•   Paediatric Emergency Care and Nursing TH00BV92-3001 01.08.2022-31.12.2022  5 credits  (PENHOK21) +-
    Competence objectives of study unit
    Paediatric emergency care and nursing 5 ECTS ELANU

    The study unit includes 2 ECTS of studies arranged in English

    Objectives
    • Understand the status and rights of children as patients and in society and know the principles of paediatric nursing and emergency care
    • Understand the development of children at different stages, know how to promote the healthy growth and development of children and identify any delays/deviations in the growth and development of children
    • Know how to support and guide parents and identify the resources and risk factors related to parenthood
    • Know how to guide children and families in various situations related to health and diseases
    • Know how to promote patient safety in the nursing of children
    • Be able to use health care technology in the nursing and emergency care of children and adolescents
    • Know how to adopt a critical approach to searching for, using and evaluating evidence-based knowledge and use it to develop the paediatric nursing and emergency care
    • Know how to determine and document the care needs of a child patient, plan and administer evidence-based nursing and emergency care and evaluate their effectiveness
    • Learn to perform key examination and care procedures with children and adolescents, recognize the instruments used and use the instruments appropriately and safely
    • Become familiar with common diseases of children and adolescents, as well as their prevention, treatment and rehabilitation methods
    • Understand the principles of advanced resuscitation of children
    • Understand the pharmacological basics of children’s medication and know how to administer pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy to children and adolescents safely and effectively
    • Learn to observe children and adolescents, as well as to plan, provide and evaluate individual care for children and adolescents in simulated cases
    • Know how to support the functional capacity and involvement of the developmentally handicapped and the disabled
    • Become familiar with the main causes of developmental disability and related disorders
    • Understand the special features of the nursing of the developmentally handicapped and the disabled at different stages of life
    • Become acquainted with key legislation and the service system related to the nursing of the developmentally handicapped
    • Know how to help the families of disabled children cope and deal with everyday life
    • Understand the status and rights of the developmentally handicapped as health care customers and patients
    Content of study unit
    Contents

    • Legislation concerning children, children’s rights and the ethical principles of the nursing of children

    • Forms and methods of family nursing

    • Monitoring of the growth and development of a healthy child and adolescent and delays/deviations in the development of a healthy child

    • Paediatric emergency care, the most common paediatric diseases, surgical disorders, infectious diseases and long-term illnesses of children and adolescents and their treatment, rehabilitation and documentation in accordance with the nursing process

    • Current evidence-based literature related to the field

    • Clinical examination of child patients and the use of various assessment methods to support clinical decision-making

    • Preparation of children for procedures, different guidance and education methods and how to include play in treatment

    • Assessment of children’s pain and pain management

    • Advanced resuscitation of children

    • Pharmacology of children and adolescents, different ways of administering medications, monitoring the effectiveness of medication and guidance of pharmacotherapy

    • Planning, administration and assessment of fluid therapy for children

    • Basic treatment of children, including monitoring children and the nutrition of children

    • Communication skills with children of different ages and their families

    • Observation of child patients

    • The most common medical treatment methods for children and adolescents

    • Use of health care technology in patient cases

    Teacher(s) in charge

    Satu Haapalainen, Lasse Putko

    Teaching language

    Finnish

    Timing

    01.08.2022 - 31.12.2022

    Enrollment date range

    02.07.2022 - 31.08.2022

    Group(s)
    • PENHOK21
    Responsible unit

    Health and Well-being

    Small group(s)
    • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 15.
    • Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 15.
    Degree Programme(s)

    Degree Programme in Emergency Care

    RDI share

    0.00 credits

    Share of online studies

    0.00 credits

    Assessment scale

    H-5