Specialisation in Nursing 1 (8cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Nursing practice at working life

Objective

Specialisation in Nursing 1 8 cr ERI1
Students will
- Gain further proficiency in determining the need for, planning, administering and evaluating specialised patient care
- Learn to support and provide guidance to patients and their family members
- Learn to make decisions requiring nursing expertise in cooperation with the patient and other professional groups, as well as to support the patient’s resources to promote the patient’s health
- Understand the ethics and fundamental values of nursing and base their actions on current knowledge
- Deepen their pharmacotherapy competence in different fields of nursing (medication passport)
- Master the special features of clinical nursing and related documentation

Content

The content will be described in the implementation plan.

Teaching methods

Working life based

Student workload

This internship is 203 hours of student work which includes 2 hours of practice orientation, 2 hours feedback and 2 hours for updating personal CV to Jobiili. The student practices the remaining 197 hours in the internship place.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Evaluation is based on the assessment criteria for advanced supervised practical training. Evaluation discussion is held between the student and the supervisor. Assessment of five nursing competences: customer-oriented, ethical and professional skills, evidence-based clinical skills, teaching and guidance skills, cooperation skills in social and health care operating environments and nursing development skills.
Evaluation: Approved/ failed
Accepted completion requires:
Before the practice the student needs to fill in the Jobiili CV and participate in the practice orientation lesson.
During the practice the student needs to achieve the goals of the practice and complete the hours in practice. The student writes own goals, discusses them with the practice supervisor and uploads them to Optima. Midterm and final evaluations are held between the supervisor and the student. The student writes a self-evaluation and uploads all documents to Optima.
After the practice the student returns the practice evaluation forms and timetable forms to the teacher and participates in the feedback lesson.

Further information

The students need to pay for the travelling costs and their lunch. The students need to wear their name tags and own working shoes.