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

Materials

• Learning/Exam material:

• Brunner-Suddarths Medical-Surgical Textbook, the latest version:
Cardiovascular diseases (Coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, heart failure, common arrhythmias, 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

• Other materials provided by the lecturer during the study implementation to support learning

• Individual and group assignments, instructions at the orientation lesson

• Electrical safety material on Moodle. https://moodle.metropolia.fi/course/view.php?id=1443, key: nurses


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.

Teaching methods

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

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

• Exam to be announced.
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: to be announce to the students in the orientation session.
Retake 2: to be announce to the students in the orientation session.
• Drug-calculations exams and its retakes to be announce to the students in the orientation session.
• Electrical safety assignment return deadline agreed with the electrical safety teacher

International connections

• Student can complete the course with a Finnish-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 the 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 achieveing 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
• Prerequisites:
• Basics of Clinical Nursing Competence
• Basic knowledge of Pharmacotherapy
* Electrical safety lessons by Anukatariina Saloheimo on Zoom: https://metropolia.zoom.us/j/2755758729, avain 1234

• RPL: RPL (Recognition of prior learning) Recognition of prior learning is only possible for those students who completed similar studies in higher education. Partial RPL decision has to be received before participating the course. Student will enroll on the course and participate in orientation. Partial RPL has to be presented to the teacher in charge of the course before orientation, when it is agreed how student will accomplish the required parts of the course.

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)
• Independent single/group assignments (100%)
• Clinical laboratory teaching (100% attendance)
• Simulation (100% attendance)

Qualifications

Basics of Clinical Nursing Competence.