Professional Skills for Laboratory Services in the Health Care and Social Services SectorLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The student
• knows the social and health care system and the responsibilities of different actors
• knows the key legislation in social and health care
• knows the ethical basis of the social and health care sector
• understands the significance of digital services in social and health services
• knows the basics of client and patient safety
• understands the key practices related to infection control and asepsis and is able to act accordingly
• understands the basics of emergency first aid and is able to respond in common medical emergency and accident situations
• understands guidelines regulating national and international clinical laboratory work and understands the importance of the pre-analytical stage for quality
• understands the principles of biobanks.

Content

• Social and health care system and responsibilities
• Key legislation in social and health care
• Ethical basis in the social and health sector
• Digitalisation of social and health care services
• Client and patient safety
• Infection control and basic asepsis
• Emergency first aid
• Quality management systems of clinical laboratories
• Recommendations for national and international clinical laboratory work
• Quality in the pre-analytical stage
• Biobanking

Qualifications

No prior requirements.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Assessment: Pass/Fail
For assessment criteria, see the attachment.
The assessment criteria for beginners are applied.

Further information

First aid 1 ECTS (theory 0,5 ECTS, practice 0.5 ECTS)
Aseptic techniques 0.5 ECTS practice