Advanced Life Support, Clinical PracticeLaajuus (10 cr)

Objective

The student:
- knows the prehospital patient care process
- understands occupational and patient safety in the prehospital environment
- develops his skills in incident management
- is able to perform and communicate as a part of a prehospital team
- is able to demonstrate systematic patient assessment
- develops his knowledge on the prehospital patient needs assessment
- knows the ALS level prehospital care of typical patient groups
- is able to assess the needs to consult medical control and is able to propose a relevant plan of action for patient care
- is able to assess the need for emergent care and can guide the patient in the use of regional emergency care services
- develops his knowledge in choosing the right transport facility for the patient
- is able to safely conduct a non-transport decision
- is able to contact a relevant agency in the social and healthcare sector to organize a suitable help for the patient according to his assessment
- is able to deliver a report on the prehospital care phase in different situations
- develops his skills in using ALS level drugs
- develops his airway management skills
- knows how to start CPAP treatment
- knows how to use a monitor-defibrillator in transcutaneous pacing and synchronized cardioversion
- is able to interpret different arrhythmias and ischemic changes from a 12 lead ECG

Content

- ALS clinical practice 7,5 credits
- 2,5 credits of lab sessions and/or simulation studies

Qualifications

A minimum of 70 credits of clinical nursing studies.
BLS and ALS competence.
The student and tutor teacher go through other recommended studies in the HOPS discussions.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Pass/Fail

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"
Evaluating competences evaluation criteria competent/intermediate level is used.