The Basic Practice of Clinical Nursing 1 (5 cr)

Objective

Students
- are aware of the key competence areas of nursing
- can implement several methods in assisting and supporting client/patient’s daily activities considering patient safety
- detect changes in client/patient’s basic vital signs and are capable of supporting these vital signs with assistive methods
- understand the significance of ethicality and professional interaction to nursing and consider patient’s needs for psychosocial support
- can adopt an individually-oriented approach to encountering clients/patients from different cultures
- understand the importance of quality in nursing to improve patient care and their own development

Content

- working methods considering patient safety
- consider patient safety issues in their work
- significance of professional interaction
- cultural background in client encounters and interaction
- ethics in nursing
- basics of reporting
- laws and decrees on quality management and quality assessment in nursing
- post-mortem nursing care

Location and time

20.1.-14.3.2025

The course is mostly independent studying at Moodle online platform.

Obligatory meetings with teacher:
-Orientation (on-line)
-Clinical skills laboratory learning at Myllypuro campus
-Orientation for Exam (on-line)
-Exam at Myllypuro campus

Materials

Course materials are in Finnish.

Teaching methods

- Independent study
- Flipped learning
- Case study work with evidence based nursing solutions
- Task oriented teaching
- Small group working
- Clinical laboratory teaching
- Skills lab working
- Web courses and tasks

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

The course exam will be held in Exam Aquarium.

Retake can be tried twice on pre-scheduled times, in case of failure in both the course has to be repeated. Elevating grade can be tried once in next possible retake. If student will not take part for the first exam, she/he will have one chance to retake the exam.

Retakes are organized in exam.

International connections

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

Completion alternatives

Students with a nursing background (Lähihoitaja) complete this course with the implementation directed at them.

Student workload

1 cr = 27 hours

Total number of hours on course is 135 h:
- contact teaching 3 hours (orientation and exa, preparation info)
- laboratory 14 hours
- independent study 118 h included learning in Moodle learning environment, small group learning, skill lab working, exam preparation and possible retakes.

Content scheduling

More information on progress of the course and course materials are in Moodle, presented during the orientation.

Further information

There is an obligation to attend the orientation.

Clinical laboratory are of compulsory attendance and students are required to wear appropriate protective uniforms. Instructions given in asepsis lectures are being followed during practising.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment:
- Passing grade 50% in Exam
- Moodle Web courses and tasks, independent single/group course assignments 100%
- Clinical laboratory teaching 100% attendance

Exam 0-5
Exam scoring:
0-49.99% = 0/fail
50%- 59,99% = T1
60%-69,99% = T2
70% - 79,99% H3
80%-89,99% = H4
90% - 100% = K5