Development of Nurse Expertise - Clinical Practice (Acute Nursing) (15 ECTS)

Objective

Students
- can apply the theoretical and clinical competence required by the clinical practice environment to the nursing care of clients/patients
- can maintain and promote the health of clients/patients and their significant others in a client-oriented way in nursing care.
- follow the ethical guidelines and principles of nursing
- work responsibly as members of work groups and work community.
- can assess their professional competence and develop it further.

Content

Clinical practice includes learning laboratory and simulation studies 2.5 ects

Location and time

Clinical practice, weeks (12) 14-19 (top-up degree). Practise cannot be started earlier but can be postponed if student does not finish the studies during this term. Practise needs to be accomplished at the latest day before graduating.

Materials

Vocational literature on the practice environment given in connection with theoretical studies.Student will be informed by the practise unit about possible literature necessary to read before commencing practise.

Teaching methods

Clinical practice in acute care units (emergency, intensive care or perioperative nursing). The clinical practice includes laboratories and simulations organized in connection with theory teaching. These must be completed before starting the clinical practice. In addition, the student must have successfully completed all basic practices. The drug calculation exam included in the theoretical studies must have been passed. Training may be denied if the drug calculations test has not been passed.

Employer connections

Guided Clinical practice in acute care environment.

Exam schedules

N/A

International connections

It is possible to complete the clinical practice in an international exchange in emergency, intensive care units or perioperative units according to the instructions of Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.

Completion alternatives

No optional methods. The student can apply for RPL for the clinical practice with previous nursing experience, but this is not recommended. The student makes an RLP application to their own tutor teacher. The clinical practice can also be done as a paid nursing work if so agreed with the employer..

Student workload

Clinical practice is 15 ects which contains labs and simulations (3 ects). The practice is 8 weeks and 320 hours. For top up degree practise is 6 weeks, 40 hours per week. During the practice, the working methods, shifts and general principles of the work community are followed in connection with the practice. During the practice there is a written assignment (research club), separate instructions provided for this during theory studies. Doing the written assignment does not reduce the number of hours in practice.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Opiskelija on noudattanut työyhteistön toimintatapoja ja saavuttanut asetetut tavoitteet harjoittelun aikana. Lisäksi opiskelija on tehnyt harjoittelun aikana vaadittavan tuntimäärän.

Further information

Labs / simulations and drug calculation test must be completed before the clinical practice begins.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Evaluating competences evaluation criteria and expert is used.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Student
- uses professional knowledge base consistently
- searches for knowledge and justifies the use of sources
- justifies actions by means of evidence-based knowledge
- applies professional skills to different situations
- can act in a client-oriented way
- solves professional tasks and problems
- ensures safety and in accordance with the ethical principles of the field
- acts as an expert in multidisciplinary groups with people with diverse cultural backgrounds
- develops oneself

Assessment methods and criteria

6 or 8 weeks clinical practice 100%
Laboration (clinical practice) and simulation 100%
Research club assignment 100%
Theory studies must be completed before the practice

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Opiskelija ei ole noudattanut työyhteisön toimintatapoja eikä ole saavuttanut harjoittelun aikana asetettuja tavoitteita. Lisäksi opiskelija ei ole tehnyt tarvittavaa tuntimäärää harjoittelussa.