Study Guide

Objective

Students
• can use systematic approaches and indicators to assess the clinical condition of the patient
• recognise the most common disorders of vital functions and the risk factors that predispose to them
• know how to use evidence-based interventions to support breathing, circulation, secretory functions and fluid balance taking into account patient safety
• know the principles of enteral fluid and nutrition therapy and pharmacotherapy
• know the principles of CPR and how to perform CPR
• are aware of professional interaction and guidance of patients and their family members
• develop their oral and written Finnish language skills needed in care settings

Content

• applying systematic approaches and indicators (ISBAR, cABCDE, NEWS, GCS) to the assessment and reporting of a patient’s condition
• identification and treatment of the most common respiratory, circulatory, secretion and fluid balance disorders
• assisting with breathing, supporting oxygenation and suctioning airways
• taking care of special functions; short-term and indwelling catheterisation, lowering fluid balance
• identifying emergency patients, principles of CPR and performing CPR
• high-quality ECG recording and the most common arrhythmias
• enteral fluid and nutrition therapy and pharmacotherapy; nasogastric tube, PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy)
• administering medicines via different routes; intramuscular injection (IM), administering inhaled medications
• professional interaction and patient guidance

Teaching methods

The progress of the course:

1. Self study and preparation for skills workshops and simulations
2. Skills workshops
3. Simulations

Learning outcomes

Students

-can use systematic approaches and indicators to assess the clinical condition of the patient

-recognize the most common disorders of vital functions and the risk factors that predispose to them

-know how to use evidence-based interventions to support breathing, circulation, secretory functions and fluid balance taking into account patient safety

-know the principles of enteral fluid and nutrition therapy and pharmacotherapy

-know the principles of CPR and how to perform CPR

-are aware of professional interaction and guidance of patients and their family members

-develop their oral and written Finnish language skills needed in care settings



Content

-applying systematic approaches and indicators (ISBAR, cABCDE, NEWS, GCS) to the assessment and reporting of a patient’s condition

-identification and treatment of the most common respiratory, circulatory, secretion and fluid balance disorders

-assisting with breathing, supporting oxygenation and suctioning airways

-taking care of special functions; short-term and indwelling catheterisation, lowering fluid balance

-identifying emergency patients, principles of CPR and performing CPR

-high-quality ECG recording and the most common arrhythmias

-enteral fluid and nutrition therapy and pharmacotherapy; nasogastric tube, PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy)

-administering medicines via different routes; intramuscular injection (IM), administering inhaled medications

-professional interaction and patient guidance

Materials

Same literature as on the course "internal medicine and cancer care, 3cr"
Additional material

Student workload

1. Self study and preparation for skill labs and simulations 76h
2. Skills workshops 3x8h / student
3. Simulations 1x8h / student

Further information

Precondition of the course is the completion of the "internal medicine and cancer care, 3cr"-course according to Diak's degree regulation §15.

Assessment methods and criteria

To complete the course 100% participation is required in skills workshops and simulations

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty