Development of Nurse Expertise - Clinical Practice (15 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

Students
- can apply the theoretical and clinical competence required by the clinical practice environment to the nursing care of clients/patients
- can maintain and promote the health of clients/patients and their significant others in a client-oriented way in nursing care.
- follow the ethical guidelines and principles of nursing
- work responsibly as members of work groups and work community.
- can assess their professional competence and develop it further.

Content

Clinical practice includes learning laboratory and simulation studies 2.5 ects

Teaching methods

Clinical practices and Simulations (2.5 ECTS) is organized at the school in connection with theoretical studies prior to the internship.
Clinical practice place is in the acute care environment chosen by the student.

Location and time

Plinical practice vk 43-50.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Vocational literature on the practice environment given in connection with theoretical studies.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

No optional methods. The student can accept the training but this is not recommended.

Internship and working life connections

Clinical practice

Exam dates and retake possibilities

N/A

International connections

Clinical practice can be performed abroad in emergency, intensive care units or perioperative units.

Student workload

Clinical practice is 12.5 ECTS credits and 8 weeks or 320 hours. During the training, the working methods, shifts and general principles of the work community are followed in connection with the training. During the practice there is a written assignment (research club), which provides separate instruction in theory studies. Doing that does not reduce the number of hours of training.

Content scheduling

Practice is done in 2020 at weeks 43-50. As a student graduate in December, the practice must be completed before the graduation date (18.12.20).

Further information for students

There is a total of 15 credits in practice, of which 2.5 credits are laboratory / simulation instruction at the school. Labs / simulations and calculation test must be completed before the practice starts.

Assessment methods and criteria

8 weeks clinical practice 100%
Laboration (clinical practice) and simulation 100%
Tutkimusklubi-task 100%
Theory must be done before the practice

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Evaluating competences evaluation criteria and expert is used.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Student
- uses professional knowledge base consistently
- searches for knowledge and justifies the use of sources
- justifies actions by means of evidence-based knowledge
- applies professional skills to different situations
- can act in a client-oriented way
- solves professional tasks and problems
- ensures safety and in accordance with the ethical principles of the field
- acts as an expert in multidisciplinary groups with people with diverse cultural backgrounds
- develops oneself