The Basic Practice of Clinical Nursing 1 (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

Students
- are aware of the key competence areas of nursing
- can implement several methods in assisting and supporting client/patient’s daily activities considering patient safety
- detect changes in client/patient’s basic vital signs and are capable of supporting these vital signs with assistive methods
- understand the significance of ethicality and professional interaction to nursing and consider patient’s needs for psychosocial support
- can adopt an individually-oriented approach to encountering clients/patients from different cultures
- understand the importance of quality in nursing to improve patient care and their own development

Content

- working methods considering patient safety
- consider patient safety issues in their work
- significance of professional interaction
- cultural background in client encounters and interaction
- ethics in nursing
- basics of reporting
- laws and decrees on quality management and quality assessment in nursing
- post-mortem nursing care

Teaching methods

· Flipped learning
· Case study work with evidence-based nursing solutions
· Interactive lecture
· Task oriented teaching
· Small group working
· Clinical laboratory teaching
· Skills lab working
· Web courses
· Independent study

Learning materials and recommended literature

Berman, A., Snyder, S. & Frandsen, G. (2021). Kozier & Erb's fundamentals of nursing: Concepts, process, and practice (Eleventh edition, global edition.). Pearson Education Limited.
OR
Berman, A, Snyder, SJ. & Frandsen Geralyn 2016. Kozier & Erb's fundamentals of nursing : concepts, process, and nursing. 10th edition.
Chapters 4 Legal aspects of Nursing (73-98), Chapter 5 Values Ethics and advocacy (99-111), Chapter 11 Assessing (181-200), Chapter 12 Diagnosing (201-214), Chapter 13 Planning (215-233), Chapter 14 Implementing and evaluating ( 234-245), Chapter 15 Documenting and reporting (247-267), Chapters 29: Vital signs (502-538), 31: Asepsis (628-665), 32 Safety (), 33: Hygiene (695-743), 36: Skin integrity and wound care ( 854-890), 44: Activity & Exercise (1036-1090), 47: Nutrition (1153-1199), 48: Urinary elimination (1200-1235), 49 Fecal elimination (1236-1266), 50: Oxygenation (1267-1312 not nursing management), 51: Circulation (1313-1333 not nursing management)
OR
Delves-Yates, C. 2018. Essentials of Nursing Practice (1st or 2nd edition).
Chapters 5 Ethics 6 Law 14 Assessment, Planning, Implementation and evaluation(APIE): The process of nursing, 18 Record-Keeping and Documentation 22 Infection prevention and control, 23 Aseptic technique (NOT Specimen collection yet!), 24 Clinical measurement, 26 Skin integrity, 27 Safe handling of people, 30 assisting patients with their nutritional needs, 31 Assisting patients with their elimination needs, 32 Assisting patients with their hygiene needs
Recommended additionally Delves-Yates, C. 2018. Essentials of Nursing Practice (1.th or 2.nd edition) Chapter 14 Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation (APIE): The process of nursing AND Chapter 18 Record keeping and documentation
End of the life care (teachers material) and Other material provided by teachers during the course.

· Other materials provided by the lecturer during the study implementation to support learning
· Oppiportti online courses/corresponding material: infection prevention, falls prevention, pressure ulcers.

· 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.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

N/A

Internship and working life connections

N/A

Exam dates and retake possibilities

· Please follow notifications (email), schedule changes are possible.

· Exam date will be announced at the orientation lesson.
· Retake can be tried twice on pre-scheduled times. In case of failing both retakes the course has to be repeated. Elevating grade can be tried once in next possible retake. Enrollment to retake is always done with the name of teacher responsible for the course. Instructions how to enroll for retake are found in OMA.
Retake 1: Exam date will be announced at the orientation lesson (teacher in charge of the course Anna Sievers)
Retake 2: Exam date will be announced at the orientation lesson (teacher in charge of the course Anna Sievers)

International connections

Student can complete the course with an Finnish-speaking group.

Student workload

· 1 cr = 27

· Total number of hours on course is 135 h, of which contact teaching 15 hours (theory lessons) labs 18 hours, independent study 102 h (skill stations, assignments).

Content scheduling

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

Further information for students

· It's mandatory to participate in the orientation lesson. In case of being absent from either orientation or other classes, the student finds out about the contents of previous classes from the fellow students or Moodle.

· Theory lessons that include study assignments require attendance.

· Absence from the theory lesson must be replaced by doing a mind map about the content of the theory lesson and showing/sending the mind map to the teacher before the lab.

· Clinical laboratories are of compulsory attendance and students are required to wear appropriate protective uniforms. Instructions given in the asepsis lecture are being followed during practicing.

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

Assessment methods and criteria

· Exam 0-5
· Online courses and independent single/group course assignments (100%), clinical laboratory teaching (100% attendance)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"