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Preclinical Training in Patient Examination (2 cr)

Code: 7031506-3014

General information


Enrollment

13.07.2019 - 22.09.2019

Timing

12.08.2019 - 31.12.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Midwifery

Teachers

  • Heli Aarnio
  • Isa Öhberg

Scheduling groups

  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • PKÄTIS19

Small groups

Objective

Preclinical Training in Patient Examination 2 crASLUP
Objectives
- Students will know how to interact with patients and their families
- Students will know how to interview patients, carry out observations and document them appropriately.
- Students will know how to observe the patient’s general condition and vital functions.
- Students will become familiar with the principles of the clinical examination of patients’ vital functions.
- Students will master the instruments used in clinical examination.
- Students will know how to draw conclusions from the clinical examination of patients.
- Students will know how to use clinical examination findings to assess patients’ need for care.
- Students will understand the importance of patient safety and will act accordingly.

Content

Contents
- Identification and examination of the vital functions of a healthy individual (circulation, respiration, consciousness, metabolism/excretion)
- Interviewing patients and surveying their general condition
- Customer-driven approach in interacting with patients and their family members
- Instruments used in clinical examination.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty