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Nursing of Patients with Special Needs (5 cr)

Code: SX00DZ95-3004

General information


Enrollment
28.11.2022 - 11.12.2022
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
17.04.2023 - 19.05.2023
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
3 cr
Virtual portion
2 cr
Mode of delivery
On-campus and online
Unit
(2019-2024) School of Health Care
Campus
Myllypurontie 1
Teaching languages
English
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
Tiina Järvinen
Vivien Nagy-Wikstedt
Teacher in charge
Vivien Nagy-Wikstedt
Groups
SXN20S1
Degree Programme in Nursing päivä
Course
SX00DZ95

Implementation has 11 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 30 h 45 min.

Time Topic Location
Tue 18.04.2023 time 10:30 - 12:15
(1 h 45 min)
Nursing of Patients with Special Needs SX00DZ95-3004
MPB6008 Oppimistila
Thu 20.04.2023 time 12:45 - 16:00
(3 h 15 min)
Nursing of Patients with Special Needs SX00DZ95-3004
MPB4005 Oppimistila
Tue 25.04.2023 time 08:30 - 12:00
(3 h 30 min)
Nursing of Patients with Special Needs SX00DZ95-3004
MPA6009 Oppimistila
Tue 02.05.2023 time 12:45 - 16:00
(3 h 15 min)
Nursing of Patients with Special Needs SX00DZ95-3004 - CANCELLED
MPB6005 Oppimistila
Thu 04.05.2023 time 08:30 - 11:45
(3 h 15 min)
Gr1 Nursing of Patients with Special Needs SX00DZ95-3004
MPB4018 Simulaatio, Pharma 2
Thu 04.05.2023 time 12:45 - 16:00
(3 h 15 min)
Gr2 Nursing of Patients with Special Needs SX00DZ95-3004
MPB4018 Simulaatio, Pharma 2
Mon 08.05.2023 time 13:00 - 15:00
(2 h 0 min)
Nursing of Patients with Special Needs SX00DZ95-3004
MPA6009 Oppimistila
Mon 08.05.2023 time 15:00 - 16:00
(1 h 0 min)
Nursing of Patients with Special Needs SX00DZ95-3004
MPA6009 Oppimistila
Wed 10.05.2023 time 08:30 - 11:45
(3 h 15 min)
Nursing of Patients with Special Needs SX00DZ95-3004
MPB5012 Simulaatio, päivystys
MPB4013 Simulaatio, koti
MPB5019 Reflektointitila
MPB4022 Reflektointitila
Mon 15.05.2023 time 08:30 - 11:45
(3 h 15 min)
Nursing of Patients with Special Needs SX00DZ95-3004
MPA6009 Oppimistila
Tue 16.05.2023 time 08:30 - 11:30
(3 h 0 min)
EXAM Nursing of Patients with Special Needs SX00DZ95-3004
MPB6007 Oppimistila
Changes to reservations may be possible.

Objective

Students
- are familiar with the special aspects of care and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities
- know how to support the functional capacity and participation of disabled persons
- can implement nursing of special needs groups and support the patient and his/her significant others
- are competent in the basics of palliative care, care guidelines and support methods
- know how to plan, implement and evaluate symptomatic nursing care of special needs groups
- can act based on the ethical guidelines of nursing and evaluate their implementation in the nursing care of special needs groups

Content

- special aspects of nursing and rehabilitation of disabled patients
- developmental disability
- sensory impairment
- palliative nursing
- evaluation of family coping and multiprofessional measures
- identifying and dealing with ethical challenges
- end-of-life care plan
- chronic pain and palliative care
- multicultural death

Materials

Materials in Moodle and provided by lectures.

All assignments and materials are under Copyright Act (404/61) and a teacher has the copyright. Assignments and materials are not allowed to be distributed or used in any other way. Distributing materials are only allowed if the teacher grants the permit.

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture
Compulsory expert lectures - You need to write the reflective diary.
Cooperative learning, Small group work, seminars
Online cources
Clinical Laboratory teaching and simulation
Independent studies
Exam

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Course exam as scheduled in timetable, Retake date announced in the orientation lecture.
Drug-calculations exam: According to the schedule.

International connections

The student can complete with an English-speaking group.

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

1 cr = 27 h

Contact teaching 135 h (theory lessons and clinical practice lessons)
Independent studies.

Content scheduling

More information on Moodle.

Further information

Attendance at the orientation class is compulsory.

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 (YleSH180op).

NOTE! Course related drug calculations and clinical labs/simulation has to be passed.

AHOT: Pedagogical solution, student will enroll on the course and participate in Orientation. Documents has to be presented to the course teacher after Orientation. Exam is compulsory.

Students need to have completed 100 ECTS including:

The Basic Practice of Clinical nursing 1-2
Pharmacotherapy 1 and Pharmacotherapy 2
Medical Nursing
Gerontological Nursing
Surgical and Perioperative Nursing
Clinical Nursing Practice: Learning outcomes of Medical Nursing Practice and learning outcomes of Surgical and Perioperative Nursing Practice

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"

Assessment methods and criteria

The course is evaluated on the basis of group assignments and seminar presentations on a scale: pass/fail
Online cources:pass/fail
Group assignments: pass/fail
Exam scale 0-5

Drug examinations: According to the schedule, information given during the orientation. Scale Pass/ Fail

Qualifications

Emergency Care and High Dependency Nursing Competence.
Completed Clinical Practices in Environments of Medical Nursing and Surgical nursing.

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