Clinical Nursing (15 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

Students
- deepen their evidence-based competence in accordance with the key competence areas of nursing: clinical, decision-making, patient education, interaction, ethical, health promotion, and development and leadership competence
- can evaluate their evidence-based development and assume responsibility for the quality of nursing in their own actions
- are prepared for future-oriented and patient/client-oriented development of nursing
- deepen their competence in planning, implementing, evaluating and developing patients’ clinical (medical-surgical) nursing in different operating environments
- deepen their competence in supporting and giving guidance to patients and their significant others in different phases of the clinical pathway

Content

- evidence-based nursing and its development
- nurses’ expertise and multiprofessional teamwork and networks
- health technology and competence in future nursing
- advanced studies in nursing of medical-surgical patients
- patient education supporting patient’s resources and empowerment; supporting and providing guidance to significant others
- specific questions related to the study unit

Prerequisites

The student may choose the nursing expertise studies when he has completed the theoretical studies included in the professional nursing studies and clinical practices included in these, unless otherwise agreed in the student's ISP.

Teaching methods

Flipped learning
• Mode of delivery face-to-face
• Interactive lecture
• Cooperative learning, Small group work
• Guided assigments
• Clinical laboratory teaching
• Simulation
• Virtual learning
• Independent study

Location and time

Spring 2025, period 3 weeks 2-11 Orientation 8.1.25. Exam-days. Contact teaching will happen on campus (Myllypuro). Theory classes are mainly held in zoom (All students must have their cameras on at all times)
All clinical labs and simulations attendance 100% and theory 80%.
Please note: attending clinical labs it is required that you have prepared theoretically (you have attended taught theory/done possible pre-learning assignments/studied independently related theory).

Learning materials and recommended literature

Materials in Moodle and provided by lectures. The course literature will be confirmed during the course.







All assignments and materials are under Copyright Act (404/61) and a teacher has the copyright. Assignments and materials are not allowed to be distributed or used in any other way. Distributing materials are only allowed if the teacher grants the permit.
Moodle is used on course as a study platform

Alternative completion methods of implementation

No optional methods. Education is an obligation of attendance.

Internship and working life connections

Expert lectures during the during the course.
After the theory module (15cr) students will complete clinical practice (15 cr) in the area of they interest. Clinical practice weeks 11-20.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Exam dates in week 9-10.

Student workload

The scope of the course is 15 op. This is for the student 405 hours of work. . Self-study guidance is given by orientation.
Self-study includes pre-teaching proficiency, independent online courses, and exam preparation.

Content scheduling

Opetus ajoittuu viikoille 2-11. Orientaatio opintojaksoon on 8.1 9.30-11.00 ja siihen osallistuminen on pakollista. Huomioi 8.1-13.1 on varattu itsenäiseen harjoitteluun työpajoissa ja refektiotehtävän tekemiselle näyttökoetta varten. Lisätietoa toteutuksen etenemisestä ja toteutuksen materiaaleista saat Moodlesta, joka esitellään orientaatiotunnilla.

Opiskelija vahvistaa paikkansa opintojaksototeutuksella olemalla läsnä opetuksen alkaessa. Jos opiskelija ei sairauden vuoksi pysty osallistumaan opetuksen alkuun, hän voi myös vahvistaa opiskelupaikkansa ilmoittamalla siitä opettajalle etukäteen.

Further information for students

This is an advanced course in Degree Program of Nursing. It is timed for the last academic year. Completion of the course requires basic studies and basic clinical practices completed. Clinical Practice 7 can not be started until all basic phase practices have been successfully completed.

Assessment methods and criteria

Individual theory exams part1-3, assessment scale (1-5)
Drug calculations exam (pass/fail)
Approved laboratories, simulations, seminars, assigments and online courses


More detailed assessment criterias for the exams and assignments will be provided on the course

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"