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Basics of Nursing (6 cr)

Code: TH00CD71-3001

General information


Enrollment
01.01.2022 - 26.04.2022
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.01.2022 - 31.07.2022
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6 cr
Local portion
6 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Health and Well-being
Campus
Kupittaa Campus
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Emergency Care
Teachers
Nina Korsström
Teacher in charge
Janne Hellsten
Course
TH00CD71
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Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Harjoitteluun sisältyy 162 h käytännön hoitotyötä, josta vähennetään alla olevat 6h
- Näin harjoittelussa jää suoritettavaksi 156h.

Ennen harjoittelua tulee olla tehtynä ja päivitettynä oma henkilökohtainen CV jobiiliin. (2h)

Tämän lisäksi tulee osallistua opettajan pitämään harjoitteluinfo-tuntiin (2h) sekä harjoittelun palautetunnille (2h)

Objective

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

Evaluation methods and criteria

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

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