The acute care of pediatric and adolescent patients (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

The student:
- understands the ethical, pedagogic and methodological principles of patient guidance
- is able to independently plan, execute and evaluate the nursing guidance in a family-centered manner in co-operation with other specialists
- understands the meaning of the illness and different nursing environments to the child, adolescent and his family and can support and promote the wellbeing of the families with children
- is able to plan, execute and evaluate the nursing care of children and adolescents in accordance to the nursing principles and ethical questions of that patient group, while working in acute and prehospital care environment

Content

- ethical, pedagogic and methodological principles the guidance of children and families
- the principles and ethical questions of the nursing of children and adolescents in acute and prehospital care
- the growth and development of children and adolescents
- supporting and guidance of children, adolescents and families in acute and prehospital care
- relevant nursing care methods
- the family oriented nursing process of acutely ill children and adolescents and those suffering from long-term illness
- triage and assessment methods used in the emergency care of children and adolescents
- relevant pediatric morbidities
- nursing care special considerations related to children and adolescents
- life-threatening situations in acute and prehospital care of children and adolescents

Prerequisites

Medical Nursing
The student and tutor teacher go through other recommended studies in HOPS discussions.

Teaching methods

Flipped learning
Mode of delivery face-to-face
Interactive lecture
Cooperative learning, Small groupwork
Guided assigments
Virtual learning
Independent study
Preclinicals
Simulation

Location and time

3. period

Learning materials and recommended literature

Learning material in Moodle
Wong´s et al Essentials of Pediatic Nursing
The Material provided by the teacher, i.e. Current Care Guidelines (Duodecim)

Alternative completion methods of implementation

N/A

Internship and working life connections

Dosage calculation need to be passed before clinical practice.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

(Proficiency test as an exam. Please, look at the schedule)
More information will be told in the beginning of the course.
Re-exam: in orientation

International connections

N/A

Student workload

1cr= 27 h
Contact teaching 135 h,Independent study, guidence and Proficiency tests.

Content scheduling

More information in Moodle.

Further information for students

Attendance:
Compulsory participation in orientation, preclinicals, simulation. Theory teaching is highly preferred.

Teachers:
Anne Tammivuori, anne.tammivuori@metropolia.fi (vastuuopettaja) ja
Maria Kouvalainen, maria.kouvalainen@metropolia.fi
Psykologian opettaja Anu Jokinen, anu.jokinen2@metropolia.fi

Assessment methods and criteria

Dosage Calculation pass/fail
Independent assignments pass/fail
Small group work and seminar pass/fail
Online assignments: CPR and patient education pass/fail
Online: Patient education
Moodle-assignments
Preclinicals pass/fail
Simulation pass/fail
Exam 0-5

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"
Evaluating competences evaluation criteria competent/intermediate level is used.