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Preclinical Training in Nursing Basics (4 cr)

Code: 7031507-3014

General information


Enrollment

13.07.2019 - 30.08.2019

Timing

12.08.2019 - 31.12.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Midwifery

Teachers

  • Henna Vuoriranta
  • Heli Aarnio
  • Henna Lehtola

Scheduling groups

  • Pienryhmä A (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä B (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • PKÄTIS19

Small groups

Objective

Preclinical Training in Nursing Basics 4 cr ASHOP
Objectives
Students will
· Learn to work professionally and based on evidence
· Know how to cooperate with patients and teams
· Know how to determine patients’ need for care and the objectives of care, as well as to plan and provide key nursing assistance methods to promote the resources of patients Learn to apply the principles of occupational and patient safety in their work: aseptically and ergonomically
- Learn to plan and provide customer-/patient-driven stimulating activities and guidance.

Content

Contents
- Daily activities
- Vital functions
- First aid and basic resuscitation
- Sensory functions
- Activity
- Nutrition and fluid balance
- Excretion
- Tissue integrity
- Coping, mental balance
- Encountering death

Materials

From Finnish book:
• Asepsis in nursing pages 93-107
• Activity pages 164-186
• Daily activities pages 188-223
• Skin integrity pages 226-241
• Nutrition pages 242-265
• Secretion pages s. 269-304 (except stoma care)
• Fluid balance pages 305-317
• Safety pages 391-401
• Facing death pages 448-458
+ Current care recommendation 2016 "Elvytys"

Teaching methods

Preclinical training
On line studies
Individual work
Group work

International connections

Working life based studies
Teacher co-operation
Multi-culturality
Team learning and group work
Innovation pedagogy

Student workload

Preclinical training of nursing basics 4 credits = 108 hours, of which 48 hours of training in classroom. Rest of the hours are individual studies.

Content scheduling

• Daily activities
• Vital functions
• First Aid and resuscitation
• Sensory functions
• Activity
• Nutrition and fluid balance
• Secretion
• Skin integrity
• Coping, mental balance
• Facing death

Further information

Uniform, working shoes and name needle are needed during training sessions.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment methods and criteria

• Preclinical training and situation rehearsals passed/failed
• Simulations passed/failed
Preclinical training, situation rehearsals and simulations are mandatory (practical nurses may apply for accreditation for some of the training sessions, but those have to be negotiated with teacher beforehand).
If any absent hours, student should negotiate about those with teacher. Usually all absent hours have to be covered by participating to other groups training sessions. Student is responsible for finding out when those sessions are held and should contact that teacher.
All training sessions should be done before attending to simulations.
Pre-assignments have to be done carefully before attending to the training sessions. Student has to have the assignment with him/her when attending the training session. Evaluation of pre-assignments is passed/failed.