Preclinical Training in Patient Examination (2 cr)
Code: 7031552-3004
General information
Enrollment
02.12.2019 - 30.04.2020
Timing
01.01.2020 - 31.07.2020
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 Nursing
Teachers
- Kaisa Friman
- Mervi Rasilainen
Groups
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MSHTK20A
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