Work Placement at Health Care Laboratories III (15 ECTS)

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 physiology, neurophysiology, nuclear medicine, clinical microbiology, pathology and molecular genetics. 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 you understand 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 know how to work aseptically and ergonomically. You identify areas in need of development in clinical laboratory activities. 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
Sampling as well as handling and analysis of samples
Patient examinations
Techniques and devices used in pathology, clinical microbiology, molecular genetics, clinical physiology, neurophysiology and nuclear medicine
Quality control
Interactive and working community skills
Occupational safety
Professional development

Materials

Moodle

Teaching methods

Internship

Student workload

lisätiedot Moodle

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

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, Cell Biology, Molecular Genetic, Biochemistry and Basics of Medicine, Clinical Histology, Clinical Physiology, Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Neurophysiology and Clinical Nuclear Medicine