Safety culture in oral health care (5 ECTS)

Objective

- know the key regulations concerning infection control and understand the importance of aseptic action in health care sector
- prevent microbe contamination in care environment and understand the importance of co-operation in infection control
- know the main contents of health care work safety
-comply work safety regulations and promote work safety by their own actions
- recognize emergency situation and are able to act systematically in such case
- examine the patient’s vital functions applying ABCDE-system and provide symptomatic first aid
- recognize the most common seizures and need of help
- are able to act in danger and emergency situations and start emergency resuscitation
- adopt ergonomic ways of working into their professional activities

Content

Basics of aseptic
Infection control in oral health care
First aid 1
Work safety in health care
Ergonomic way of working, safe patient transfers
Basic concepts of medical therapy and different modes of drug administration
Ensuring painlessness and pain management
Fluid balance and ensuring it.

Location and time

October-December 2020

Materials

Opettajan laatimat tehtävät ja MATERIAALIT ovat Tekijänoikeuslain (404/61) mukaisia teoksia, joihin opettajalla on tekijänoikeus. Tehtäviä JA MATERIAALEJA ei saa käyttää muuten kuin omissa opinnoissaan. Niiden julkinen levittäminen on sallittua vain opettajan luvalla.

Material on Moodle, which is focused at the beginning of the course.

Emergency/ First Aid literature:
www.redcross.fi
www.punainenristi.fi/opiensiapua
Korte, Henna ja Myllyrinne, Kristiina 2017 Ensiapu
Otavan Kirjapaino OY, Keuruu 2017. ISBN 978-951-658-188-3. 1. painos 2017
Kustantaja ja Copyright 2017 Suomen Punainen Risti
www.kaypahoito.fi/ elvytys (soveltuvin osin)
Oppiportti: Duodecimin verkkokurss/ Elvytys
ec.europa.eu/112 / www.sos112.info
Epilepsiakohtauksen ensiapu http://www.kaypahoito.fi
Ohjeita lievän pään vamman saaneille http://www.kaypahoito.fi/web/kh/suositukset
Ensiapuvalmius työpaikoilla. Työsuojeluhallinto. Työsuojeluoppaita ja ohjeita 33. Tampere 2010. http://www.turvatuote-av.fi/images/TSO_33%202010.pdf
http://www.spek.fi/Suomeksi/Turvatietoa/Paloturvallisuus
http://turvaopas.pelastustoimi.net/paloturvallisuus/
Clinical skills literature:
1) Rautava-Nurmi, Westergård, Henttonen, Ojala, Vuorinen. 2015 tai 2019 vastaavat sisällöt. Hoitotyön taidot ja toiminnot. Sanoma Pro. Helsinki. Soveltuvin osin: Lääkehoito: 123-163, Hengitys 321-343, Verenkierto 353-370.
2) Saano S. & Taam-Ukkonen M. 2013 tai 2018. Lääkehoidon käsikirja. Soveltuvin osin: 24-35 lääkehoidon juridiset perusteet, Lääkehoidon keskeiset käsitteet 40-65, Lääkkeen vaiheet elimistössä 88-115, Lääkehoitoon vaikuttavat tekijät 116-139, Interaktiot 143-168, Lääkkeen anto luonnollista tietä 192-219, Lääkehoidon vaikuttavuuden arviointi 299, Lääkehoidon kirjaaminen 306, Turvallinen lääkehoito 309-328 & 336-337.

Teaching methods

Theory lectures
Online teaching and studies
Laboratory instructions
Guided assignments
Independent studies

Employer connections

Study visit to Metropolia's Wellbeing and Health Village

Exam schedules

to be announced.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

On the basis of a previous health degree can apply for exemption for first aid, ergonomics and aseptic technique. Knowledge skills test is possible.

Student workload

5 ECTS = 135 hours students works
Including: Contact teaching, teamwork, laboratory instructions and independent learning.

Content scheduling

More information in Moodle spacework.

Further information

Students must confirm their attendance for a course implementation by being present when tuition begins or in another manner agreed with the lecturer; for example, by returning the first course assignment. Students who are unable to attend the first teaching session due to illness may also confirm their attendance by informing the lecturer of this in advance.
Orientation compulsory.
Laboratory instructions compulsory.
Attending to classes. Laboratory instructions and workshops compulsory and max. 15 students (groups A and B).
Independent studying alone /hopefully in small groups with given material and litterature.
VIRVE materials compulsory.
More information in Moodle workspace.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment criteria: 0–5
Assessment framework, see the appendix.
Assessment criteria for beginners are applied.

Assessment methods and criteria

Activity
Peer review


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