and evaluating patient care
• Learn to support and provide guidance to patients and their family members
• Learn to make decisions requiring nursing expertise in cooperation with the patient and other professional groups, as well as to support the patient’s resources to promote the patient’s health
• Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current knowledge
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)
• Master the special features of clinical nursing and related documentation

Content

Contents:
• Assessment of the need for care and planning, performing and evaluating the treatment of a patient
• Pharmacotherapy
• Ethical challenges of care
• Patient counselling and documentation

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Specialization in Nursing 2 7 ECTS ERI 2

Objectives
Students will
• Gain further proficiency in determining the need for, planning, administering and evaluating patient care
• Learn to support and provide guidance to patients and their family members
• Learn to make decisions requiring nursing expertise in cooperation with the patient and other professional groups, as well as to support the patient’s resources to promote the patient’s health
• Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current knowledge
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)
• Master the special features of clinical nursing and related documentation

Content

Contents:
• Assessment of the need for care and planning, performing and evaluating the treatment of a patient
• Pharmacotherapy
• Ethical challenges of care
• Patient counselling and documentation

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Specialization in Nursing 2 7 ECTS ERI 2

Objectives
Students will
• Gain further proficiency in determining the need for, planning, administering and evaluating patient care
• Learn to support and provide guidance to patients and their family members
• Learn to make decisions requiring nursing expertise in cooperation with the patient and other professional groups, as well as to support the patient’s resources to promote the patient’s health
• Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current knowledge
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)
• Master the special features of clinical nursing and related documentation

Content

Contents:
• Assessment of the need for care and planning, performing and evaluating the treatment of a patient
• Pharmacotherapy
• Ethical challenges of care
• Patient counselling and documentation

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Specialization in Nursing 2 7 ECTS ERI 2

Objectives
Students will
• Gain further proficiency in determining the need for, planning, administering and evaluating patient care
• Learn to support and provide guidance to patients and their family members
• Learn to make decisions requiring nursing expertise in cooperation with the patient and other professional groups, as well as to support the patient’s resources to promote the patient’s health
• Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current knowledge
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)
• Master the special features of clinical nursing and related documentation

Content

Contents:
• Assessment of the need for care and planning, performing and evaluating the treatment of a patient
• Pharmacotherapy
• Ethical challenges of care
• Patient counselling and documentation

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Specialization in Nursing 2 7 ECTS ERI 2

Objectives
Students will
• Gain further proficiency in determining the need for, planning, administering and evaluating patient care
• Learn to support and provide guidance to patients and their family members
• Learn to make decisions requiring nursing expertise in cooperation with the patient and other professional groups, as well as to support the patient’s resources to promote the patient’s health
• Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current knowledge
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)
• Master the special features of clinical nursing and related documentation

Content

Contents:
• Assessment of the need for care and planning, performing and evaluating the treatment of a patient
• Pharmacotherapy
• Ethical challenges of care
• Patient counselling and documentation

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Specialization in Nursing 2 7 ECTS ERI 2

Objectives
Students will
• Gain further proficiency in determining the need for, planning, administering and evaluating patient care
• Learn to support and provide guidance to patients and their family members
• Learn to make decisions requiring nursing expertise in cooperation with the patient and other professional groups, as well as to support the patient’s resources to promote the patient’s health
• Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current knowledge
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)
• Master the special features of clinical nursing and related documentation

Content

Contents:
• Assessment of the need for care and planning, performing and evaluating the treatment of a patient
• Pharmacotherapy
• Ethical challenges of care
• Patient counselling and documentation

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Specialization in Nursing 2 7 ECTS ERI 2

Objectives
Students will
• Gain further proficiency in determining the need for, planning, administering and evaluating patient care
• Learn to support and provide guidance to patients and their family members
• Learn to make decisions requiring nursing expertise in cooperation with the patient and other professional groups, as well as to support the patient’s resources to promote the patient’s health
• Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current knowledge
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)
• Master the special features of clinical nursing and related documentation

Content

Contents:
• Assessment of the need for care and planning, performing and evaluating the treatment of a patient
• Pharmacotherapy
• Ethical challenges of care
• Patient counselling and documentation

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

SPECIALIZATION IN NURSING 3 8 ECTS

Objectives
Students will
• Gain proficiency in planning, performing and evaluating the nursing of acute and emergency care patients
• Take responsibility for the treatment of patients according to their personal competence in their working groups and in multiprofessional cooperation
• Be able to take part in the development of care as a member of a nursing professionals’ group, consider the prerequisites of this development in their unit and understand the patient’s treatment path in a way that ensures that the path is not interrupted
• Enhance their ability to assess risks related to patient safety, as well as their competence in preventive and corrective measures and the continuous development of operations
• Gain proficiency in recognizing the ethical challenges of patients in need of acute care and how to overcome these challenges according to good nursing practices
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in acute nursing
• Master the special features of clinical nursing

Content

Contents
• Assessment of the need for care and planning, performing and evaluating the treatment of acute and emergency care patients
• Pharmacotherapy of acute and emergency care patients
• Ethical challenges of acute care
• Patient counselling

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

SPECIALIZATION IN NURSING 3 8 ECTS

Objectives
Students will
• Gain proficiency in planning, performing and evaluating the nursing of acute and emergency care patients
• Take responsibility for the treatment of patients according to their personal competence in their working groups and in multiprofessional cooperation
• Be able to take part in the development of care as a member of a nursing professionals’ group, consider the prerequisites of this development in their unit and understand the patient’s treatment path in a way that ensures that the path is not interrupted
• Enhance their ability to assess risks related to patient safety, as well as their competence in preventive and corrective measures and the continuous development of operations
• Gain proficiency in recognizing the ethical challenges of patients in need of acute care and how to overcome these challenges according to good nursing practices
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in acute nursing
• Master the special features of clinical nursing

Content

Contents
• Assessment of the need for care and planning, performing and evaluating the treatment of acute and emergency care patients
• Pharmacotherapy of acute and emergency care patients
• Ethical challenges of acute care
• Patient counselling

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

SPECIALIZATION IN NURSING 3 8 ECTS

Objectives
Students will
• Gain proficiency in planning, performing and evaluating the nursing of acute and emergency care patients
• Take responsibility for the treatment of patients according to their personal competence in their working groups and in multiprofessional cooperation
• Be able to take part in the development of care as a member of a nursing professionals’ group, consider the prerequisites of this development in their unit and understand the patient’s treatment path in a way that ensures that the path is not interrupted
• Enhance their ability to assess risks related to patient safety, as well as their competence in preventive and corrective measures and the continuous development of operations
• Gain proficiency in recognizing the ethical challenges of patients in need of acute care and how to overcome these challenges according to good nursing practices
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in acute nursing
• Master the special features of clinical nursing

Content

Contents
• Assessment of the need for care and planning, performing and evaluating the treatment of acute and emergency care patients
• Pharmacotherapy of acute and emergency care patients
• Ethical challenges of acute care
• Patient counselling

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

SPECIALIZATION IN NURSING 3 8 ECTS

Objectives
Students will
• Gain proficiency in planning, performing and evaluating the nursing of acute and emergency care patients
• Take responsibility for the treatment of patients according to their personal competence in their working groups and in multiprofessional cooperation
• Be able to take part in the development of care as a member of a nursing professionals’ group, consider the prerequisites of this development in their unit and understand the patient’s treatment path in a way that ensures that the path is not interrupted
• Enhance their ability to assess risks related to patient safety, as well as their competence in preventive and corrective measures and the continuous development of operations
• Gain proficiency in recognizing the ethical challenges of patients in need of acute care and how to overcome these challenges according to good nursing practices
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in acute nursing
• Master the special features of clinical nursing

Content

Contents
• Assessment of the need for care and planning, performing and evaluating the treatment of acute and emergency care patients
• Pharmacotherapy of acute and emergency care patients
• Ethical challenges of acute care
• Patient counselling

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

SPECIALIZATION IN NURSING 3 8 ECTS

Objectives
Students will
• Gain proficiency in planning, performing and evaluating the nursing of acute and emergency care patients
• Take responsibility for the treatment of patients according to their personal competence in their working groups and in multiprofessional cooperation
• Be able to take part in the development of care as a member of a nursing professionals’ group, consider the prerequisites of this development in their unit and understand the patient’s treatment path in a way that ensures that the path is not interrupted
• Enhance their ability to assess risks related to patient safety, as well as their competence in preventive and corrective measures and the continuous development of operations
• Gain proficiency in recognizing the ethical challenges of patients in need of acute care and how to overcome these challenges according to good nursing practices
• Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in acute nursing
• Master the special features of clinical nursing

Content

Contents
• Assessment of the need for care and planning, performing and evaluating the treatment of acute and emergency care patients
• Pharmacotherapy of acute and emergency care patients
• Ethical challenges of acute care
• Patient counselling

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NURSING 7 ECTS YRHA

Objectives

Project-based training
Students will
• Practise project-based development of nursing
• Plan, perform and document nursing in a nursing development or enrichment project in cooperation with working life, a project or UAS’ business activities
• Project-based training can be included in practical training or linked to another training unit or project

Practical training
Students will
• Practise team management in nursing
• Practise assuming overall responsibility over the care of their training unit’s patients/customers in their working group and in multidisciplinary cooperation
• Reinforce their role as a member of a nursing team and advance on their path towards expertise in nursing
• Participate in the assessment and development of care

Entrepreneurship skills
Students will
• Complete practical training in a company, social enterprise, UAS’ business activities or another operating environment that has the characteristics of business activities
• Learn about the principles of business activities and how to apply them, ensuring profitability and managing customerships
• Learn about the laws, permit application processes and instructions related to business activities
• Learn about communications and marketing efforts related to business activities
• Learn about the rights and obligations of employees and employers
• Understand the success factors, innovation and constant development efforts of

Business activities
• Contents:
• Characteristics of projects and the theory of carrying out projects
• Project plan, implementation and reporting
• Applying the theory of management in practice
• Cooperation and teamwork skills
• Applying the theory of quality management and development in practice
• The criteria of expertise in nursing and the path towards expertise
• Internal entrepreneurship
• Basic understanding of business activities, different companies and forms of business
• Marketing, communications and brands
• Labour legislation and collective agreements

Content

The contents vary according to the location of training and the objectives of the study unit.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NURSING 7 ECTS YRHA

Objectives

Project-based training
Students will
• Practise project-based development of nursing
• Plan, perform and document nursing in a nursing development or enrichment project in cooperation with working life, a project or UAS’ business activities
• Project-based training can be included in practical training or linked to another training unit or project

Practical training
Students will
• Practise team management in nursing
• Practise assuming overall responsibility over the care of their training unit’s patients/customers in their working group and in multidisciplinary cooperation
• Reinforce their role as a member of a nursing team and advance on their path towards expertise in nursing
• Participate in the assessment and development of care

Entrepreneurship skills
Students will
• Complete practical training in a company, social enterprise, UAS’ business activities or another operating environment that has the characteristics of business activities
• Learn about the principles of business activities and how to apply them, ensuring profitability and managing customerships
• Learn about the laws, permit application processes and instructions related to business activities
• Learn about communications and marketing efforts related to business activities
• Learn about the rights and obligations of employees and employers
• Understand the success factors, innovation and constant development efforts of

Business activities
• Contents:
• Characteristics of projects and the theory of carrying out projects
• Project plan, implementation and reporting
• Applying the theory of management in practice
• Cooperation and teamwork skills
• Applying the theory of quality management and development in practice
• The criteria of expertise in nursing and the path towards expertise
• Internal entrepreneurship
• Basic understanding of business activities, different companies and forms of business
• Marketing, communications and brands
• Labour legislation and collective agreements

Content

The contents vary according to the location of training and the objectives of the study unit.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NURSING 7 ECTS YRHA

Objectives

Project-based training
Students will
• Practise project-based development of nursing
• Plan, perform and document nursing in a nursing development or enrichment project in cooperation with working life, a project or UAS’ business activities
• Project-based training can be included in practical training or linked to another training unit or project

Practical training
Students will
• Practise team management in nursing
• Practise assuming overall responsibility over the care of their training unit’s patients/customers in their working group and in multidisciplinary cooperation
• Reinforce their role as a member of a nursing team and advance on their path towards expertise in nursing
• Participate in the assessment and development of care

Entrepreneurship skills
Students will
• Complete practical training in a company, social enterprise, UAS’ business activities or another operating environment that has the characteristics of business activities
• Learn about the principles of business activities and how to apply them, ensuring profitability and managing customerships
• Learn about the laws, permit application processes and instructions related to business activities
• Learn about communications and marketing efforts related to business activities
• Learn about the rights and obligations of employees and employers
• Understand the success factors, innovation and constant development efforts of

Business activities
• Contents:
• Characteristics of projects and the theory of carrying out projects
• Project plan, implementation and reporting
• Applying the theory of management in practice
• Cooperation and teamwork skills
• Applying the theory of quality management and development in practice
• The criteria of expertise in nursing and the path towards expertise
• Internal entrepreneurship
• Basic understanding of business activities, different companies and forms of business
• Marketing, communications and brands
• Labour legislation and collective agreements

Content

The contents vary according to the location of training and the objectives of the study unit.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NURSING 7 ECTS YRHA

Objectives

Project-based training
Students will
• Practise project-based development of nursing
• Plan, perform and document nursing in a nursing development or enrichment project in cooperation with working life, a project or UAS’ business activities
• Project-based training can be included in practical training or linked to another training unit or project

Practical training
Students will
• Practise team management in nursing
• Practise assuming overall responsibility over the care of their training unit’s patients/customers in their working group and in multidisciplinary cooperation
• Reinforce their role as a member of a nursing team and advance on their path towards expertise in nursing
• Participate in the assessment and development of care

Entrepreneurship skills
Students will
• Complete practical training in a company, social enterprise, UAS’ business activities or another operating environment that has the characteristics of business activities
• Learn about the principles of business activities and how to apply them, ensuring profitability and managing customerships
• Learn about the laws, permit application processes and instructions related to business activities
• Learn about communications and marketing efforts related to business activities
• Learn about the rights and obligations of employees and employers
• Understand the success factors, innovation and constant development efforts of

Business activities
• Contents:
• Characteristics of projects and the theory of carrying out projects
• Project plan, implementation and reporting
• Applying the theory of management in practice
• Cooperation and teamwork skills
• Applying the theory of quality management and development in practice
• The criteria of expertise in nursing and the path towards expertise
• Internal entrepreneurship
• Basic understanding of business activities, different companies and forms of business
• Marketing, communications and brands
• Labour legislation and collective agreements

Content

The contents vary according to the location of training and the objectives of the study unit.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NURSING 7 ECTS YRHA

Objectives

Project-based training
Students will
• Practise project-based development of nursing
• Plan, perform and document nursing in a nursing development or enrichment project in cooperation with working life, a project or UAS’ business activities
• Project-based training can be included in practical training or linked to another training unit or project

Practical training
Students will
• Practise team management in nursing
• Practise assuming overall responsibility over the care of their training unit’s patients/customers in their working group and in multidisciplinary cooperation
• Reinforce their role as a member of a nursing team and advance on their path towards expertise in nursing
• Participate in the assessment and development of care

Entrepreneurship skills
Students will
• Complete practical training in a company, social enterprise, UAS’ business activities or another operating environment that has the characteristics of business activities
• Learn about the principles of business activities and how to apply them, ensuring profitability and managing customerships
• Learn about the laws, permit application processes and instructions related to business activities
• Learn about communications and marketing efforts related to business activities
• Learn about the rights and obligations of employees and employers
• Understand the success factors, innovation and constant development efforts of

Business activities
• Contents:
• Characteristics of projects and the theory of carrying out projects
• Project plan, implementation and reporting
• Applying the theory of management in practice
• Cooperation and teamwork skills
• Applying the theory of quality management and development in practice
• The criteria of expertise in nursing and the path towards expertise
• Internal entrepreneurship
• Basic understanding of business activities, different companies and forms of business
• Marketing, communications and brands
• Labour legislation and collective agreements

Content

The contents vary according to the location of training and the objectives of the study unit.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

BASICS OF NURSING, PEHA 8 ECTS

Objectives
• Students will know how to treat patients individually and respect their expertise and agency in their own lives
• Students will know how to work in compliance with the values, principles and key regulations of nursing
• Students will know the key sources of reliable data and how to apply these sources in providing patients with comprehensive care
• Students will be able to interact with patients and their family members in a professional manner
• Students will be able to participate in professional cooperation
• Students will learn how to apply the aseptic technique and how to work ergonomically in compliance with the principles of occupational and patient safety
• Students will know how the pharmacotherapy plan is applied in the process of performing pharmacotherapy
• Students will be able to assess the resources and condition of patients
• Students will be able to define patients’ needs for care and to make individual treatment plans
• Students will be able to apply common nursing assistance methods appropriately
• Students will learn how to adopt a patient-driven approach and support their resources
• Students will be able to monitor the nutrition and diets of patients and to identify any risks related to their nutrition
• Students will be able to recognize, assess and treat the pain experienced by patients
• Students will know how to perform pharmacotherapy according to the physician’s instructions and have the required dosage calculation skills
• Students will learn various modes of performing and administering pharmacotherapy
• Students will learn the reporting and documentation practices required in the patient’s treatment process
• Students will know how to use the medication passport in assessing their own pharmacotherapy skills

Content

Contents
• Individual and respectful treatment of patients, assessing the needs for care, planning and performing treatment
• Working in a multiprofessional working group
• Performing pharmacotherapy
• Determining the patient’s level of nutrition and related care
• Patient counselling and training methods
• Self-care support and commitment to treatment
• Nursing process and structural documentation
• Rehabilitation and follow-up care
• Occupational and patient safety
• Ethical and responsible activities

Evaluation scale

H-5

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

Content scheduling

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

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

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

Evaluation scale

H-5

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

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

BASICS OF NURSING AND SIMULATION 10 ETCS

Objectives:

Student
• is able to work professionally in a care relationship and recognise their own role as a nurse and strive to improve in it, and learn about multidisciplinary cooperation in health care.
• values the patient and is able to support them and their family members in all stages of life while taking their culture into account.
• is able to identify care needs and plan, implement and evaluate nursing in health care units.
• gains experience in recording care in accordance with the national recording model.
• can consider factors affecting patient safety and respond to an immediate need for help.
• can identify and strengthen the patient's resources.
• knows how to work aseptically and ergonomically while taking sustainable development into account.
• can identify nutritional needs and implement health-promoting nutrition for different age groups.

In simulation:
• learns to use digital and health technology devices in nursing older people
• advances their competence in nursing and pharmacotherapy and encountering clients.

Content

Contents:
• Professional interaction and care relationship
• Care process, decision-making and recording
• Patient safety, data security and ergonomics
• Methods of helping in nursing and supporting daily activities
• Monitoring the patient's condition and basic vital signs
• The need and significance of nutrients
• Diet according to nutrition recommendations at different ages
• Digital and health technology applications

During the simulations,
· you practise the clinical competence of the basics of nursing and pharmacotherapy as well as professional interaction and encountering patients.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

BASICS OF NURSING AND SIMULATION 10 ETCS

Objectives:

Student
• is able to work professionally in a care relationship and recognise their own role as a nurse and strive to improve in it, and learn about multidisciplinary cooperation in health care.
• values the patient and is able to support them and their family members in all stages of life while taking their culture into account.
• is able to identify care needs and plan, implement and evaluate nursing in health care units.
• gains experience in recording care in accordance with the national recording model.
• can consider factors affecting patient safety and respond to an immediate need for help.
• can identify and strengthen the patient's resources.
• knows how to work aseptically and ergonomically while taking sustainable development into account.
• can identify nutritional needs and implement health-promoting nutrition for different age groups.

In simulation:
• learns to use digital and health technology devices in nursing older people
• advances their competence in nursing and pharmacotherapy and encountering clients.

Content

Contents:
• Professional interaction and care relationship
• Care process, decision-making and recording
• Patient safety, data security and ergonomics
• Methods of helping in nursing and supporting daily activities
• Monitoring the patient's condition and basic vital signs
• The need and significance of nutrients
• Diet according to nutrition recommendations at different ages
• Digital and health technology applications

During the simulations,
· you practise the clinical competence of the basics of nursing and pharmacotherapy as well as professional interaction and encountering patients.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

BASICS OF NURSING AND SIMULATION 10 ETCS

Objectives:

Student
• is able to work professionally in a care relationship and recognise their own role as a nurse and strive to improve in it, and learn about multidisciplinary cooperation in health care.
• values the patient and is able to support them and their family members in all stages of life while taking their culture into account.
• is able to identify care needs and plan, implement and evaluate nursing in health care units.
• gains experience in recording care in accordance with the national recording model.
• can consider factors affecting patient safety and respond to an immediate need for help.
• can identify and strengthen the patient's resources.
• knows how to work aseptically and ergonomically while taking sustainable development into account.
• can identify nutritional needs and implement health-promoting nutrition for different age groups.

In simulation:
• learns to use digital and health technology devices in nursing older people
• advances their competence in nursing and pharmacotherapy and encountering clients.

Content

Contents:
• Professional interaction and care relationship
• Care process, decision-making and recording
• Patient safety, data security and ergonomics
• Methods of helping in nursing and supporting daily activities
• Monitoring the patient's condition and basic vital signs
• The need and significance of nutrients
• Diet according to nutrition recommendations at different ages
• Digital and health technology applications

During the simulations,
· you practise the clinical competence of the basics of nursing and pharmacotherapy as well as professional interaction and encountering patients.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

BASICS OF NURSING AND SIMULATION 10 ETCS

Objectives:

Student
• is able to work professionally in a care relationship and recognise their own role as a nurse and strive to improve in it, and learn about multidisciplinary cooperation in health care.
• values the patient and is able to support them and their family members in all stages of life while taking their culture into account.
• is able to identify care needs and plan, implement and evaluate nursing in health care units.
• gains experience in recording care in accordance with the national recording model.
• can consider factors affecting patient safety and respond to an immediate need for help.
• can identify and strengthen the patient's resources.
• knows how to work aseptically and ergonomically while taking sustainable development into account.
• can identify nutritional needs and implement health-promoting nutrition for different age groups.

In simulation:
• learns to use digital and health technology devices in nursing older people
• advances their competence in nursing and pharmacotherapy and encountering clients.

Content

Contents:
• Professional interaction and care relationship
• Care process, decision-making and recording
• Patient safety, data security and ergonomics
• Methods of helping in nursing and supporting daily activities
• Monitoring the patient's condition and basic vital signs
• The need and significance of nutrients
• Diet according to nutrition recommendations at different ages
• Digital and health technology applications

During the simulations,
· you practise the clinical competence of the basics of nursing and pharmacotherapy as well as professional interaction and encountering patients.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

BASICS OF NURSING AND SIMULATION 10 ETCS

Objectives:

Student
• is able to work professionally in a care relationship and recognise their own role as a nurse and strive to improve in it, and learn about multidisciplinary cooperation in health care.
• values the patient and is able to support them and their family members in all stages of life while taking their culture into account.
• is able to identify care needs and plan, implement and evaluate nursing in health care units.
• gains experience in recording care in accordance with the national recording model.
• can consider factors affecting patient safety and respond to an immediate need for help.
• can identify and strengthen the patient's resources.
• knows how to work aseptically and ergonomically while taking sustainable development into account.
• can identify nutritional needs and implement health-promoting nutrition for different age groups.

In simulation:
• learns to use digital and health technology devices in nursing older people
• advances their competence in nursing and pharmacotherapy and encountering clients.

Content

Contents:
• Professional interaction and care relationship
• Care process, decision-making and recording
• Patient safety, data security and ergonomics
• Methods of helping in nursing and supporting daily activities
• Monitoring the patient's condition and basic vital signs
• The need and significance of nutrients
• Diet according to nutrition recommendations at different ages
• Digital and health technology applications

During the simulations,
· you practise the clinical competence of the basics of nursing and pharmacotherapy as well as professional interaction and encountering patients.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

BASICS OF NURSING AND SIMULATION 10 ETCS

Objectives:

Student
• is able to work professionally in a care relationship and recognise their own role as a nurse and strive to improve in it, and learn about multidisciplinary cooperation in health care.
• values the patient and is able to support them and their family members in all stages of life while taking their culture into account.
• is able to identify care needs and plan, implement and evaluate nursing in health care units.
• gains experience in recording care in accordance with the national recording model.
• can consider factors affecting patient safety and respond to an immediate need for help.
• can identify and strengthen the patient's resources.
• knows how to work aseptically and ergonomically while taking sustainable development into account.
• can identify nutritional needs and implement health-promoting nutrition for different age groups.

In simulation:
• learns to use digital and health technology devices in nursing older people
• advances their competence in nursing and pharmacotherapy and encountering clients.

Content

Contents:
• Professional interaction and care relationship
• Care process, decision-making and recording
• Patient safety, data security and ergonomics
• Methods of helping in nursing and supporting daily activities
• Monitoring the patient's condition and basic vital signs
• The need and significance of nutrients
• Diet according to nutrition recommendations at different ages
• Digital and health technology applications

During the simulations,
· you practise the clinical competence of the basics of nursing and pharmacotherapy as well as professional interaction and encountering patients.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

DERMATOLOGICAL, OPHTHALMIC AND OTOLOGIC NURSING 5 ECTS ISKO

Objectives
• Students will learn to plan, administer and evaluate the nursing of patients with common skin, eye, nose, throat and ear disorders.
• Students will know how to support and provide guidance to patients and their family members in cases of skin, eye, nose, throat and ear disorders.

Content

Contents
• Nursing and guidance of ophthalmic patients
o Glaucoma, cataract, macular degeneration, eye infection, foreign object in the eye
• Nursing and guidance of patients with ear, nose and throat diseases
o Tinnitus, Ménière’s disease, different types of dizziness
o Special features of surgical anaesthesia care
• Nursing and guidance of patients with skin disorders
o Common skin disorders (allergies, psoriasis)

Teaching methods

lectures at classroom or Distant
Web-based teaching
Independent reading and writing tasks

Exam schedules

Exam on ITS- learning environment on the week 44.

International connections

Contact teaching in classroom or in zoom us
Flipped learning

Student workload

Dermatological, Ophthalmic and Otologic Nursing 5 ECTS = 135 hours student work

Content scheduling

Timing: From week 40 to week 44. The course contains 2 ECTS studies in english language.
- Ophtalmic nursing and patients supervision
- Otologic nursing and patients supervision
- The most common dermatologic diseases
- Dermatologic patients nursing and patient supervision

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

SPECIAL FEATURES OF CARE OF THE ELDERLY 5 ETCS IKHO

The course includes 1 ETCS of studies in English

Objectives
• knows the ethical principles of the care of older people and understands old age as a life stage.
• knows and recognises changes related to ageing.
• is familiar with and able to use methods of nursing to assess and maintain the health, functional capacity and resources of an older person as well as digital devices and applications.
• can assess the need for care of elderly patients who have suddenly become ill.
• is familiar with the most usual memory disorders, their care and service chain, and the principles of encountering and directing people with memory disorders.
• is familiar with the significance of nutrition in the care of an elderly person and is able to plan, implement and assess the nutrition of older people in different situations in cooperation with a multprofessional network of experts.
• knows how to plan, implement and assess safe and effective pharmacotherapy for older people.
• can guide older people as users of different services, including digital services.
• is able to assume responsibility for coordinating the overall care of an older person in the care team.

Content

Contents
• Old age as a life stage and changes related to ageing
• Assessing the functional capacity and resources of older persons and supporting them in different environments
• Nursing of an elderly person with sudden illness
• Nutrition of the elderly, its implementation and guidance in different situations
• Memory disorders and nursing for people with memory disorders
• Legislation related to the care of older people and services for the elderly
• Safe and effective implementation of pharmacotherapy for the elderly
• Supporting the inclusion of the elderly person's family and friends in care
• Assessment of functional capacity
• Gerotechnology and digital services in the care and services of older people
• Coordination of the overall care of the elderly in the care team

Evaluation scale

H-5