Medical Nursing (in English) (5 ECTS)

Objective

Students
- are competent in the evidence-based decision-making process in nursing
- are able to carry out needs assessment of medical patients as well as to plan, implement and evaluate nursing care using evidence-based knowledge
- can carry out needs assessment of medical patients using the appropriate clinical and physiological evaluation and measurement methods as well as respond to them with appropriate nursing interventions and methods
- can describe the significance of seamless multiprofessional clinical pathway in the care of medical patients
- understand the importance of safety regulations regarding medical devices and electricity in health care
- can document the client/patient’s care process

Content

• - decision-making process in nursing care
- internal medicine and medical nursing
- clinical pathway of medical patients and multiprofessional cooperation
- needs assessment of medical patients; planning, implementing and evaluating care
- documentation in nursing and basics of reporting
- FinCC (Finnish Care Classification) including needs, results, implementation (SHTaL, SHTuL, SHToL)
- nutrition of medical patients
- general device and electric safety in health care
- standard diagnostic examinations in clinical nursing

Materials

• Learning/Exam material:

• Brunner-Suddarths Medical-Surgical Textbook, the latest version:
Cardiovascular diseases (Coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, heart failure, common arrhythmias, strokes), neurological diseases (neuroanatomy, neurological status, strokes), pulmonary diseases (COPD, asthma), diabetes (DM1 & DM2), kidney failure, and infectious diseases (pneumonia, sepsis), communicable diseases and isolation protocols, rheumatoid diseases, nursing of cancer patients and chemotherapy

• Other materials provided by the lecturer during the study implementation to support learning

• Please note that the assignments and materials prepared by the lecturers are works in accordance with the Copyright Act (404/61) for which the lecturer has copyright. Assignments and materials may not be used except in their own studies. Their public distribution is only allowed with the permission of the lecturer.

Teaching methods

Flipped learning
Case study work with evidence based nursing practices
Interactive lecture
Assignment oriented teaching
Small group working
Clinical laboratory teaching
Simulation
Independent study

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

• Drug-calculations exam: 20.5.2022 (at the orientation lesson)
Retake 1: according to the course schedule
Retake 2: according to the course schedule

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

This implementation is aimed for students with a previous nursing degree (bachelor or diploma). The students are required to have previous theoretical knowledge on the topic.

Contact teaching 17 hours (orientation, labs, simulation, drug calculations exam and retakes), independent study 14 h (pre-assignments for the labs and simulation 8 h, preparation for the drug calculations exam 6 h).

Content scheduling

More information on progress of the course and course materials are found in Moodle and presented in orientation.

Further information

It is the responsibility of a single student, being absent from either orientation or other classes, to find out about the contents missed from fellow students

Clinical laboratory /Simulation teaching are of compulsory attendance and students are required to wear appropriate protective uniforms. Instructions given in asepsis lectures are to be obeyed during practises

The contents, assignments and evaluation in the course support the student achieveing competence required in core competencies of National final nursing exam (YleSH180op)

NOTE! Course related drug calculations and clinical labs/simulation has to be accepted prior to medical nursing practise


Prerequisites:
This implementation is aimed for students with a previous nursing degree (bachelor or diploma). The students are required to have previous theoretical knowledge on the topic.
Basics of Clinical Nursing Competence.
Basic knowledge of Pharmacotherapy


RPL:
RPL (Recognition of prior learning) Recognition of prior learning is only possible for those students who completed similar studies in higher education

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"

Assessment methods and criteria

Drug calculations (pass-fail)
Pre-assignments before the labs 1-2 and the simulation (100%)
Clinical laboratory teaching (100% attendance)
Simulation (100% attendance)

Qualifications

Basics of Clinical Nursing Competence.