Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Laboratory Examinations and Swedish (5 cr)

Objective

Students
- are familiar with the most common transmission routes of pathogenic microbes and can describe the pathological picture of the most common infectious diseases and their symptoms as well as understand the basics of how to protect oneself against microbe infections in their work
- can describe the legislation and how the prevention and control of pathogenic microbes has been organized in Finland
- are familiar with the immune system, in particularly at cytologic level of blood and lymph
- are familiar with the most common ways of taking samples (of fungus, bacteria, virus) from throat, urine, wounds (for instance)
- perceive the clinical laboratory services as part of the health service system
- recognize the significance of laboratory examinations to patient care
- understand the preanalytical requirements of laboratory examinations
- can refer patients to laboratory examinations in accordance with the care recommendations
- can take skin prick tests and venous blood samples with vacuum technique under supervision
- recognize indications to the use of point-of-care tests, quality assurance and documentation
- achieve the required level of the second language (Swedish) indicated by the legislation on UAS (1129/2014, 7 §) to have competence in both written and spoken language needed in one’s work tasks

Content

- clinical microbiology as science, pathogenic microbes, normal flora, pathogenesis, health care-associated infections
- endogenous and exogenous transmission routes of pathogenic microbes
- antimicrobial immune system response in blood and lymph
- legislation and the organizational structure of prevention and control of pathogenic microbes in Finland
- the significance of clinical laboratory services to the health care system
- process, reference values and quality control of clinical laboratory services
- the significance of preanalytics to clinical laboratory examinations
- patient education on laboratory examinations
- taking skin prick tests and venous blood tests based on care recommendations
- basics of taking microbiological samples
- point-of-care testing in health care
- essential vocabulary to deepen competence in professional Swedish required in written and spoken interaction and communication
- developing learning strategies in Swedish and a realistic self-assessment of language skills in Swedish

Location and time

Microbiology and laboratory:

Theory: Myllypuro and/or Zoom
Lab: Myllypuro

Swedish:
Swedish: See the timetable, please.

Materials

Microbiology and kl.lab.:
- Karhumäki, Eliisa, Jonsson, Anne ja Saros, Marita. 2016. Mikrobit hoitotyön haasteena, Edita Mikrobiologia: Mikrobit ihmisen elinympäristössä, Mikrobit ihmisen käytössä, Mikrobiryhmät, Mikrobien kasvuun vaikuttavia tekijöitä, Mikrobit ja ihminen, s.14-33, Tartunta: Tartuntatiet, Infektioille altistavia tekijöitä, Infektioiden ennaltaehkäisy, s. 38-43, Työturvallisuus ja henkilökunnan terveydenhuolto, Infektioiden torjuntatyö s.95-101, Infektiotaudit s.104-175, Laboratoriodiagnostiikka, s.197-259
- Friman, T. 2021. Laboratoriotutkimusten näytteenotto. Byrettikustannus.
- http://www.hotus.fi/hotus.fi/hoitotyön suositukset
- TTL verkkokirja - Terävät instrumentit.pdf

- All materials and theory lessons materials provided in Moodle

Swedish material: Moodle

Teaching methods

• Flipped learning
• Contact lessons
• Interactive lecture
• Cooperative learning, Small group work
• Guided assigments
• Clinical laboratory teaching
• Independent study

Swedish: Contact and e-learning (Zoom)

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Cl. Microbiology, Cl.Lab. Examinations: Exam is in the timetable and is held at Myllypuro. Re-examinations are organized in re-examinations in the social and health sector, and information is given about them at the orientaion class.
More information on exam will be provided during the orientation classes.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

No alternative ways to pass the course

Student workload

1 ECTS = 27 h

Modules:
1) Clinical microbiology and laboratory examinations: 2 ECTS (54 hours) consist of clinical microbiology and clinical laboratory classes (including contact teaching (15 h) and independent studies (39 h).

2) Swedish/Finnish: 3 ECTS = 81 h

Content scheduling

See the timetable.

Further information

• Clinical laboratory classes are mandatory (100 %) and require protective clothing
• Pre-course requirements: The course in anatomy and physiology and an RPL decision must be completed before taking part in this course.
• The Swedish classes are mandatory (100 %).

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Clinical Microbiology and Clinical Laboratory Examinations:
See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"

Swedish:
The student can communicate in their most typical general and field-specific professional situations in working life. The student can write simple texts with a reasonable amount of consistency. There may be errors, but the message comes across nevertheless. The student takes part in simple interaction, but often needs help from other speakers. The student is comfortable with everyday vocabulary and the vocabulary of their own field, but inaccuracies and the influence of other languages may make it difficult to get the message across. The student uses the commonest basic structures in a one-sided way and sometimes incorrectly. The student can pronounce understandably but not like a native, and the slowness makes it difficult to assess how well the message may get across.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Clinical Microbiology and Clinical Laboratory Examinations:
See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"

Swedish:
The student can communicate reasonably well in their daily general and field-specific professional situations in working life. The student is able to write a text with coherent content, getting the message across, and is proactive in interaction in common situations in the field. The student is reasonably fluent in basic vocabulary of their field and general language. Word choices may sometimes be inaccurate and the sentence structures imperfect, but these do not interfere with the communication. The student pronounces understandably, and pauses in the flow of speech do not prevent the message from getting across.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Clinical Microbiology and Clinical Laboratory Examinations:
See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"

Swedish:
The student can communicate in versatile and demanding general and field-specific professional situations in working life. The student can write clear and detailed text in a way that is suitable and accurate for the situation. The student takes an active part in interaction in a way that is appropriate in professional situations. The student speaks fluently and effortlessly and takes into account the other speakers. The student uses general vocabulary and the vocabulary in their own field in a versatile way, making very few grammatical errors. The student pronounces clearly and the speech sounds natural.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Clinical Microbiology and Clinical Laboratory Examinations:
See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"

Assessment methods and criteria

Clinical microbiology clinical laboratory examinations: Pass/Fail
Clinical laboratory classes: 100% attendance
All assignments must be returned by the deadline.

Swedish: 100 % attendance in the classes, learning assignments, contact and distance learning, oral and written skills exam, evaluation on a 0-5 scale

Qualifications

Swedish: B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

Further information

N.B. In case the student’s educational language is other than Finnish, s/he carries out the course Finnish as a second language/foreign language