Basics of NursingLaajuus (8 cr)

Objective

BASICS OF NURSING, PEHA 8 ECTS

Objectives
• Students will know how to treat patients individually and respect their expertise and agency in their own lives
• Students will know how to work in compliance with the values, principles and key regulations of nursing
• Students will know the key sources of reliable data and how to apply these sources in providing patients with comprehensive care
• Students will be able to interact with patients and their family members in a professional manner
• Students will be able to participate in professional cooperation
• Students will learn how to apply the aseptic technique and how to work ergonomically in compliance with the principles of occupational and patient safety
• Students will know how the pharmacotherapy plan is applied in the process of performing pharmacotherapy
• Students will be able to assess the resources and condition of patients
• Students will be able to define patients’ needs for care and to make individual treatment plans
• Students will be able to apply common nursing assistance methods appropriately
• Students will learn how to adopt a patient-driven approach and support their resources
• Students will be able to monitor the nutrition and diets of patients and to identify any risks related to their nutrition
• Students will be able to recognize, assess and treat the pain experienced by patients
• Students will know how to perform pharmacotherapy according to the physician’s instructions and have the required dosage calculation skills
• Students will learn various modes of performing and administering pharmacotherapy
• Students will learn the reporting and documentation practices required in the patient’s treatment process
• Students will know how to use the medication passport in assessing their own pharmacotherapy skills

Content

Contents
• Individual and respectful treatment of patients, assessing the needs for care, planning and performing treatment
• Working in a multiprofessional working group
• Performing pharmacotherapy
• Determining the patient’s level of nutrition and related care
• Patient counselling and training methods
• Self-care support and commitment to treatment
• Nursing process and structural documentation
• Rehabilitation and follow-up care
• Occupational and patient safety
• Ethical and responsible activities