The Basic Practice of Clinical Nursing 1Laajuus (5 cr)
Course unit code: SX00DZ84
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
Objective
Students
- are aware of the key competence areas of nursing
- can implement several methods in assisting and supporting client/patient’s daily activities considering patient safety
- detect changes in client/patient’s basic vital signs and are capable of supporting these vital signs with assistive methods
- understand the significance of ethicality and professional interaction to nursing and consider patient’s needs for psychosocial support
- can adopt an individually-oriented approach to encountering clients/patients from different cultures
- understand the importance of quality in nursing to improve patient care and their own development
Content
- working methods considering patient safety
- consider patient safety issues in their work
- significance of professional interaction
- cultural background in client encounters and interaction
- ethics in nursing
- basics of reporting
- laws and decrees on quality management and quality assessment in nursing
- post-mortem nursing care
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"