Basic professional skills in the social and health care (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

Student
can identify and structure the elements included in basic nursing skills
is able to look at general working life skills needed in nursing in the light of research data
is able to evaluate one's own activities during work experience in social and health care

Content

Basic professional skills in the social and health care
Working in social and health care positions

Teaching methods

Assignment-based instruction
Independent study
Practical professional situations and problems for which evidence-based solutions are sought

Learning materials and recommended literature

Social and health research articles. Note that only research articles are accepted, not eg theses.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

N/A

Internship and working life connections

prior work experience in social and health care field required

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Return of the learning assignment during the course.

Return of learning assignments and documents by the last day of each month, after which they will be assessed within four working weeks after completion. Last deadline for returning assignments is 31.5.2022.

International connections

Work experience in the social and health care field in international contexts is also taken into account

Student workload

learning assignment 1 cr, ie 27 hours of student work
previous work experience 4 - 9 cr, so that 1 cr corresponds to 27 working hours

Further information for students

The course is intended for both students who have prior degree of apractical nurse and students in emergency care, midwifery, nursing or public health nursing programmes, who work in the social and health sector in client / patient contact during their studies.

All relevant work experience in health care sector is accepted, eg the duties of a practical nurse (lähihoitaja), also work performed incompetently, eg caregiver, or eg a rescuer, with regard to suitable duties.Work experience only in the social and health care sector is included, in case the work also consists of other types of tasks (for example in a fire & rescue, emergency medical and emergency response services).

The course consists of an independent learning task and previous work experience in the social and health care field. The task is required in each case, regardless of whether an application is based on work experience or a practical nurse degree.

There is continuous registration for the study. Registrations will be accepted within few days after registration. Instructions on joining the course and the Moodle key are in the course's OMA announcements. More detailed instructions for completing the course in the Moodle workspace. In case of doubt, read the instructions in Moodle carefully, if you do not find the answer in the instructions in Moodle, please contact the teacher in charge of the course

Assessment methods and criteria

Scale: Pass/Fail
Methods: Learning Assignment & documents related to work experience.
Return of learning assignments and documents by the last day of each month, after which they will be assessed within four working weeks after completion. Last deadline for returning assignments is 31.5.2022.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty