Preclinical Training in Patient Examination (2 cr)
Code: 7031506-3031
General information
Enrollment
02.07.2020 - 30.10.2020
Timing
01.08.2020 - 31.12.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2 op
RDI portion
1 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Health and Well-being
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
5 - 25
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Kaisa Friman
Scheduling groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
PSHTS20B
Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1
- Pienryhmä 2
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
H-5