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Continuous Quality Improvement in Clinical Laboratory (5 cr)

Code: TH00BQ58-3001

General information


Enrollment

02.07.2020 - 30.09.2020

Timing

01.08.2020 - 31.12.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Master of Advanced Nursing Practice

Teachers

  • Krista Salo-Tuominen

Groups

  • YKLASS20

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
The student is able to evaluate and develop clinical laboratory work by using national and international quality guidelines, standards and evidence based knowledge.

Content

National and international quality guidelines and standards of clinical laboratory work, and evidence based knowledge
Quality management system requirements and quality management models
Requirements for the quality and competence of medical laboratories
Methods of quality control in clinical laboratory work
Audit and accreditation
Quality development of practices and processes

Teaching methods

Selfwork
Tutoring
Lectures
Seminars

International connections

Web implementation of Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Completion alternatives

Not

Student workload

Student writing the literature review,
135 h

Content scheduling

Course contents
-National and international quality guidelines and standards of clinical laboratory work, and evidence based knowledge.
-Quality management system requirements and quality management models.
-Requirements for the quality and competence of medical laboratories.
-Methods of quality control in clinical laboratory work.
-Audit and accreditation.
-Quality development of practices and processes.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

The student´s ability to use standards and evidence based knowledge and understand their significance in the evaluation and development of operations is limited.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student is able to use standards and evidence based knowledge and understand their significance in the evaluation and development of operations

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student is able to apply national and international quality guidelines and standards for clinical laboratory work as well as evidence based knowledge in the evaluation and development of operations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student evaluates and develops clinical laboratory work by utilizing national and international guidelines, standards, and evidence based knowledge.