Work Placement at Health Care Laboratories II (15 cr)

Objective

Learning outcomes
As a student you are able to describe the provision of laboratory services in the health care and social services sector as a whole and the laboratory testing process in clinical chemistry, haematology and transfusion medicine. You can explain the significance of tests relating to the treatment of patients. You guide patients and clients competently. You are able to plan and perform the collection, handling, preservation and transportation of samples to a high quality standard. You are able to analyse samples and carry out patient examinations in compliance with quality requirements and recommendations and explain the principles of methods and devices used in laboratory activities. You carry out internal quality control and external quality assessment, and act in accordance with their requirements. You adhere to the principles of occupational health and safety and patient safety. You understand the importance of asepsis and ergonomics in laboratory work. You identify areas of development in laboratory work. You assess your own professional development. You work in various working and learning environments and in multidisciplinary teams with a development-oriented approach.

Content

Contents
Laboratory services in the health care and social services sector
Guiding and counselling patients and clients
Collecting, handling and analysing samples
Clinical chemistry, haematology blood transfusion serology methods and the related analysers
Quality control
Interactive and work community skills
Occupational safety
Professional development

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Approved/Failed
Assessment framework, see the appendix
Assessment criteria for advanced level is applied.

Qualifications

Prior competence
Work Placement at Health Care Laboratories I, Blood Banking, Clinical Haematology and Clinical Chemistry

Objective

Learning outcomes
As a student you are able to describe the provision of laboratory services in the health care and social services sector as a whole and the laboratory testing process in clinical chemistry, haematology and transfusion medicine. You can explain the significance of tests relating to the treatment of patients. You guide patients and clients competently. You are able to plan and perform the collection, handling, preservation and transportation of samples to a high quality standard. You are able to analyse samples and carry out patient examinations in compliance with quality requirements and recommendations and explain the principles of methods and devices used in laboratory activities. You carry out internal quality control and external quality assessment, and act in accordance with their requirements. You adhere to the principles of occupational health and safety and patient safety. You understand the importance of asepsis and ergonomics in laboratory work. You identify areas of development in laboratory work. You assess your own professional development. You work in various working and learning environments and in multidisciplinary teams with a development-oriented approach.

Content

Contents
Laboratory services in the health care and social services sector
Guiding and counselling patients and clients
Collecting, handling and analysing samples
Clinical chemistry, haematology blood transfusion serology methods and the related analysers
Quality control
Interactive and work community skills
Occupational safety
Professional development

Qualifications

Prior competence
Work Placement at Health Care Laboratories I, Blood Banking, Clinical Haematology and Clinical Chemistry