Opinto-opas

Objective

Students
- know how to plan, implement, evaluate and develop acute care of patients in different age groups in diverse operating environments
- can support and provide education to patients and their significant others in different phases of the care path
- are capable of independent and multiprofessional decision-making as part of the holistic care of the acutely ill patient
- assume responsibility for the quality of care regarding their own actions.

Content

Family-oriented nursing process of acutely ill patients
Assistive methods in acute nursing
Leadership and self-management in acute nursing
Health technology in acute nursing
Multiprofessional team work and networking in acute nursing
Special questions related to acute nursing

Materials

The course literature options will be discussed at the Orientation. Students can also use the material they choose according to the subject on the course. The learning environment is Moodle, where students are guided at the course orientation. Moodle contains the objectives and contents of the study ( incl. peri-operative, emergency care and intensive care), more detailed literature and other material demonstrated by the teacher. In addition, Moodle platform has exercises for theoretical studying, independent exercises and exams, additional material on topics, etc.
In English version Perioperative Moodle is combined with ICU and Emergency care.

Teaching methods

Activating Lecture
Task-Based Teaching
Online Teaching (Moodle)
Expert Lectures
Teamwork
Drug calculation exam
Exams
Independent assignments

Employer connections

Expert lectures during the theoretical instruction of the course. After the theoretical instruction, the students complete the Development of Nurse Expertise - Clinical Practice (12,5 ECTS credits). Before the practice laboratory workshops and simulations held are calculated in practice credits eg.all together 15 cr.

Exam schedules

Exam dates are shown in the schedule.
The date of the medical calculation exam is shown in the course calender.
Prepare for the exam is instructed in Orientation.

International connections

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Completion alternatives

No optional methods. Attendance is obliged. Orientation is compulsory. Theory 80%, labs and simulation 100%.

Student workload

The scope of the course is 15 cr. This is 405 hours of student work, divided into contact lessons and independent studying. Self-study guidance is given at orientation together with independent assignments.

Further information

This is an advanced course in Degree Nursing program. It is situated for the last academic year. Completion of the course requires basic studies and basic clinical practices completed priorly. Development of Nurse Expertise - Clinical Practice can not be started until all basic clinical practices have been successfully completed. Mandatory presence in course Orientation.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Evaluating competences evaluation criteria expert level is used.

Assessment methods and criteria

Active participation
2 x exam (0-5) (perioperative and acute nursing)
Case exam in pairs
1 x medication calculations (H/0) 100%
Independent assignments during the course are mandatory and may have an impact on the total grade of the course.
Because the course grade in formed from many different exams, raising the exam grade is not possible. Failed exam re-test time is agreed with the teacher separately.