Medical Nursing (5 cr)

Objective

Students
- are competent in the evidence-based decision-making process in nursing
- are able to carry out needs assessment of medical patients as well as to plan, implement and evaluate nursing care using evidence-based knowledge
- can carry out needs assessment of medical patients using the appropriate clinical and physiological evaluation and measurement methods as well as respond to them with appropriate nursing interventions and methods
- can describe the significance of seamless multiprofessional clinical pathway in the care of medical patients
- understand the importance of safety regulations regarding medical devices and electricity in health care
- can document the client/patient’s care process

Content

• - decision-making process in nursing care
- internal medicine and medical nursing
- clinical pathway of medical patients and multiprofessional cooperation
- needs assessment of medical patients; planning, implementing and evaluating care
- documentation in nursing and basics of reporting
- FinCC (Finnish Care Classification) including needs, results, implementation (SHTaL, SHTuL, SHToL)
- nutrition of medical patients
- general device and electric safety in health care
- standard diagnostic examinations in clinical nursing

Location and time

Autumn 2023

Materials

• Learning/Exam material: Brunner-Suddarths Medical-Surgical Textbook, the latest version: Cardiovascular diseases (Coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, heart failure, common arhytmias, strokes), neurological diseases (neuroanatomy, neurological status, strokes), pulmonary diseases (COPD, asthma), diabetes (DM1 & DM2), kidney failure, and infectious diseases (pneumonia, sepsis), communicable diseases and isolation protocols, rheumatoid diseases, nursing of cancer patients and chemotherapy

• Electrical safety material on a separate Moodle learning platform: https://moodle.metropolia.fi/course/view.php?id=1462, key: terveyskätilö

• Other materials provided by lecturer during the study implementation

Teaching methods

• Flipped learning
• Case study work with evidence based nursing practices
• Interactive lecture
• Assignment oriented teaching and seminars
• Small group working
• Clinical laboratory teaching
• Simulation
• Skills laboratory learning
• Online courses
• Independent study

Employer connections

• N/A

Exam schedules

• Exam 21.12.2023
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. Tue 20.2.2024 (registration date 16.1. – 1.2. 2024)
Retake 2. Tue 18.3.2024 (registration date 10.2 – 28.2. 2024)
• Drug-calculations exams: 28.11. klo 12.45-13.45, retakes 8.12. and 21.12..
• Electrical safety assignment return deadline agreed with the teacher

International connections

• Student can complete the course with an English-speaking group

Completion alternatives

• N/A

Student workload

• 1 cr = 27 h
• Total number of hours is 135 h, contact teaching 44 hours ( orientation, theory lessons, labs, simulation, exam), independent study 91 h

Content scheduling

• More information on progress of the course and course materials are found in Moodle and presented in orientation.

Further information

• It is the responsibility of a single student, being absent from either orientation or other classes, to find out about the contents missed from fellow students
o Theory classes involving assignments are of compulsory attendance
o 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 practices
• The contents, assignments and evaluation in the course support the student achieving competence required in core competencies of National final nursing exam (YleSH180op)
• NOTE! Course related drug calculations and clinical labs/simulation has to be accepted prior to medical nursing practice
• AHOT: partial AHOT decision has to be received before participating the course. Student will enroll on the course and participate in Orientation. Partial AHOT has to be presented to the course teacher before Orientation, when it is agreed how student will accomplish the required parts of the course
* Electrical safety on Zoom:

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"

Assessment methods and criteria

• Exam H-5
Electricity safety assignment (pass-fail)
Drug-calculation (pass-fail)
Online courses and independent single/group assignments (100%)
Clinical laboratory teaching (100% attendance)
Simulation (100% attendance)
Seminars (100% attendance)

Qualifications

Basics of Clinical Nursing Competence.