Nursing Assessment and Interventions, Clinical SkillsLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: IN00BL60
Credits
5 op
Teaching language
- English
Responsible person
- Ernest Aluoch
Learning objectives
After completing the course, student is able to
- work in accordance with the ethical guidelines, values and principles of nursing
- pay attention to and promote patient safety
- assess the client’s needs, choose and use the appropriate nursing interventions to promote health and functional ability
- use the ABCDE method to examine the patient’s vital signs
- guide the client/patient in daily activities according to the principles of rehabilitative nursing
- explain what should be documented about the patient's/client's daily activities and health
- work aseptically and pay attention to the transmission-based precautions
- pay attention to the safety of food hygiene in patient care
- identify the nutritional condition and is able to provide enteral nutrition to the patient
- recognize the need for change and use methods that promote health and functional ability to achieve goals
- master the basics and the essential methods of first aid and resuscitation
- work ergonomically correctly
Content
- nursing assessment and interventions (assisting in daily activities, enteral nutrition, secretion, ABCDE-protocol: monitoring and nursing of vital functions. Deceased care)
- professional interaction and guiding the client/patient in nursing care
- patient safety
- nursing documentation according to the Finnish classification of nursing diagnoses, the national documentation model, use of the Docca software
- aseptics, Infection prevention and control
- personal and food hygiene
- first aid
- ergonomics
Qualifications
Nursing Assessment and Interventions in progress.
Enrollment
01.08.2024 - 15.09.2024
Timing
09.09.2024 - 28.02.2025
Credits
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Okko Tervo
- Anna-Kaisa Kokkonen
- Petra Nissinen
- Jussi Vainionperä
- Petri Suohovi
- Riikka Jehkinen
- Tiina Hirvonen
- Anne-Marika Partanen
- Ernest Aluoch
- Anna-Maria Saarela
- Janne Nevalainen
Scheduling groups
- G1/3 (Size: 12. Open UAS: 0.)
- G2/3 (Size: 12. Open UAS: 0.)
- G3/3 (Size: 12. Open UAS: 0.)
Student groups
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IN24SPNursing
Education groups
- G1/3
- G2/3
- G3/3
Teaching methods
- Participation in exercises (100%), skill labs (100%) and completion of required preliminary assignments.
- Participation of theory lectures
-Accepted completion of documentation exercises.
-A passed skills examination.
-Participation in ergonomics and nutrition tasks (100%)
Student workload
Working hours required for this study module: 27 hours x 5cr = 135 hours
Theory lectures = 9 hours
Skill labs = 46 hours
Skills Exam - 6 hours
Independent studies/preparing for exams and skill labs - 74 hours
Qualifications
Nursing Assessment and Interventions in progress.
Materials
Perry, A., Potter, P.A., Stockert, P. & Hall, A. 2019. Essentials for Nursing Practice. 9th Edition. Elsevier. E-book available
Perry, A., Potter, P.A., & Ostetendorf, W.F. 2018. Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques. 9th Edition. Elsevier. E-book available from 2014 edition.
Further information
All the skill labs and theory lectures (Resuscitation + Ergonomics) are compulsory and requires 100 % attendance to complete the course.