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.
The course is scheduled for weeks 40-45.

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.
The course is scheduled for weeks 46-51.

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.
The course is scheduled for weeks 6-12.

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.
The course is scheduled for weeks 12-16.

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: PASS/FAIL

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.
The course is scheduled for weeks 2-6.

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

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

Materials

- Ahonen etc. 2019. Kliininen hoitotyö. SanomaPro Oy. Sivut: 127-163, 404-425, 565-567, 597-605, 666-675, 725-727 (or similar topics from the book Syöpätaudit, available in Oppiportti)
- ITS material, topics discussed in classes
- Individual assignments

Teaching methods

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

Exam schedules

Exam in ITS

Completion alternatives

-

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)
Pre-assignments completed and returned on time (hyv/hyl)
Medical calculation 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

Materials

- Ahonen etc. 2019. Kliininen hoitotyö. SanomaPro Oy. Sivut: 127-163, 404-425, 565-567, 597-605, 666-675, 725-727 (or similar topics from the book Syöpätaudit, available in Oppiportti)
- ITS material, topics discussed in classes
- Individual assignments

Teaching methods

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

Exam schedules

Exam in ITS

Completion alternatives

-

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)
Pre-assignments completed and returned on time (hyv/hyl)
Medical calculation 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

Materials

- Ahonen etc. 2019. Kliininen hoitotyö. SanomaPro Oy. Sivut: 127-163, 404-425, 565-567, 597-605, 666-675, 725-727 (or similar topics from the book Syöpätaudit, available in Oppiportti)
- ITS material, topics discussed in classes
- Individual assignments

Teaching methods

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

Exam schedules

Exam in ITS

Completion alternatives

-

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)
Pre-assignments completed and returned on time (hyv/hyl)
Medical calculation 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

Materials

- Ahonen etc. 2019. Kliininen hoitotyö. SanomaPro Oy. Sivut: 127-163, 404-425, 565-567, 597-605, 666-675, 725-727 (or similar topics from the book Syöpätaudit, available in Oppiportti)
- ITS material, topics discussed in classes
- Individual assignments

Teaching methods

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

Exam schedules

Exam in ITS

Completion alternatives

-

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)
Pre-assignments completed and returned on time (hyv/hyl)
Medical calculation 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

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

- Ahonen etc. 2019. Kliininen hoitotyö. SanomaPro Oy. Sivut: 127-163, 404-425, 565-567, 597-605, 666-675, 725-727 (or similar topics from the book Syöpätaudit, available in Oppiportti)
- ITS material, topics discussed in classes
- Individual assignments

Teaching methods

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

Exam schedules

Exam in ITS

Completion alternatives

-

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)
Pre-assignments completed and returned on time (hyv/hyl)
Medical calculation 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

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

- Ahonen etc. 2019. Kliininen hoitotyö. SanomaPro Oy. Sivut: 127-163, 404-425, 565-567, 597-605, 666-675, 725-727 (or similar topics from the book Syöpätaudit, available in Oppiportti)
- ITS material, topics discussed in classes
- Individual assignments

Teaching methods

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

Exam schedules

Exam in ITS

Completion alternatives

-

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)
Pre-assignments completed and returned on time (hyv/hyl)
Class training completed (hyv/hyl)
Individual assignment (0-5)
Exam (0-5)

Assessment criteria in ITS

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

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

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

Finnish laws and decrees
Articles and documents in the Its learning platform.
Info Seeking Online Course: Information Research Guides by Turku UAS Library (https://libguides.turkuamk.fi/informationandresearchguides) as instructed in touch with the assignments
hotus.fi in English
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

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

Exam schedules

Exam on week 50 according to the timetable.

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)

Exchange students 4 cr (Info seeking online course is only in Finnish)

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 (in Finnish only)
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

5 cr (5 x 27h) = 135 h
1 credit is 27 hours of student work
Interaction during lessons and learning café (0,5 cr) approved/ failed
Nursing science and evidence-based practice (1 cr) approved/ failed
Learning Diary (0,5 cr) approved/ failed
Seminar report and presentation (1 cr) numeral evaluation 0-5
Group and individual exam (1 cr) numeral evaluation 0-5
Info Seeking Online Course (1 cr) numeral evaluation 0-5

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

Finnish laws and decrees
Articles and documents in the Its learning platform.
Info Seeking Online Course: Information Research Guides by Turku UAS Library (https://libguides.turkuamk.fi/informationandresearchguides) as instructed in touch with the assignments
hotus.fi in English
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

5 cr (5 x 27h) = 135 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) approved/ failed
Seminar report and presentation (1 cr) numeral evaluation 0-5
Group and individual exam (1 cr) numeral evaluation 0-5
Info Seeking Online Course (1 cr) numeral evaluation 0-5

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

- Finnish laws and decrees

- Articles and documents in the Its learning platform.

- hotus.fi in English

- 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.

- Grove S. et al. 2014. Understanding Nursing research: Building an Evidence-Based Practice. Chapter 1 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/turkuamk-ebooks/reader.action?docID=207459

Info Seeking Online Course: Information Research Guides by Turku UAS Library (https://libguides.turkuamk.fi/informationandresearchguides) as instructed in touch with the assignments

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:
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

5 cr (5 x 27h) = 135 h
1 credit is 27 hours of student work
Pre-tasks for lessons, interaction during lessons and learning café (1,5 cr) approved/ failed
Learning Diary (0,5 cr) approved/ failed
Seminar report and presentation (1 cr) numeral evaluation 0-5
Individual exam (1 cr) numeral evaluation 0-5
Info Seeking Online Course (1 cr) numeral evaluation 0-5

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
Group 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)
Group 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) 30.1.2024
Guidance session (1 h) 14.2.2024 at 10-11
Info Skills Online Course ends 3.3.2024

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 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

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 17-22

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.

Exam evaluation:
The exam starts with individual phase where individual students first answers to exam questions. Then teacher randomizes small groups for exam. --> If individual's exam answers would be assessed failed, he/she needs to participate to re-exam.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

-Missing tasks, missing participation(s). Tasks are late or they are not finished according to instructions
-Exam failed (under 50% of total score)

Student:
-Does not demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the contents of the course: evidence-based nursing, information management and ethical activities in health care.
-Does not show sufficient ability to understand, apply, justify or evaluate the knowledge base or they are incorrect
Networking:
-Domestic and international scientific knowledge, skills and networks relevant to the course have not been sufficiently utilized or applied in the work.
Cooperation and teamwork:
-Cooperation has not been done constructively
-The student is not able to understand, apply and evaluate his own knowledge and activities from the perspectives of nursing ethical guidelines and good practices
-Own views and solutions have been evaluated very incompletely.
Purposefulness and critical thinking:
-Does not participate and doesn't take responsibility for his learning.
-Does not challenge himself and stays in his own comfort zone.
-Does not evaluate his own skills and activities

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

-Demonstrates versatile knowledge of extensive evidence-based nursing, information management and ethical activities in healthcare.
-Demonstrates the ability to understand, apply and evaluate the knowledge base and to justify and evaluate activities based on it.
Networking:
-Domestic and international knowledge, know-how and networks relevant to the study course have been utilized and applied in various ways in the work.
Cooperation and teamwork:
-Cooperation has been done constructively.
-The student understands, knows how to apply and is able to evaluate his own competence and activities from the perspectives of the ethical guidelines and good practices of his professional field.
-Own views and solutions have been evaluated reliably and critically.
-Purposefulness and critical thinking
-Active participation and application in learning situations and taking responsibility for own and shared learning
-The student challenges himself responsibly and strives to leave his comfort zone.
The student actively reflects on his knowledge and his own activities.

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
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

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

Student:
-Does not demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the contents of the course: evidence-based nursing, information management and ethical activities in health care.
-Does not show sufficient ability to understand, apply, justify or evaluate the knowledge base or they are incorrect
Networking:
-Domestic and international scientific knowledge, skills and networks relevant to the course have not been sufficiently utilized or applied in the work.
Cooperation and teamwork:
-Cooperation has not been done constructively
-The student is not able to understand, apply and evaluate his own knowledge and activities from the perspectives of nursing ethical guidelines and good practices
-Own views and solutions have been evaluated very incompletely.
Purposefulness and critical thinking:
-Does not participate and doesn't take responsibility for his learning.
-Does not challenge himself and stays in his own comfort zone.
-Does not evaluate his own skills and activities

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

-Demonstrates versatile knowledge of extensive evidence-based nursing, information management and ethical activities in healthcare.
-Demonstrates the ability to understand, apply and evaluate the knowledge base and to justify and evaluate activities based on it.
Networking:
-Domestic and international knowledge, know-how and networks relevant to the study course have been utilized and applied in various ways in the work.
Cooperation and teamwork:
-Cooperation has been done constructively.
-The student understands, knows how to apply and is able to evaluate his own competence and activities from the perspectives of the ethical guidelines and good practices of his professional field.
-Own views and solutions have been evaluated reliably and critically.
-Purposefulness and critical thinking
-Active participation and application in learning situations and taking responsibility for own and shared learning
-The student challenges himself responsibly and strives to leave his comfort zone.
The student actively reflects on his knowledge and his own activities.

Objective

Gerontological Nursing, 3 ECTS

Objectives
• Students will understand the ethical values and principles of gerontological nursing and respect old age as a stage of life
• Students will acknowledge and know how to identify any changes related to old age
• Students will acknowledge and know how to use the methods of nursing related to assessing and maintaining the health, functional capacity and resources of the elderly
• Students will become familiar with common memory disorders and the related treatment and service chains
• Students will understand the importance of nutrition in the treatment of the elderly and know how to plan, perform and assess the nutrition of the elderly in different circumstances in cooperation with a network of multidisciplinary experts
• Students will know how to plan, administer and assess safe and effective pharmacotherapy for the elderly
• Students will know how to support and guide family members in the treatment of elderly patients
• Students will acknowledge and be able to identify common changes caused by development disorders and disability and know the related key methods of nursing

Content

Contents:
• Treatment of the elderly, geriatrics and pharmacology
• Changes related to old age
• Risk factors that indicate declining functional capacity of elderly patients
• Assessment of the functional capacity and resources of the elderly and provision of support in different environments
• Nutrition of the elderly and how to ensure proper nutrition and provide related instructions in different circumstances
• Gerontechnology
• Memory disorders and nursing of patients with memory disorders
• Legislation concerning the treatment of the elderly and the services required by the elderly: home care and other services provided at the homes of the elderly
• Safe and effective administration of pharmacotherapy for the elderly
• Supporting the involvement of family members in the treatment of elderly patients

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Gerontological Nursing, 3 ECTS

Objectives
• Students will understand the ethical values and principles of gerontological nursing and respect old age as a stage of life
• Students will acknowledge and know how to identify any changes related to old age
• Students will acknowledge and know how to use the methods of nursing related to assessing and maintaining the health, functional capacity and resources of the elderly
• Students will become familiar with common memory disorders and the related treatment and service chains
• Students will understand the importance of nutrition in the treatment of the elderly and know how to plan, perform and assess the nutrition of the elderly in different circumstances in cooperation with a network of multidisciplinary experts
• Students will know how to plan, administer and assess safe and effective pharmacotherapy for the elderly
• Students will know how to support and guide family members in the treatment of elderly patients
• Students will acknowledge and be able to identify common changes caused by development disorders and disability and know the related key methods of nursing

Content

Contents:
• Treatment of the elderly, geriatrics and pharmacology
• Changes related to old age
• Risk factors that indicate declining functional capacity of elderly patients
• Assessment of the functional capacity and resources of the elderly and provision of support in different environments
• Nutrition of the elderly and how to ensure proper nutrition and provide related instructions in different circumstances
• Gerontechnology
• Memory disorders and nursing of patients with memory disorders
• Legislation concerning the treatment of the elderly and the services required by the elderly: home care and other services provided at the homes of the elderly
• Safe and effective administration of pharmacotherapy for the elderly
• Supporting the involvement of family members in the treatment of elderly patients

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Gerontological Nursing, 3 ECTS

Objectives
• Students will understand the ethical values and principles of gerontological nursing and respect old age as a stage of life
• Students will acknowledge and know how to identify any changes related to old age
• Students will acknowledge and know how to use the methods of nursing related to assessing and maintaining the health, functional capacity and resources of the elderly
• Students will become familiar with common memory disorders and the related treatment and service chains
• Students will understand the importance of nutrition in the treatment of the elderly and know how to plan, perform and assess the nutrition of the elderly in different circumstances in cooperation with a network of multidisciplinary experts
• Students will know how to plan, administer and assess safe and effective pharmacotherapy for the elderly
• Students will know how to support and guide family members in the treatment of elderly patients
• Students will acknowledge and be able to identify common changes caused by development disorders and disability and know the related key methods of nursing

Content

Contents:
• Treatment of the elderly, geriatrics and pharmacology
• Changes related to old age
• Risk factors that indicate declining functional capacity of elderly patients
• Assessment of the functional capacity and resources of the elderly and provision of support in different environments
• Nutrition of the elderly and how to ensure proper nutrition and provide related instructions in different circumstances
• Gerontechnology
• Memory disorders and nursing of patients with memory disorders
• Legislation concerning the treatment of the elderly and the services required by the elderly: home care and other services provided at the homes of the elderly
• Safe and effective administration of pharmacotherapy for the elderly
• Supporting the involvement of family members in the treatment of elderly patients

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Gerontological Nursing, 3 ECTS

Objectives
• Students will understand the ethical values and principles of gerontological nursing and respect old age as a stage of life
• Students will acknowledge and know how to identify any changes related to old age
• Students will acknowledge and know how to use the methods of nursing related to assessing and maintaining the health, functional capacity and resources of the elderly
• Students will become familiar with common memory disorders and the related treatment and service chains
• Students will understand the importance of nutrition in the treatment of the elderly and know how to plan, perform and assess the nutrition of the elderly in different circumstances in cooperation with a network of multidisciplinary experts
• Students will know how to plan, administer and assess safe and effective pharmacotherapy for the elderly
• Students will know how to support and guide family members in the treatment of elderly patients
• Students will acknowledge and be able to identify common changes caused by development disorders and disability and know the related key methods of nursing

Content

Contents:
• Treatment of the elderly, geriatrics and pharmacology
• Changes related to old age
• Risk factors that indicate declining functional capacity of elderly patients
• Assessment of the functional capacity and resources of the elderly and provision of support in different environments
• Nutrition of the elderly and how to ensure proper nutrition and provide related instructions in different circumstances
• Gerontechnology
• Memory disorders and nursing of patients with memory disorders
• Legislation concerning the treatment of the elderly and the services required by the elderly: home care and other services provided at the homes of the elderly
• Safe and effective administration of pharmacotherapy for the elderly
• Supporting the involvement of family members in the treatment of elderly patients

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Gerontological Nursing, 3 ECTS

Objectives
• Students will understand the ethical values and principles of gerontological nursing and respect old age as a stage of life
• Students will acknowledge and know how to identify any changes related to old age
• Students will acknowledge and know how to use the methods of nursing related to assessing and maintaining the health, functional capacity and resources of the elderly
• Students will become familiar with common memory disorders and the related treatment and service chains
• Students will understand the importance of nutrition in the treatment of the elderly and know how to plan, perform and assess the nutrition of the elderly in different circumstances in cooperation with a network of multidisciplinary experts
• Students will know how to plan, administer and assess safe and effective pharmacotherapy for the elderly
• Students will know how to support and guide family members in the treatment of elderly patients
• Students will acknowledge and be able to identify common changes caused by development disorders and disability and know the related key methods of nursing

Content

Contents:
• Treatment of the elderly, geriatrics and pharmacology
• Changes related to old age
• Risk factors that indicate declining functional capacity of elderly patients
• Assessment of the functional capacity and resources of the elderly and provision of support in different environments
• Nutrition of the elderly and how to ensure proper nutrition and provide related instructions in different circumstances
• Gerontechnology
• Memory disorders and nursing of patients with memory disorders
• Legislation concerning the treatment of the elderly and the services required by the elderly: home care and other services provided at the homes of the elderly
• Safe and effective administration of pharmacotherapy for the elderly
• Supporting the involvement of family members in the treatment of elderly patients

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Gerontological Nursing, 3 ECTS

Objectives
• Students will understand the ethical values and principles of gerontological nursing and respect old age as a stage of life
• Students will acknowledge and know how to identify any changes related to old age
• Students will acknowledge and know how to use the methods of nursing related to assessing and maintaining the health, functional capacity and resources of the elderly
• Students will become familiar with common memory disorders and the related treatment and service chains
• Students will understand the importance of nutrition in the treatment of the elderly and know how to plan, perform and assess the nutrition of the elderly in different circumstances in cooperation with a network of multidisciplinary experts
• Students will know how to plan, administer and assess safe and effective pharmacotherapy for the elderly
• Students will know how to support and guide family members in the treatment of elderly patients
• Students will acknowledge and be able to identify common changes caused by development disorders and disability and know the related key methods of nursing

Content

Contents:
• Treatment of the elderly, geriatrics and pharmacology
• Changes related to old age
• Risk factors that indicate declining functional capacity of elderly patients
• Assessment of the functional capacity and resources of the elderly and provision of support in different environments
• Nutrition of the elderly and how to ensure proper nutrition and provide related instructions in different circumstances
• Gerontechnology
• Memory disorders and nursing of patients with memory disorders
• Legislation concerning the treatment of the elderly and the services required by the elderly: home care and other services provided at the homes of the elderly
• Safe and effective administration of pharmacotherapy for the elderly
• Supporting the involvement of family members in the treatment of elderly patients

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Gerontological Nursing, 3 ECTS

Objectives
• Students will understand the ethical values and principles of gerontological nursing and respect old age as a stage of life
• Students will acknowledge and know how to identify any changes related to old age
• Students will acknowledge and know how to use the methods of nursing related to assessing and maintaining the health, functional capacity and resources of the elderly
• Students will become familiar with common memory disorders and the related treatment and service chains
• Students will understand the importance of nutrition in the treatment of the elderly and know how to plan, perform and assess the nutrition of the elderly in different circumstances in cooperation with a network of multidisciplinary experts
• Students will know how to plan, administer and assess safe and effective pharmacotherapy for the elderly
• Students will know how to support and guide family members in the treatment of elderly patients
• Students will acknowledge and be able to identify common changes caused by development disorders and disability and know the related key methods of nursing

Content

Contents:
• Treatment of the elderly, geriatrics and pharmacology
• Changes related to old age
• Risk factors that indicate declining functional capacity of elderly patients
• Assessment of the functional capacity and resources of the elderly and provision of support in different environments
• Nutrition of the elderly and how to ensure proper nutrition and provide related instructions in different circumstances
• Gerontechnology
• Memory disorders and nursing of patients with memory disorders
• Legislation concerning the treatment of the elderly and the services required by the elderly: home care and other services provided at the homes of the elderly
• Safe and effective administration of pharmacotherapy for the elderly
• Supporting the involvement of family members in the treatment of elderly patients

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Gerontological Nursing, 3 ECTS

Objectives
• Students will understand the ethical values and principles of gerontological nursing and respect old age as a stage of life
• Students will acknowledge and know how to identify any changes related to old age
• Students will acknowledge and know how to use the methods of nursing related to assessing and maintaining the health, functional capacity and resources of the elderly
• Students will become familiar with common memory disorders and the related treatment and service chains
• Students will understand the importance of nutrition in the treatment of the elderly and know how to plan, perform and assess the nutrition of the elderly in different circumstances in cooperation with a network of multidisciplinary experts
• Students will know how to plan, administer and assess safe and effective pharmacotherapy for the elderly
• Students will know how to support and guide family members in the treatment of elderly patients
• Students will acknowledge and be able to identify common changes caused by development disorders and disability and know the related key methods of nursing

Content

Contents:
• Treatment of the elderly, geriatrics and pharmacology
• Changes related to old age
• Risk factors that indicate declining functional capacity of elderly patients
• Assessment of the functional capacity and resources of the elderly and provision of support in different environments
• Nutrition of the elderly and how to ensure proper nutrition and provide related instructions in different circumstances
• Gerontechnology
• Memory disorders and nursing of patients with memory disorders
• Legislation concerning the treatment of the elderly and the services required by the elderly: home care and other services provided at the homes of the elderly
• Safe and effective administration of pharmacotherapy for the elderly
• Supporting the involvement of family members in the treatment of elderly patients

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Gerontological Nursing, 3 ECTS

Objectives
• Students will understand the ethical values and principles of gerontological nursing and respect old age as a stage of life
• Students will acknowledge and know how to identify any changes related to old age
• Students will acknowledge and know how to use the methods of nursing related to assessing and maintaining the health, functional capacity and resources of the elderly
• Students will become familiar with common memory disorders and the related treatment and service chains
• Students will understand the importance of nutrition in the treatment of the elderly and know how to plan, perform and assess the nutrition of the elderly in different circumstances in cooperation with a network of multidisciplinary experts
• Students will know how to plan, administer and assess safe and effective pharmacotherapy for the elderly
• Students will know how to support and guide family members in the treatment of elderly patients
• Students will acknowledge and be able to identify common changes caused by development disorders and disability and know the related key methods of nursing

Content

Contents:
• Treatment of the elderly, geriatrics and pharmacology
• Changes related to old age
• Risk factors that indicate declining functional capacity of elderly patients
• Assessment of the functional capacity and resources of the elderly and provision of support in different environments
• Nutrition of the elderly and how to ensure proper nutrition and provide related instructions in different circumstances
• Gerontechnology
• Memory disorders and nursing of patients with memory disorders
• Legislation concerning the treatment of the elderly and the services required by the elderly: home care and other services provided at the homes of the elderly
• Safe and effective administration of pharmacotherapy for the elderly
• Supporting the involvement of family members in the treatment of elderly patients

Evaluation scale

H-5

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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