Study Guide

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the multidisciplinary basis of nursing science and nursing and the challenges of future change
• are familiar with the history and central concepts of nursing science and nursing
• are familiar with the values and ethical basis of nursing science and nursing and recognises the ethical challenges in nursing
• know the main legislation governing the health sector

Content

• the multidisciplinary basis, central concepts and the challenges of future change in the healthcare sector
• history and theoretical basis of nursing science and nursing (paradigm – human, health, environment, nursing functions)
• values, principles, caring and concern in nursing
• nursing and nursing science ethics
• expertise, interaction and respectful treatment of patients in nursing
• collegiality
• personal expertise and ethics in nursing

Teaching methods

- Lectures (3)
- Individual written work
- Online test (legislation)
- Self study

Materials

Nurselabs; Nursing Theories andTheorists: The Definitive Guide for Nurses

Key Concepts and Issues in Nursing Ethics, edited by P. Anne Scott, Springer International Publishing AG, 2017.

Whelton, Beverly J., and Jane Neuenschwander. Humanity at the Heart of Practice : A Study of Ethics for Health-Care Students and Practitioners, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019.

Legislation

Act on Health Care Professionals: https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/kaannokset/1994/en19940559 ;

Act on the Status and Rights of Patients: https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/kaannokset/1992/en19920785



Written work:

1. Atwal & Caltwell (2006). Nurses’ perceptions of multidisciplinary team work in acute health-care. (pdf-file can be found in this page)

2. Finnish Nurses association - Nurses’ Collegiality Guidelines (pdf-file can be found in this page)

3. Finnish Nurses association - Code of ethics for Nurses (pdf-file can be found in this page)

Completion alternatives

If you have previous practical nursing degree and working experience from nursing, you can apply for RPL of this course. Please, fill the RPL application form in Mydiak and add the following reflection to the application form:


Ethics is an important part of nursing and the nursing profession. Nursing cannot be carried out without ethical vision and sensitivity. Nursing professionals should stop from time to time to think about practical nursing from an ethical perspective. What kind of situations that require ethical reflection have you encountered while working in nursing? Reflect on one such situation while maintaining anonymity and describe what kind of thoughts the situation evoked in you. How it strengthened your own ethical thinking and professionalism? Use 1) Finnish nurses’ association Collegiality guidelines and 2)Finnish nurses’ association Ethical guideline in your reflection.

Student workload

- Activating lectures 3 x 3h
- Written work 20h
- Online test (legislation) 6h
- Self study 19h

Assessment methods and criteria

The course is evaluated as pass/failed

- Individual online test pass/fail
- Individual written assignment pass/fail
- Active participation in Lecture discussions
- Participation in lectures 1 & 3
- Active participation in lectures and the course
according to Diak's degree regulation §15

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Students
• understand the organisation and delivery of social services and healthcare and the legislation that governs the activities
• understand the role of the church sector, the third sector and civil society in the organisation of key services in the social, health and church sectors
• understand the role and rights of the customer/patient in the service systems in the social, health and church sectors
• understand the importance of diversity, multiculturalism, the customer’s life history and solicitude as the basis for interaction and the patient care relationship
• develop an open-minded approach to work that is culturally sensitive and respectful of customers’ beliefs
• understand the principles of sustainable development in the service systems of the social, health and church sectors

Content

• service system in the social, health and church sectors
• the use of intelligent services and welfare technology applications in delivering services
• the roles of the church sector, the third sector and civil society in the organisation of key services in the social, health and church sectors
• the role and rights of customers in multisectoral service systems
• the basis and characteristics of good customer and care relationships
• respect for diversity and multiculturalism and solicitude in a care relationship
• sustainable development

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Students
• understand the national decision-making process in nursing and the principles of drafting a care plan
• understand the need for a multidisciplinary knowledge base in decision-making
• know the principles of producing and processing patient records
• understand the concept and significance of evidence-based action in nursing
• know their responsibilities in documenting nursing
• know the data protection and security requirements in healthcare and the legislation governing them

Content

• the decision-making process in nursing and treatment plans
• the multidisciplinary theory base of decision-making
• patient records, drafting and processing
• structured nursing records
• FinnCC classifications
• evidence-based action and quality of treatment
• documentation in patient records
• data protection

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Students
• understand the stages and areas of human development in the life cycle
• understand developmental diversity and individual developmental processes
• can use professionally the contents of the course in social, healthcare and church wor

Content

• the physical and motor development, the cognitive, socio-emotional and ethical and moral development of human beings and the factors influencing them
• topical research and professional debate on human development
• reflection on one’s professional and personal development

Teaching methods

Lectures, independent studies, seminar.

Materials

Cameron, N., & Schell, L. (Eds.). (2021). Human growth and development. 3rd.ed. Elsevier Science & Technology (as applicable)

Capuzzi, D., & Stauffer, M. D. (Eds.). (2016). Human growth and development across the lifespan : Applications for counselors. John Wiley & Sons (as applicable)

Exam schedules

Exam at the end of the course

Student workload

Total number of hours 81h (3 x 27h)

Assessment methods and criteria

The course is evaluated numerically based on the exam.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Students
• understand the stages and areas of human development in the life cycle
• understand developmental diversity and individual developmental processes
• can use professionally the contents of the course in social, healthcare and church wor

Content

• the physical and motor development, the cognitive, socio-emotional and ethical and moral development of human beings and the factors influencing them
• topical research and professional debate on human development
• reflection on one’s professional and personal development

Teaching methods

Lectures, independent studies, seminar.

Materials

Cameron, N., & Schell, L. (Eds.). (2021). Human growth and development. 3rd.ed. Elsevier Science & Technology (as applicable)

Capuzzi, D., & Stauffer, M. D. (Eds.). (2016). Human growth and development across the lifespan : Applications for counselors. John Wiley & Sons (as applicable)

Exam schedules

Exam at the end of the course

Student workload

Total number of hours 81h (3 x 27h)

Assessment methods and criteria

The course is evaluated numerically based on the exam.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

At the end of the course the student is expected to
• Apply scientific knowledge of family nursing in the nursing care, health promotion and family support of children and adolescents with chronic conditions
• Identify common national and international challenges and societal changes in health promotion and chronic disease management with children and adolescents
• Assess the effectiveness of solution-focused and multidisciplinary family support and nursing
• Support and advice families in using services provided by NGOs, church organisations and low-threshold programmes

Content

• Scientific approaches to family support and nursing
• Key factors of social exclusion and deprivation
• Multidisciplinary networks, child protection, family support and nursing, experts by experience
• Internal and external family structures and dynamics
• Evidence-based health promotion
• Resources for supporting the growth, development and health of children and adolescents
• Service systems and NGOs

Teaching methods

online course consisting online lectures, independent studies and a written assignment ( made alone/pairs/groups)

Materials

Literature/sources presented at learning platform (Diakle)

Employer connections

The written assignment can be implemented at workplaces.

Student workload

1 ects corresponds 27 hours of study

Qualifications

Suitable for nurses, public health nurses and midwives to specialize and update their competence, or for a student in a Bachelor’s Degree Program in Health Care who has already completed the relevant basic professional studies (The care of children, youth, and families -studies) in their own degree program. A prerequisite for proceeding to the advanced studies is approx. 120 completed credits or other specific reason which has been discussed and agreed with the study guidance counsellor. For Open UAS students’ mastery of the equivalent knowledge (comparable study module of another UAS or adequate work experience as a nurse).

Further information

Applicable for social services and health care UAS students who have completed their previous studies of the topic. Suitable for professionals (nurse, public health nurse, midwife,social services BA) to updating and deepening their knowledge.

All materials and lessons are in English, the written task can be done also in Finnish.

Further information

All materials and lessons are in English, but students can do the written task also in Finnish.

RPL 5/2021: An RPL can only be granted if the student already has a degree in nursing, or with equivalent studies completed in a UAS degree program in nursing.

Assessment methods and criteria

The course is evaluated numerically 1-5/ failed. Evaluation is based on assessment of the written assignment and participating the working process.

Read about the assessment criteria at Diak: https://www.diak.fi/en/assessment/

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

At the end of the practical training the student is expected to
• Plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based clinical nursing with children and adolescents according to ethical and economic principles
• Discuss challenges and potential health and wellbeing risks relating to health promotion with children and families
• Work in various family nursing settings in compliance with ethical and professional standards, the values of family nursing, children’s rights, privacy legislation and applicable regulations
• Develop professional competencies in dealing with families from different and individual backgrounds and in different, individual life stages and settings
• Anticipate, identify and analyse factors that can promote families’ inclusion or exclusion, and support and guide families in using multiple services
• Independently administer prescribed medical care under supervision
• Is able to use technological applications and is able to analyze ethical principles related to using technology in care of clients / patients
• Perform professional nursing roles in multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary practice

Teaching methods

• Plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based clinical nursing with children and adolescents according to ethical and economic principles
• Discuss challenges and potential health and well-being risks relating to health promotion with children and families
• Work in various family nursing settings in compliance with ethical and professional standards, the values of family nursing, children’s rights, privacy legislation and applicable regulations
• Develop professional competencies in dealing with families from different and individual backgrounds and in different, individual life stages and settings
• Anticipate, identify, and analyze factors that can promote families’ inclusion or exclusion, and support and guide families in using multiple services
• Independently administer prescribed medical care under supervision
• Can use technological applications and is able to analyze ethical principles related to using technology in care of clients / patients
• Perform professional nursing roles in multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary practice

Materials

Can be found in Diakle -platform.

Employer connections

The internship can be completed in a variety of child, adolescent and family care settings where nurses work.

EU directives:
The internship is carried out in an environment where the goals of the internship competence are possible to achieve.

Partly in Diak’s projects.

Student workload

15 ECTS = 400,5 hours.

The number of training hours includes the orientation / planning, implementation and evaluation of the training in different ways

Qualifications

Suitable for nurses, public health nurses and midwives to specialize and update their competence, or for a student in a Bachelor’s Degree Program in Health Care who has already completed the relevant basic professional studies (The care of children, youth, and families -studies) in their own degree program. A prerequisite for proceeding to the advanced studies is approx. 120 completed credits or other specific reason which has been discussed and agreed with the study guidance counsellor. For Open UAS students’ mastery of the equivalent knowledge (comparable study module of another UAS or adequate work experience as a nurse).

Further information

Applicable for social services and health care UAS students who have completed their previous studies of the topic.

CHI04 practical training can only be delivered after all previous practices has been approved.

Assessment methods and criteria

The practical placement is evaluated passed/ failed.

Read about the assessment criteria at Diak: https://www.diak.fi/en/assessment/

Objective

At the end of the practical training the student is expected to
• Plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based clinical nursing with children and adolescents according to ethical and economic principles
• Discuss challenges and potential health and wellbeing risks relating to health promotion with children and families
• Work in various family nursing settings in compliance with ethical and professional standards, the values of family nursing, children’s rights, privacy legislation and applicable regulations
• Develop professional competencies in dealing with families from different and individual backgrounds and in different, individual life stages and settings
• Anticipate, identify and analyse factors that can promote families’ inclusion or exclusion, and support and guide families in using multiple services
• Independently administer prescribed medical care under supervision
• Is able to use technological applications and is able to analyze ethical principles related to using technology in care of clients / patients
• Perform professional nursing roles in multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary practice

Teaching methods

• Plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based clinical nursing with children and adolescents according to ethical and economic principles
• Discuss challenges and potential health and well-being risks relating to health promotion with children and families
• Work in various family nursing settings in compliance with ethical and professional standards, the values of family nursing, children’s rights, privacy legislation and applicable regulations
• Develop professional competencies in dealing with families from different and individual backgrounds and in different, individual life stages and settings
• Anticipate, identify, and analyze factors that can promote families’ inclusion or exclusion, and support and guide families in using multiple services
• Independently administer prescribed medical care under supervision
• Can use technological applications and is able to analyze ethical principles related to using technology in care of clients / patients
• Perform professional nursing roles in multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary practice

Materials

Can be found in Diakle -platform.

Employer connections

The internship can be completed in a variety of child, adolescent and family care settings where nurses work.

EU directives:
The internship is carried out in an environment where the goals of the internship competence are possible to achieve.

Partly in Diak’s projects.

Student workload

15 ECTS = 400,5 hours.

The number of training hours includes the orientation / planning, implementation and evaluation of the training in different ways

Qualifications

Suitable for nurses, public health nurses and midwives to specialize and update their competence, or for a student in a Bachelor’s Degree Program in Health Care who has already completed the relevant basic professional studies (The care of children, youth, and families -studies) in their own degree program. A prerequisite for proceeding to the advanced studies is approx. 120 completed credits or other specific reason which has been discussed and agreed with the study guidance counsellor. For Open UAS students’ mastery of the equivalent knowledge (comparable study module of another UAS or adequate work experience as a nurse).

Further information

Applicable for social services and health care UAS students who have completed their previous studies of the topic.

CHI04 practical training can only be delivered after all previous practices has been approved.

Assessment methods and criteria

The practical placement is evaluated passed/ failed.

Read about the assessment criteria at Diak: https://www.diak.fi/en/assessment/

Objective

At the end of the practical training the student is expected to
• Plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based clinical nursing with children and adolescents according to ethical and economic principles
• Discuss challenges and potential health and wellbeing risks relating to health promotion with children and families
• Work in various family nursing settings in compliance with ethical and professional standards, the values of family nursing, children’s rights, privacy legislation and applicable regulations
• Develop professional competencies in dealing with families from different and individual backgrounds and in different, individual life stages and settings
• Anticipate, identify and analyse factors that can promote families’ inclusion or exclusion, and support and guide families in using multiple services
• Independently administer prescribed medical care under supervision
• Is able to use technological applications and is able to analyze ethical principles related to using technology in care of clients / patients
• Perform professional nursing roles in multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary practice

Teaching methods

• Plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based clinical nursing with children and adolescents according to ethical and economic principles
• Discuss challenges and potential health and well-being risks relating to health promotion with children and families
• Work in various family nursing settings in compliance with ethical and professional standards, the values of family nursing, children’s rights, privacy legislation and applicable regulations
• Develop professional competencies in dealing with families from different and individual backgrounds and in different, individual life stages and settings
• Anticipate, identify, and analyze factors that can promote families’ inclusion or exclusion, and support and guide families in using multiple services
• Independently administer prescribed medical care under supervision
• Can use technological applications and is able to analyze ethical principles related to using technology in care of clients / patients
• Perform professional nursing roles in multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary practice

Materials

Can be found in Diakle -platform.

Employer connections

The internship can be completed in a variety of child, adolescent and family care settings where nurses work.

EU directives:
The internship is carried out in an environment where the goals of the internship competence are possible to achieve.

Partly in Diak’s projects.

Student workload

15 ECTS = 400,5 hours.

The number of training hours includes the orientation / planning, implementation and evaluation of the training in different ways

Qualifications

Suitable for nurses, public health nurses and midwives to specialize and update their competence, or for a student in a Bachelor’s Degree Program in Health Care who has already completed the relevant basic professional studies (The care of children, youth, and families -studies) in their own degree program. A prerequisite for proceeding to the advanced studies is approx. 120 completed credits or other specific reason which has been discussed and agreed with the study guidance counsellor. For Open UAS students’ mastery of the equivalent knowledge (comparable study module of another UAS or adequate work experience as a nurse).

Further information

Applicable for social services and health care UAS students who have completed their previous studies of the topic.

CHI04 practical training can only be delivered after all previous practices has been approved.

Assessment methods and criteria

The practical placement is evaluated passed/ failed.

Read about the assessment criteria at Diak: https://www.diak.fi/en/assessment/

Objective

At the end of the practical training the student is expected to
• Plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based clinical nursing with children and adolescents according to ethical and economic principles
• Discuss challenges and potential health and wellbeing risks relating to health promotion with children and families
• Work in various family nursing settings in compliance with ethical and professional standards, the values of family nursing, children’s rights, privacy legislation and applicable regulations
• Develop professional competencies in dealing with families from different and individual backgrounds and in different, individual life stages and settings
• Anticipate, identify and analyse factors that can promote families’ inclusion or exclusion, and support and guide families in using multiple services
• Independently administer prescribed medical care under supervision
• Is able to use technological applications and is able to analyze ethical principles related to using technology in care of clients / patients
• Perform professional nursing roles in multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary practice

Teaching methods

• Plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based clinical nursing with children and adolescents according to ethical and economic principles
• Discuss challenges and potential health and well-being risks relating to health promotion with children and families
• Work in various family nursing settings in compliance with ethical and professional standards, the values of family nursing, children’s rights, privacy legislation and applicable regulations
• Develop professional competencies in dealing with families from different and individual backgrounds and in different, individual life stages and settings
• Anticipate, identify, and analyze factors that can promote families’ inclusion or exclusion, and support and guide families in using multiple services
• Independently administer prescribed medical care under supervision
• Can use technological applications and is able to analyze ethical principles related to using technology in care of clients / patients
• Perform professional nursing roles in multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary practice

Materials

Can be found in Diakle -platform.

Employer connections

The internship can be completed in a variety of child, adolescent and family care settings where nurses work.

EU directives:
The internship is carried out in an environment where the goals of the internship competence are possible to achieve.

Partly in Diak’s projects.

Student workload

15 ECTS = 400,5 hours.

The number of training hours includes the orientation / planning, implementation and evaluation of the training in different ways

Qualifications

Suitable for nurses, public health nurses and midwives to specialize and update their competence, or for a student in a Bachelor’s Degree Program in Health Care who has already completed the relevant basic professional studies (The care of children, youth, and families -studies) in their own degree program. A prerequisite for proceeding to the advanced studies is approx. 120 completed credits or other specific reason which has been discussed and agreed with the study guidance counsellor. For Open UAS students’ mastery of the equivalent knowledge (comparable study module of another UAS or adequate work experience as a nurse).

Further information

Applicable for social services and health care UAS students who have completed their previous studies of the topic.

CHI04 practical training can only be delivered after all previous practices has been approved.

Assessment methods and criteria

The practical placement is evaluated passed/ failed.

Read about the assessment criteria at Diak: https://www.diak.fi/en/assessment/

Objective

Students
• understand the principles of the prevention of infections and asepsis
• understand the importance of aseptic practices from the point of view of patient safety and are able to correctly follow aseptic practices
• are familiar with the most common and topical diseases caused by viruses and bacteria as well as their prevention in nursing
• know the principles of basic patient care and resource-based support
• understand the importance of observing patients’ vital functions
• know the principles of ergonomics
• understand the factors that contribute to a safe working environment for nursing staff
• know the governing legislation

Content

• microbiology
• the principles of the prevention of infections and asepsis
• diseases caused by microbes
• prevention of infectious diseases in nursing
• prevention of highly contagious diseases
• implementing basic nursing in accordance with aseptic practices
• resource-based nursing
• observation and support of patients’ vital functions
• ergonomic working practices in nursing
• safe working environment

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Students
• know the principles of aseptic work and infection control
• are able to provide basic nursing care and support the patient in daily activities in a resource-based way
• are able to observe and assess the patient’s condition and vital functions
• can safely administer medicines orally and via subcutaneous injection
• can interact professionally in different nursing situations
• know the principles of ergonomics
• understand the importance of evidence-based information and can justify their actions
• understand the principle of sustainable development in nursing
• develop their oral and written Finnish language skills needed in care settings

Content

• assistance with daily activities in a resource-based and aseptic manner
• risk assessment and prevention of pressure ulcers
• observing and monitoring breathing and circulation according to the cABCDE protocol
• administering medicines via different routes; oral and subcutaneous injection
• measuring blood glucose and interpreting the results
• care after death, taking into account cultural and religious beliefs
• ergonomic working practices and kinaesthetics in nursing
• patient safety
• use, recycling and disposal of materials
• evidence-based nursing
• professional interaction and respectful treatment of customers

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Students
• can describe the structure, location and function of cells, tissues, organs and organ systems in the human body
• know the regulation and tasks of blood circulatory and respiratory functions
• know the structure and functions of the nervous system
• know how to use the most common scientific concepts in the field
• can use their knowledge in clinical nursing and understand the differences between the functions of a healthy and diseased body (pathophysiology)

Content

• cell
• tissue
• musculoskeletal system
• blood, blood circulation, lymphatic system
• respiration
• nervous system
• structure of organ systems and the location of organs in the body
• regulation and tasks of the functions of the body
• the most common scientific concepts

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Students
• can explain the factors behind the control of the human organ system and can apply their knowledge in clinical nursing
• understand the mechanisms of disease production and the changes they cause in the body

Content

• digestion, urine excretion, hormones, fluid and salt balance, acid-base balance, thermoregulation, reproductive system, musculoskeletal system, nervous system
• location of organs in the body
• the most common scientific concepts
• clinical patient examples

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Students
• understand evidence-based and customer-oriented promotion of health and wellbeing at individual, community and societal level
• can describe the promotive and preventive approaches to health promotion and the levels of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention
• know the legislation, programmes and recommendations governing health and wellbeing
• know the key indicators describing the wellbeing and health of people in Finland
• know the most common diseases affecting the Finnish population and understand the importance and prevention of these diseases at individual, community and societal level
• understand health inequalities and related factors
• understand the impact of the environment and climate change on health and wellbeing
• know how to use motivational interviewing as an intervention in nursing
• know how to search for evidence-based information

Content

• promoting health as a concept as well as theories and models that explain health and wellbeing
• national legislation, programmes, research and recommendations that promote health
• topical physical activity and nutrition recommendations
• public health medicine and epidemiology
• common diseases affecting the population and their prevention
• the significance of common diseases on individual, community and societal level
• promotion of mental health
• ethics of health promotion
• factors behind health disparities and marginalisation
• environmental health and climate change
• sustainable development
• motivational interviewing as an intervention in lifestyle guidance
• evidence-based information retrieval

Teaching methods

The lectures
Independent study
A knowledge test on common diseases
An online exam

Materials

Wild K. and McGrath M. (2019) Public health nursing and health promotion for nurses at a glance. Wiley Blackwell. E-book https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/diak/detail.action?docID=5502964

Exam schedules

The date of the online exam to be taken at home can be found in the schedule.

Retakes will occur on general retake exam days.

Assessment methods and criteria

The assessment is numerical, ranging from fail/0 to 5.
Assessment is based on the knowledge test and the online exam.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Competency aims:
The aim of the course is that the student
• Understands the meaning and methods of health promotion and prevention within the field of home care and outpatient care.
• Gains a deeper understanding for the older patient and patients from different cultures. The student gets an insight in the collaboration between hospital- and outpatient care and learns to see the care from many points of view.
• Learns to collaborate with different professional groups in a client centered way.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is
• Expected to be able to plan, carry out and evaluate the home visit independently and as a part of a multi professional team make a care plan for the client
• Able to see the clients health resources and is able to develop his/her health prevention and promotion thinking.
• Familiar with care assessment over the phone and knows the meaning and purpose with phone counseling. The student can consider the special matters concerning clients from foreign cultures.
• Familiar with the special needs regarding older clients, including medication administration, nutrition and rehabilitation.
• Familiar with the normal aging process and can identify variations from the normal aging.
• Familiar with different types of eHealth solutions as a part of the outpatient care.

Content

Course contents:
• Home care
• Gerontology
• Geriatrics
• Outpatient care
• Teamwork
• Rehabilitation
• Nutrition
• Medication administration
• Vaccination competence
• Simulation

Teaching methods

Activating lectures

Seminar assigment (Case method) and seminar (mandatory participation)

Skill labs (mandatory participation)

Calculation workshops (mandatory participation)

Self study (reading material, web material)

Examination (medication and calculation test)

Materials

Literature for medication theory exam

Tetley, J., Cox, N., Jack, K., & Witham, G. (Eds.). (2018). Nursing older people at a glance. ProQuest Ebook Central https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/diak/detail.action?docID=5302587
Part 3; Chapters 16 & 17

Gersch, C., Heimgartner, N.M, Rebar, C.R, Willis, L.M. 2016 (Fourth edition). Medical-surgical nursing. Made incredibly easy. LWW Staff. Springhouse publishing company. E-book
Chapter 21

Administering medication to older adults: https://www-dynahealth-com.anna.diak.fi/nursing-skills/administering-medications-to-older-adults


Literature for the course

Williams, P. (2016). Basic geriatric nursing (Sixth or later edition). Elsevier. e-book available by Diak credentials https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/diak/detail.action?docID=2093179 Printed book availability (8th edition, 2023) at Diak library https://diak.finna.fi/Record/diana.121106?sid=2978637582&lng=en-gb

Vitality in later years : food recommendation for older adults. 2020. https://www.julkari.fi/handle/10024/140764

ISBAR

ABCDE -assesment

NEWS assesment tools

Lecture materials

Additional literature:

Kantor, D. (2019). Lippincott Visual Nursing?: A Guide to Clinical Diseases, Skills, and Treatments: Vol. Third edition. Wolters Kluwer Health. https://anna.diak.fi/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=2112286&site=ehost-live or https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/diak/detail.action?docID=5762693

Marie Boltz, P. R. G.-B. F. F., Elizabeth Capezuti, P. R. F., Terry T. Fulmer, P. R. F., & DeAnne Zwicker, D. A. B. (2016). Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice: Vol. 5th edition. Springer Publishing Company. https://anna.diak.fi/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1203025&site=ehost-live

Peate, I., & Stephens, M. (2020). Wound care at a glance. ProQuest Ebook Central. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/diak/detail.action?docID=5983905

LWW (2016). Health assessment made incredibly visual!. ProQuest Ebook Central https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/diak/detail.a
Gonzalez-Morales, B. 2019. Action of nurses to improve prospective memory in people affected by alzheimers.

CALCULATION TEST:

Shihab, P. (2014). Numeracy in nursing and healthcare : Calculations and practice. Taylor & Francis. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/diak/detail.action?docID=1753265

Completion alternatives

-

Employer connections

-

Exam schedules

The medication and calculation exam in the end of the course.

Student workload

Activating lectures: 4 x 4 hours (16 hours) and
Seminar 1 x 4 hours (mandatory participation) = 2 cr

Skill labs: 1 x 8 hours/ student (mandatory participation) = 1 cr

Calculation workshops 1 x 3 hours/ student (mandatory participation) = 2 cr

Self study: 92 hours (reading material, web material, activating test) and

Examination: 3 hours (Medication and calculation test) (incl. in 5 cr)

Content scheduling

Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to:

- use evidence based caring science in the home care and outpatient care context

- understand for community care, outpatient care, the meaning of the home and the relatives for the patient

- see the collaboration between hospital- and outpatients care and understand the continuity of the care
- respect the patient in her home

-understand of the rehabilitation system, social benefits, organization and social services system in Finland social service and social aid and working methods

-plan, carry out and evaluate the home call independently and make a care assessment and counseling over the phone and a care plan for the client

-see the clients’ health resources and develop his/her health prevention and promotion thinking

-consider the special matters concerning clients from different cultures

-understand the main principles of medication administration (knowledge of medicines in elderly and adequate calculation skills) and nutrition in elderly

-know the normal aging process and the possibly variations from the normal aging

-document observations and care activities in the home setting

-know different eHealth solutions in the outpatient care


Contents:

-Patient assessment by using patient safety tools (ABCDE, NEWS)

-Community health care

-The care of elderly

-Outpatient care

-Rehabilitation

-Nutrition

-Social benefits

-Central caring activities and examinations in home care and outpatient care

-Decision making process in health care; planning, implementation and assessment of the caring.

Further information

Calculators are allowed in medication calculation test.

Skill-labs in small groups.

The student has to pass the course to go out on Home care-practical training.

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation scale: 1-5/abandoned.

Successful completion of the course requires

- Participation in the first lecture
- Calculation test approved
- Participation in exam (evaluation on a scale of 1-5)
- Participation in skill labs (4h+4h)
- Participation in seminar (4h) (evaluation on a scale of 1-5)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Competency aims:
The aim of the course is to give
• Basic knowledge related to children's and women's health i during the various stages of their life cycle
• Basic understanding of women- and family care
• Ability to support the well-being of families.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to
• Demonstrate basic competencies in Contextual-, clinical-, caring- and medical care in pediatric-, gynecologic and maternity care.
• Recognize and discuss the most common gynecological diseases, their prevention and care.
• Explain main themes related to a child´s normal development cycle.
• Knowledge in basic pediatrics: being able to recognizing and communicate the most common diseases during childhood and adolescence.
• Identify factors related to normal pregnancy, childbirth and child care.
• Guide patients and families regarding reproductive health
• Is able to delineate aspect related to family centered care

Content

Course contents:
Pediatric care 2 cr
• The child as a patient, special aspects related pediatric care (medication, age/level of maturity)
• pain and anxiety
• basic- and surgical pediatric care
• circulation, digestion, neurology
Care of Women 2 cr
• Women as patients
• Most common gynecological problems and diseases and their impact on women and their families
• Basics in reproductive health
• Knowledge of common contraceptives
• Knowledge of normal pregnancy, delivery and postpartum care.
1 cr
• Extensional studies in gynecological care OR pediatric care (more information at course introduction)

Teaching methods

Independent work;lectures; skill labs and simulation teaching; written exam

Materials

Literature/sources presented at learning platform (Diakle)

Content scheduling

Course content:

Pediatric Care 1 cr

• The child as a patient, special aspects related to pediatric care (medication, age/level of maturity)

• Anatomical differences in children that affect treatment and medication administration

•The core of medical and surgical pediatric care (most common aspects)

• The main illnesses in children and adolescents as well as the medical grounds for treatment

Activating lectures: Children and adolescent as a patient: principles of care, The core of Family Nursing, Children and Adolescent as medical or surgical patient, Preparation a Child or Adolescent and their Family for a procedure, The most common infectious diseases, Children or Adolescent as trauma patient, Intensive care of Children or an Adolescent

Care of Women 1 cr

• Women as patients

• Most common gynecological problems and diseases and their impact on women and their families

• Basics of reproductive health

• Knowledge of common contraceptives

• Knowledge of normal pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum care.

Activating lectures:

Reproductive health, Contraception, Treatment of infertility, Treatment of miscarriage, Treatment of Abortions, The most common Gynecological Diseases and their Prevention and care, Pregnancy, Maternity health care, Delivery and Postpartum care, Emergency delivery



Pediatric drug administration 1 cr

Drug calculations

Principles of drug administration

Administration of medication

Pain and anxiety

Non-medical pain relief



Skill labs and simulation of pediatric and women’s health care 2 cr

Diakle-learning tests and other pre-material (resuscitation: newborn, baby, child; emergency delivery)

Skill labs 1x3h, simulation 1X3h,

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Learning process is introduced in Diakle. This course includes self-study, activating lectures, skill labs and simulations. In the end of the course will be held a literature examination which includes medication and medication calculations.

To pass the course the student should follow the online learning step by step in Diakle. The course includes both online learning and class teaching sessions. Class teaching sessions: activating lectures, skill labs and simulations are 100% mandatory to participate.

Further information

Competency aims:

The aim of the course is to give

• Basic knowledge related to children’s and women’s health during the various

stages of their lifecycle

• Basic understanding of female and family care

• Support to the well-being of families.

Learning outcomes:

The student is expected to

• Demonstrate basic competencies in contextual-, clinical-, and medical care in pediatric, gynecological and maternity care.

• Recognize and discuss the most common gynecological diseases, their prevention and care.

• Explain the main themes related to a child´s normal development cycle.

• Display knowledge of basic pediatric care: being able to recognize and communicate the most common diseases during childhood and adolescence.

• Identify factors related to normal pregnancy, childbirth and child care.

• Guide patients and families regarding reproductive health

• Be able to delineate aspects related to family-centered care

Additional information

The student has to pass the course to go out on Learning and tutoring in health care and nursing-practical training.

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation scale: 1-5/ failed.

Evaluation is based on assessment of the written exam and participating the working process.

Read about the assessment criteria at Diak: https://www.diak.fi/en/assessment/

Objective

Competency aims:
The aim of the course is to
• Contribute to develop the student's competence in caring for patient's suffering from different kind of crisis, dependency, drug abuse and basic mental problems.
• The student develops her/his competence in the contextual clinical care. The student forms her/his competence in the assessment and care of the patient who needs emergency care.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to
• Identify, to encounter and to take care of patient's i different type of crisis and abuse problems.
• Recognizes and is able to encounter mental aspects in caring.
• Understand the principles of receiving a patient at the emergency room.
• Know the basics for in-hospital advanced resuscitation.

Content

Course contents:
• Different types of crisis:
• crisis care
• crisis service
• different types of abuse problems
• basic knowledge in mental health care
• introduction to the emergency care
• relieving and assessing the patient with an acute emergency at the emergency room
• multiprofessional team work
• the chain of care: prehospital care - care at the emergency ward
• medication administration

Teaching methods

Lectures
Exam
Practical exercises
Individual studies
Internet-based studies

Materials

Townsend, M. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing : Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice Edition 8 (Chapters: Crises, Trauma ) Publisher F. A. Davis Company Print Pub Date 2014-08-20 Ebook Print ISBN 9780803640924 eBook ISBN 9780803643963
Päihteistä:
Motivational interview

Nettilinkit:
Päihdelinkki
Mieli Ry: Crises, suicide prevention
Käypä Hoito -suositukset: Alkoholiongelmaisen hoito ja Huumeongelmaisen hoito
National Mental Health Strategy and Programme for Suicide Prevention 2020–2030 https://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/handle/10024/162234

Päivystys:
Kirjallisuus
Dutton, H., & Finch, J. (Eds.). (2018). Acute and critical care nursing at a glance. John Wiley & sons. (Part 1 Nursing in acute and critical care)
Pölönen, P. & Ala-Kokko, T. (2013). Akuuttihoidon laitteet. Helsinki: Duodecim.

Nettilinkit
International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation https://www.ilcor.org/
Duodecim Oppiportti: Elvytys (2020) 60min
Käypä hoito: Elvytys (2021) https://www.kaypahoito.fi/hoi17010
Terveysportti (Duodecim) – Sairaanhoitajan käsikirja:
- Hengenahdistus
- Rintakivun tarkkailu ja tutkimukset
- Huimaus
- Päänsärky
- Neurologisen potilaan tarkkailu ja tutkimukset
- Äkillistä vatsakipua sairastavan potilaan tutkiminen ja hoito
- Myrkytyspotilaan hoito
- Alkoholimyrkytyksen hoito
- Päihdekäytön tunnistaminen
- Monivammapotilaan tarkkailu, tutkimukset ja toimenpiteet

Content scheduling

Competency aims:
The aim of the course is to
• Contribute to developing the student’s competence in caring for patients suffering from different kinds of crises, dependencies, drug abuse and basic mental problems.
• The student develops their competence in contextual clinical care. The student forms their competence in the assessment and care of a patient who needs emergency care.

Learning outcomes:
The student is expected to
• Identify, to encounter and to take care of a patient’s crisis and abuse problems.
• Recognises and is able to encounter mental aspects in caring. • Understand the principles of receiving a patient in the emergency room.
• Know the basics for in-hospital advanced resuscitation.

Course content:
• Different types of crisis: • crisis care • crisis service • different types of abuse problems • basic knowledge of mental health care • introduction to emergency care • caring for and assessing patients with acute emergencies in the emergency room • multi-professional teamwork • the chain of care: pre-hospital care - care on the emergency ward • administering medication

Assessment methods and criteria

1-5/Failed
Participation in the working process

Drug administration
Exam

Objective

Competency aims:
• The aim of the course is to develop and increase knowledge in psychiatric nursing and care and the course provides the students opportunities to develop their knowledge and practical competence in psychiatric nursing care.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to
• Be able to realize the significance of the care relationship and to consciously use his/her abilities for the benefit of the patient and his/her relatives.
• Be able to analyze the limitations and resources in her/his knowledge and to use supervision as support. The student will be able to reflect on the significance of ethical principles and to apply them in psychiatric care
• Understand the significance of promotive, preventive and rehabilitative mental health work.

Content

Course contents:
• Tradition and science in psychiatric care
• The nurse in psychiatric care
• Dimensions of mental health
• Aspects of caring relation
• Ethics in psychiatric nursing care
• Group processes
• Aspects in preventive and rehabilitative care

Teaching methods

Lectures
Project- and production, simulation work
Individual studies
Exam

Materials

Townsend, M. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing : Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice Edition 8 (Unit 1 chapters 1&2, Unit 2 chapter 3 and Unit 3 chapters 7&8) Publisher F. A. Davis Company Print Pub Date 2014-08-20 Ebook Print ISBN 9780803640924 eBook ISBN 9780803643963

Lönnqvist, J, Marttunen, M, Henriksson, M, Partonen, T. 2022. Psykiatria. Themes: skitsofrenia, muut psykoosit, kaksisuuntaiset mielialahäiriöt, depressiiviset häiriöt, ahdistuneisuushäiriöt, persoonallisuushäiriöt, päihdehäiriöt, itsetuhoisuus käyttäytyminen. Ebook.

Mental Health Act

Käypä hoito -suositukset (psykiatriasta)

Content scheduling

Competency aims:
The aim of the course is to develop and increase knowledge in psychiatric nursing and care and the course provides students with opportunities to develop their knowledge and practical competence in psychiatric nursing care.

Learning outcomes:
The student is expected to
• Be able to realise the significance of the care relationship and to consciously use their abilities for the benefit of the patient and their relatives.
• Be able to analyse the limitations and resources in their knowledge and to use supervision as support. The student will be able to reflect on the significance of ethical principles and to apply them in psychiatric care
• Understand the significance of promotive, preventive and rehabilitative mental health work.
Course content:
• Tradition and science in psychiatric care
• The nurse in psychiatric care
• Dimensions of mental health
• Aspects of a caring relationship
• Ethics in psychiatric nursing care
• Group processes
• Aspects of preventive and rehabilitative car

Further information

The student has to pass the course to go out on Psychiatric nursing-practical training.

Assessment methods and criteria

1-5/failed

To pass the course the student should pass the following: written and oral presentation and
drug administration; calculation exam.

Objective

• disabilities and their manifestation as part of the life course
• UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, disability policies, Disability Services Act
• right of self-determination, accessibility and inclusion
• forms, values and objectives of disability work
• personal perceptions and attitudes on disability and professional relationship with it

Content

• disabilities and their manifestation as part of the life course
• UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, disability policies, Disability Services Act
• right of self-determination, accessibility and inclusion
• forms, values and objectives of disability work
• personal perceptions and attitudes on disability and professional relationship with it

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Competency aims:
The aim of the course is that students have
• Knowledge of history and trends in caring, care work and Nursing and Caring science
• Knowledge of healthcare ethics
• Ability to reflect on dilemmas of care based on the various ethical choices and decisions

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to
• To have an understanding of the history of ideas that lie behind health and care work, as well as of idea patterns that have influenced Nursing and Caring science at different times and in different contexts
• To understand the use of methodology and source criticism in researching history of ideas
• To reflect on the fundamental values of Caring
• To increase awareness of their own inner ethics

Content

Course contents:
• History of ideas behind caring, care work and Nursing and Caring science by selected classical and contemporary thinkers
• History of Ideas methodology and source criticism
• Caring Ethics: the caritative ethics basic categories -nurse's code of ethics
• Ethical theories; external and internal ethics as well as responsibility

Teaching methods

Lectures
Case method
Group assignment
Exam
Individual studies

Location and time

Diaconia University of Applied Sciences/Arcada
Diakle -study environment

Materials

Cranmer, P., & Nhemachena, J. (2013).?Ebook : Ethics for nurses: theory and practice.?McGraw-Hill Education, Maidenhead. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/diak/detail.action?docID=1186568

Duffy, T., Donnell, A., & Snowden, A. (2014). Pioneering Theories in Nursing. Andrews UK. https://search-ebscohost-com.anna.diak.fi/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e000xww&AN=846135&site=ehost-live

Hafsteinsdóttir, T. B., Jónsdóttir, H., Kirkevold, M., Leino-Kilpi, H., Lomborg, K., & Rahm, H. I. (Eds.). (2019).?Leadership in nursing: Experiences from the European nordic countries. p. 1-12; 69-80; 99-114. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/diak/detail.action?docID=5771203

Code of Ethics for Nurses. ICN. https://www.icn.ch/news/international-council-nurses-launches-consultation-revise-code-ethics-nurses

Ethical Guidelines of Nursing https://sairaanhoitajat.fi/ammatti-ja-osaaminen/kollegiaalisuus-ja-ammattietiikka/

Nurses' Collegiality Guidelines https://sairaanhoitajat.fi/ammatti-ja-osaaminen/kollegiaalisuus-ja-ammattietiikka/

Learning material from lectures

Exam schedules

Exam: at the end of the course
Check the date of exam from the timetable.
Check the dates of general exam retakes.

Student workload

Tentative schedule:
Study activities (134h/5cr)
Lectures - 4X4 hours
Exam 4 hours
Group assignment 20 hours
Individual studies - 94 hours

Content scheduling

Competency aims:

The aim of the course is that students have
- Knowledge of history and trends in caring, care work and nursing and caring science
- Knowledge of healthcare ethics
- Ability to reflect on the dilemmas of care based on various ethical choices and decisions
- Ability to intervene non-professional activities

Assessment methods and criteria

Learning outcomes:

The student is expected to
- To have an understanding of the history of ideas that lie behind health and care work, as well as of the patterns of idea that have influenced nursing and caring science at different times and in different contexts
- To understand the use of methodology and source criticism when researching the history of ideas
- To reflect on the fundamental values of caring
- To increase awareness of their own inner ethics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Competency aims:
• The aim of the course is deepen the knowledge the student has gained during the theoretical studies and previous practical trainings.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the practical training the student is expected to be able to
• Understand different aspects of nursing and actively use all knowledge he/she has about nursing
• Understand the need and methods for health promotion, rehabilitative care and a leadership to promote health in different nursing contexts.
• Plan and put into practice the care of the patient/client in different nursing contexts.
• Document the nursing care in the way the unit he/she is working in demands.

Content

Course contents:
• The practical training is 14 weeks long. The working hours for the practical training is 38h/week and 2 h self-studies/week.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Competency aims:
• The aim of the course is deepen the knowledge the student has gained during the theoretical studies and previous practical trainings.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the practical training the student is expected to be able to
• Understand different aspects of nursing and actively use all knowledge he/she has about nursing
• Understand the need and methods for health promotion, rehabilitative care and a leadership to promote health in different nursing contexts.
• Plan and put into practice the care of the patient/client in different nursing contexts.
• Document the nursing care in the way the unit he/she is working in demands.

Content

Course contents:
• The practical training is 14 weeks long. The working hours for the practical training is 38h/week and 2 h self-studies/week.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Students
• understand the principles of internal medicine and cancer treatment processes
• are able to plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based nursing for internal medicine and cancer patients taking into account patient safety
• understand the main medical examinations, procedures and nursing interventions used in the treatment of patients with internal diseases and cancer
• know the most common imaging techniques and the importance of radiation protection
• understand the use of health technology applications in the care of patients with internal diseases and cancer
• understand the importance of patient guidance, the continuity of care and care pathway in internal and cancer patient care

Content

• key internal and cancer diseases and their evidence-based care
• evidence-based care processes for internal medicine and cancer patients
• rehabilitation, nutrition and exercise in promoting holistic wellbeing
• medical and non-medical pain management
• examinations, imaging techniques and radiation protection
• patient safety in nursing
• multiprofessional collaboration
• health technology applications
• patient-centred care documentation and reporting
• patient guidance, continuity of care, care pathway

Teaching methods

Evidence-based process-learning in small groups. Lectures based on current research evidence.
Achieving the aims requires participation in teaching, completing the group assignment, and taking the exam.

Learning outcomes:

Students

- understand the principles of internal medicine and cancer treatment processes

- are able to plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based nursing for internal medicine and cancer patients taking into account patient safety

- understand the main medical examinations, procedures and nursing interventions used in the treatment of patients with internal diseases and cancer?

- know the most common imaging techniques and the importance of radiation protection?

- understand the use of health technology applications in the care of patients with internal diseases and cancer?

- understand the importance of patient guidance, the continuity of care and care pathway in internal and cancer patient care?


Content

- key internal and cancer diseases and their evidence-based care

- evidence-based care processes for internal medicine and cancer patients

- rehabilitation, nutrition and exercise in promoting holistic wellbeing

- medical and non-medical pain management

- examinations, imaging techniques and radiation protection

- patient safety in nursing

- multi-professional collaboration

- health technology applications

- patient-centered care documentation and reporting ?

- patient guidance, continuity of care, care pathway

Materials

1. Gersch, C., Heimgartner, N.M, Rebar, C.R, Willis, L.M. 2016 (Fourth edition). Medical-surgical nursing. Made incredibly easy. LWW Staff. Springhouse publishing company. E-book. (applicable parts)
2. Expert lectures
3. Topics regarding the lectures and research articles/treatment recommendations

Learning material in Finnish:
Huovinen, A., Hynynen, M-A, Karhemaa, A., Koponen, L. & Mäkeläinen, T. 2023. Kliininen hoitotyö. Sanoma Pro Oy. (applicable parts)

Exam schedules

An individual written exam in the end of the course. Retake on general exam days.

Student workload

Lectures: 5 x 3h
Individual learning: 40h (incl. expert lectures)
Written assignment in smallgroups 24h
Written individual exam 2 h

Content scheduling

Evidence-based process-learning in small groups. Lectures based on current research evidence.
Achieving the aims requires participation in teaching, completing the group assignment, and taking the exam.

Assessment methods and criteria

The course is evaluated as numerically 1-5/failed
- Individual written exam K5-T1/fail
- Written assignment in smallgroups pass/fail
- Active participation in lectures and the course according to Diak's degree regulation §15

Evaluation scale

0-5

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

Objective

Competency aims:
The student
• Is able to work proactively and inter-professionally in health care setting that aims to plan the patient/client care utilizing digital solutions. (readiness and ability)
• Has competence and the he/she understands the principals of a customer oriented service design and is ready to lead the team work. (competence and understanding)
• Is able to work for open, well-being and ethically sustainable health care settings. (evaluation ability and attitudes)

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to
• Identify, explain and act for further trends and their effects on working life in health care setting using digital solutions. (e-health)
• Present various theories related to change in working life and identify his/her own possibilities to impact on well-being at working life in health care setting.
• Plan and implement service design in which the client’s participation is made possible and respected constantly.
• Work multi-professionally and being aware of the development possibilities in service design that are ethically sustainable.
• Plan and evaluate a smaller project in which the team work is at central.

Content

Course contents:
• Service design
• E-health (service design)
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Management of change
• Ethics at working life

Teaching methods

1. Orientation lecture for all, mandatory participation

If student chosse group work: participating workshops, individual learning, group work, seminar presentation

If student choose individual learning; then mandatory orientation lectures at campus (one day), individual work and learning, recording of seminar presentation and commenting other´s presentation

Completion alternatives

Mandatory participation to orientation day (all students)

A. Individual Leadership assignment to all LEA study module students

B. Two possibilities to complete a Service design process- assignment

Participation at campus to all workshops/4, incl orientation), Service design process- assignment as a group work. You are led through the learning process in workshops by lecturers.

Orientation as a lecture in the beginning of every workshop by lecturers

team agreement for group work

describing client group and creating poster

writing group report about the SD process. Every step of the process will be published in seminar (4). Participation in all 4 seminars is mandatory.

Present group work in a seminar


Students choosing group work divide the workload and the steps within the groups.

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Individual learning process. You participate in the orientation day at campus. You have two supervisions at Zoom which are voluntary.

No recorded lectures, student familiarizes himself/herself with the lecture materials independently

you work with Leadership-assignment and Service design process - assignment individually. All steps of SD process assignment are published after seminars. Participation in the seminars is voluntary.

You present your SD-process assignment as a recorded video and submit it to a discussion forum. Mandatory commenting to other´s presentations.

Students choosing the individual process complete all the steps in SD process by themselves

Student workload

135 working hours

Assessment methods and criteria

1. Individual Leadership assignment: 5-1
2. Service design process assignment/ Group or individual assignment: 5-1
Leadership and Service design study molule: mean of assignment 1 and to: 5-1

Criteria for the evaluation of essay-type learning assignments:

5 - 4 Very Good
You combine well source-based information, personal reflection and observations
The main concepts are opened well in theoretic part
Use of the references and referencing is done correctly
Process is defined very well and in team work the voice of every participant can be read
All steps of the process are represented as text or attached pictures or scanned if eg. flowchart drawn in paper.

You combine well source-based information, personal reflection and observations
The main concepts are opened well in theoretic part using references
Use of the references and referencing is done correctly
Process is defined very well and in team work the voice of every participant can be read
All steps of the process are represented as attached pictures


3 Good
The source-based information, personal reflection and observations can be found
The main concepts are opened in theoretic part
Use of the references and referencing is done mostly right according to Diak´s guideline
Process is defined and in team work the voice of participants can be read
All steps of the process are represented

1- 2 Satisfactory
The source-based information, writer´s reflection and observation can be read
The main concepts have been superficially opened
There are mistakes in the use of the references and referencing
Process is not well defined and in team work the voice of participants is superficially written
All steps of the process are not represented

Failed, Students must complete their work

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Student
• to develop English language skills in spoken and written professional communication
• is expected to be able to participate confidently in customer service interactions in English
• be able to understand also complex spoken language on matters regularly encountered at work
• be able to understand, interpret and explain field- specific terminology
• be able to write in stylistically appropriate and grammatically correct English
• to produce formal texts, such as reports, instructions, documents, and other typical written texts needed at work

Content

• social contacts
• discussions
• field-specific concepts and terminology
• communication at your place of work
• writing techniques (language and style)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Student
• further develop both spoken and written professional communication skills with the focus on academic English
• equip students with the academic writing skills needed to succeed in writing
• is expected to have enhanced the ability to participate in social communication in a professional setting
is expected to have enhanced the ability to participate in discussions also on more complex topics
• be able to prepare and deliver a presentation of professional interest with effective use of IT tools, e.g., PowerPoint
• be able to correctly apply the principles of academic writing
• demonstrate the ability to produce professional texts
• be able to apply guidelines provided in the learning assignments to produce a technically well-presented and structured written project

Content

• social contacts
• discussions
• presentations
• writing techniques (language and style)
• academic writing skills
• current articles related to nursing

Objective

Students
• develop their oral language skills in situations related to nursing
• achieve B1.2-level oral proficiency in Finnish, which enables interaction with patients, relatives, colleagues and other healthcare professionals.
• are able to describe, explain and define phenomena in their field using oral language skills

Content

• common phrases required in nursing work
• discussions with patients and family members
• oral reporting, patient guidance and health advice
• healthcare vocabulary in Finnish
• interaction in a work community

Teaching methods

The course consists of lectures, group discussions, individual learning assignments and an exam at the end of the course (oral exam). The main focus is on nursing interaction and communication skills.

Exam schedules

Oral Exam: 12th of December at 9:30-11.00

Student workload

Lessons: 20 h (contact teaching on Campus)
Oral exam + training for exam: 11 h
Independent work (homework): 25 h
Learning diary 25 h (2 h / week)

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral Exam, numerical K5-T1/Failed (50% of total evaluation)
Learning diary, numerical K5-T1/Failed (25 % of total evaluation)
Activity and homework K5-T1/Failed (25 % of total evaluation)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Students
• develop their written language skills in situations related to nursing (e.g. records, producing a care plan, patient instructions)
• achieve B1.2 level written Finnish language skills, which enable them to communicate in writing and read texts typical of their field.
• practise producing different types of texts typical of nursing

Content

• filling in and reporting on patient records
• writing and producing medical records
• reading and producing written instructions
• written communication at work

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the Diak way of thinking, including the development-oriented work approach and the principles of professional critical reflection
• know how to start their professional growth process
• are familiar with Diak’s study principles and learning tools
• know the principles of critical information retrieval

Content

• the Diak way of thinking, including the development-oriented work approach and the principles of professional critical reflection
• Diak’s study policies as well as digital learning tools and environments
• Critical approach to sources, principles of information retrieval

Objective

Students
• understand pharmacotherapy as part of patient safety and are familiar with the procedure for reporting pharmacotherapy-related risks and adverse incidents
• understand the responsibilities of student nurses and registered nurses in pharmacotherapy
• understand the principles of general pharmacology and pharmacy
• know how to look for and apply information on medication from drug databases
• know how to guide patients in pharmacotherapy and the interpretation of an electronic prescription
• can perform the medical calculations included in the course

Content

• the principles of safe pharmacotherapy
• the governing legislation for pharmacotherapy
• pharmacotherapy plan
• routes and forms of the administration of medicines
• pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, toxicology
• pharmaceutical service
• drug databases and electronic prescriptions
• risk and incident reports
• responsibilities and obligations of a nursing student during the education
• medical calculation

Teaching methods

Independent work ; preliminary assignments and online teaching, face-to-face teaching, exam

Materials

See Diakle platform

Completion alternatives

An alternative method of performance in the form of a test for practical nurses.

Employer connections

Active implementation of the medical passport in practical training.

Exam schedules

According to the semester time table and general exam dates.

Content scheduling

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Medical calculation:
- advance tasks
- medicine calculation teaching
- an online exam for drug calculation and an exam to be taken at school

Medication:
- face-to-face teaching (contact teaching/zoom)
- medical therapy theory exam

Further information

Accreditation instructions 5/2021:
Diak's accreditation instructions and practices.
Competence in medical calculations must be demonstrated by passing the medical calculation exam.

Alternative execution method 8/2022:
Online test for all practical nurses (replaces the accreditation application). If the student does not pass the online test, he will participate in the course.

PHA01 medical calculations and pharmacoterapy studies must be completed before PRA2. training.

Assessment methods and criteria

- Pharmacotherapy theory exam, numerical K5-T1/Failed
- Medicine calculation exam 100% correct, passed.
- The exam can be failed if there are errors in the answer that endanger patient safety from the point of view of practical medical treatment.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Students
• know the most common active ingredient groups and their indications, mechanisms of action and routes of administration
• understand the therapeutic effects, side effects and combined actions of medicines
• are able to plan safe pharmacotherapy for adults and monitor the effects and side effects of medication
• can offer guidance on pharmacotherapy and its self-monitoring to patients and their families
• know how to use drug databases and apply the information in pharmacotherapy
• can perform the medical calculations included in the course

Content

• factors affecting patient safety in pharmacotherapy
• the most common active ingredient groups and their areas of use, mechanisms of action and routes of administration for common diseases affecting the population and for infectious diseases
• treatment of pain
• CNS medicines
• therapeutic effects, side effects and combined actions of medicines
• pharmacotherapy guidance, committing to and engaging with treatment
• medical calculations

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Competence aims:
• The aim of the course is to develop the student's clinical competence to improve her/his knowledge about and capacity to act in the context of mental health care.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to
Theoretical competence:
• Knows the structure of psychiatric health care system
• Has knowledge about mental health and disturbances in mental health
Competence to act in practical situations:
• Understands the special aspects of the processes in mental health care and has capacity to apply this
• Is able to identify, meet and take care of patients suffering from different kind of mental problems and illnesses
• Can participate in planning, realizing and evaluation of patient care, furthermore has capacity to create an individual plan for patient care
• Understands the meaning of caring relationship, furthermore has capacity to use the self to promote patient's mental health
Ethical competence:
• Can apply ethical principles in psychiatric context
• Is aware about own capacities and limits, furthermore can use counseling as a professional tool for self-development
• Understands variations in the phenomena of closeness and distance in psychiatric care

Content

Course contents:
• Theoretical studies in psychiatric care
• Theoretical and practical studies from study year 1 and 2.
• Medical calculation exam must be valid according to instructions.

Teaching methods

Suitable placements for this practice are:

- Psychiatric and drug addiction units at district, central or university hospital for example psychiatric outpatient clinic, psychiatric ward, eating disorder unit, addiction psychiatric outpatient clinic
- Outpatient care offers also different kinds of support services, such as supported living or rehabilitative day-time activities
provided by the public or the private mental health services
- Third sector actors, i.e. different kinds of organisations

Employer connections

Clinical placements in mental health or addiction settings.

Student workload

10 etcs = 267 hours, 8h can be reduced (for CV, placement search via Jobiili, reflections), so total amount of hours are 259 hours. It means approximately 37 hours per week. In calendar weeks this is 7 weeks

Content scheduling

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Qualifications

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course or complete studies during the 5th semester :
Clinical care VII: Psychiatric care

Further information

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course or complete studies during the 5th semester :
Clinical care VII: Psychiatric care

Assessment methods and criteria

The clinical practice will be evaluated as passed/failed.

The student have to
- Make her/his own goals for the practices
- Agree the evaluation meetings with supervising teacher and supervisor from the hospital
- participate in reflections

Student
• Know the structure of psychiatric health care system
• Have knowledge of mental health and disturbances in mental health and have the capacity to apply this
• Understand the special aspects of the processes in mental health care and
• Identify, meet and take care of patients suffering from different kinds of mental problems and illnesses
• Participate in the planning, realising and the evaluation of patient care, furthermore has capacity to create an individual plan for patient care
• Understand the meaning of a caring relationship, furthermore has the capacity to use the self to promote patient mental health

Ethical competence:
• Apply ethical principles in a psychiatric context
• Be aware of their own capacities and limits and use counselling as a professional tool for self-development
• Understand variations in the phenomena of closeness and distance in psychiatric care

Course content:
• Theoretical studies in psychiatric care
• Theoretical and practical studies from study year 1 and 2.
• Medical calculation exam must be valid according to instructions.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Work placement objectives
Students
• can adhere to patient and client safety practices
• can act according to the working environment’s data security and protection practices
• can observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptic way
• can act according to the principles of nursing
• can establish a care and client relationship and assess their ability to deal with patients and customers in a holistic way
• can take into account the diversity and multiculturalism of individuals and life histories in customer/carer relationships
• can observe and respond to the basic daily needs of individuals and document under supervision the care provided
• can administer medication under supervision using the enteral route of administration
• understand their responsibility in the implementation of pharmacotherapy and are familiar with the pharmacotherapy plan of their work placement
• can identify risk points in the pharmacotherapy process in their own work
• can assess the realisation of their objectives and work placement plan and set development objectives
• develop their oral and written Finnish language skills needed in nursing

Objectives of work placement reflection
Students
• reflect on the importance of the first work placement in relation to their own professional growth
• reflect on the realisation of the principles of nursing and respectful treatment of patients in the first work placement, taking into account ethical issues
• understand the process of setting their own work placement objectives to support their learning

Teaching methods

The aim of practical training is to familiarise the student with practical things that are essential in working life and the application of the knowledge and skills learned during the semester.

The Workseed system is used as a tool for training guidance.

Attendance obligation 100%: general information, coaching for starting training, reflection.

Location and time

Schedule from the contact day calender on Diak's website.

Completion alternatives

There is no optional method of completion, but practical training can also be completed outside the semester in accordance with the personal study plan and following Diak's practical training instructions.

The internship can also be completed during the semester or outside the semester in employment relationship. See separate instructions on Diak's website.

Training can be acreditated according to Diak's RPL instructions.

Employer connections

Internships include various care units (private and public), nursing homes, diverse service centres, health centre wards and services for the disabled.

The student is responsible for finding an internship place. Internships are mainly acquired through Jobili. Information about Jobile will be provided in the general information session of the internship.

EU directive 2013/55/EU general medical care, long-term care, primary care, community care, care for people with disabilities

Practical training as part of studies; https://www.diak.fi/opiskelu/opiskelijan-polku/harjoittelu/

Student workload

Practical training 5 ECTS, total number of hours 135h. Training is carried out over a period of 4 weeks. The number of hours to be completed in the internship is 127 hours.

Content scheduling

General practical training information is held at the beginning of the studies. Training for the start of the internship is held before the start of the training.
The reflection is held after the internship has ended.
Info and reflection are mandatory.

Further information

The requirements for practical training as Open University of Applied Sciences studies are laid down separately in the Open University of Applied Sciences guidelines. Admission to the internship requires Open University of Applied Sciences students to participate in an interview with the lecturer responsible for the internship and the guidance counsellor.

Assessment methods and criteria

This implementation will apply initial evaluation criteria.
The assessment of practical training takes into account the learning outcomes of the study phase and the competence requirements of the education. In addition, the assessment of internships takes into account the student's own goals for the internship.
Diak's website contains information on the evaluation of internships.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Work placement objectives
Students
• can adhere to patient and client safety practices
• can act according to the working environment’s data security and protection practices
• can observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptic way
• can act according to the principles of nursing
• can establish a care and client relationship and assess their ability to deal with patients and customers in a holistic way
• can take into account the diversity and multiculturalism of individuals and life histories in customer/carer relationships
• can observe and respond to the basic daily needs of individuals and document under supervision the care provided
• can administer medication under supervision using the enteral route of administration
• understand their responsibility in the implementation of pharmacotherapy and are familiar with the pharmacotherapy plan of their work placement
• can identify risk points in the pharmacotherapy process in their own work
• can assess the realisation of their objectives and work placement plan and set development objectives
• develop their oral and written Finnish language skills needed in nursing

Objectives of work placement reflection
Students
• reflect on the importance of the first work placement in relation to their own professional growth
• reflect on the realisation of the principles of nursing and respectful treatment of patients in the first work placement, taking into account ethical issues
• understand the process of setting their own work placement objectives to support their learning

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Competency aims:
After finishing the course the student
• Has the competence to take care of the patients basic needs
• Have developed his competence to care for the internal and surgical patients

Learning outcomes:
General for every practical training
• Understand the documentation and the importance of continuity of patient care
• Use different health care recommendations and manuals in support of their activities and learning
• Develop their ethics and can identify, analyze and reflect on ethical problems
• Have basic skills to relates to the patient’s basic care area, such as the patient personal hygiene, nutritional supply or condition and observation of the patients vital life functions
• Understand the importance of patient and drug safety
Internal medicine
• Understand the role of the nurse in multiprofessional cooperation in the care of internal medical patient
• Understand the meaning of drug treatment for patients with internal medical diseases
• Know how to care for parenteral patients fluid and drug treatment
• Understand the inpatient care nature and form an overall picture of care process
• Can according to the patient’s health and symptoms choose and perform appropriate care activities
• Understand the importance of patient guidance and practice to handle it in different situations
Surgical care
• Understand the role of the nurse in the professional cooperation in care of surgical patients
• Can implement the surgical patient’s basic care
• Know the main drug groups and their indications/contractions in the care of surgical patients
• Can judge the condition of the patient, both clinically and with the help of observations instruments
• Understand the actions that are being taken at the ward, be able to prepare for the interventions as well as assist with these
• Understand the care and prevention of pain and nausea with medical and non-medical methods
• Can guide and inform the patient before, during and after surgery

Content

Course contents:
• Practical training according the instructions given

Teaching methods

Suitable placements for this practice are:

A healthcare center, a district or central hospital and university hospital; similar services provided by the private sector

Recommended to be completed in a ward

EU-directive: Nursing in relation to general and specialist medicine and general and specialist surgery

Materials

The course materials and books from clinical courses previously

Completion alternatives

Similar studies done in another UAS

Student workload

15 etcs = 405 hours (1 credit=27h), 12h can be reduced (for CV, placement search via Jobiili, reflections), so total amount of hours are 393 hours. It means approximately 39 hours per week. In calendar weeks this is 5+5 weeks.

Qualifications

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course:
- Clinical care II: Medical and Surgical care
-Clinical care III: Clinical care III: Anesthesiology and Intensive Care

Further information

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course:
- Clinical care II: Medical and Surgical care
- Clinical care III: Anesthesiology and Intensive Care

Assessment methods and criteria

The clinical practice will be evaluated as passed/failed.

The student have to
- Create the CV in Jobiili and search the suitable placements via Jobiili
- Make her/his own goals for the practices
- Agree the evaluation meetings with supervising teacher and supervisor from the hospital
- participate in reflections


Learning outcomes:

General for every practical training, students:

• Understand the documentation and the importance of continuity of patient

care

• Use different health care recommendations and manuals in support of their

activities and learning

• Develop their ethics and can identify, analyse and reflect on ethical problems

• Have basic skills to relate to the patient’s basic care area, such as patient

personal hygiene, nutritional supply or condition and the observation of the

patient’s vital life functions

• Understand the importance of patient and drug safety



Internal medicine

• Understand the role of the nurse in multi-professional cooperation in the care

of internal medicine patients

• Understand the meaning of drug treatment for patients with internal medical

diseases

• Know how to care for patients undergoing parenteral fluid and drug treatment

• Understand the nature of internal medicine care and form an overall picture of

care process

• Can, according to a patient’s health and symptoms, choose and perform

appropriate care activities

• Understand the importance of patient guidance and practice to handle it in

different situations



Surgical care

• Understand the role of the nurse in professional cooperation during the care of

surgical patients

• Can implement a surgical patient’s basic care

• Know the main drug groups and their use in the care of surgical patients

• Can judge the condition of a patient, both clinically and with the help of

observations instruments

• Understand the actions that are being taken on a ward, be able to prepare for

interventions and assist in them

• Understand the care and prevention of pain and nausea with medical and nonmedical

methods

• Can guide and inform the patient before, during and after surgery

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Work placement objectives
Students
• can adhere to patient and client safety practices
• know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptic way
• can plan, implement, evaluate and document under supervision evidence-based holistic nursing care for patients/customers
• can describe the different stages of care processes and care pathways typical of the working environment
• understand the principles of medical care for patients/clients typical of the work environment
• can plan, implement and evaluate under supervision safe and aseptic pharmacotherapy using different routes of administration and can monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the therapy
• can identify risk points typical of the working environment in the pharmacotherapy process
• can offer guidance to patients and their families on the treatment of diseases, rehabilitation and self-monitoring
• recognise factors that promote and support health and can discuss them with customers/patients using motivational interviewing
• can take into consideration the importance of the individual needs of patients/customers in their care and guidance
• can guide customers/patients and their family members to use health, social care and third sector services
• can use the technological tools and applications used in their work placement environment in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
• develop their oral and written Finnish language skills needed in nursing
• can assess the stage of their professional growth

Objectives of work placement reflection
Students
• reflect on the importance of the work placement in relation to their own professional growth
• reflect on the role of evidence-based nursing in supporting their own learning
• reflect on the importance of health promotion and the support for their work capacity in their work placement environment

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Competency aims:
After finishing the course the student
• Has the competence to take care of the patients basic needs
• Have developed his competence to care for the internal and surgical patients

Learning outcomes:
General for every practical training
• Understand the documentation and the importance of continuity of patient care
• Use different health care recommendations and manuals in support of their activities and learning
• Develop their ethics and can identify, analyze and reflect on ethical problems
• Have basic skills to relates to the patient’s basic care area, such as the patient personal hygiene, nutritional supply or condition and observation of the patients vital life functions
• Understand the importance of patient and drug safety
Internal medicine
• Understand the role of the nurse in multiprofessional cooperation in the care of internal medical patient
• Understand the meaning of drug treatment for patients with internal medical diseases
• Know how to care for parenteral patients fluid and drug treatment
• Understand the inpatient care nature and form an overall picture of care process
• Can according to the patient’s health and symptoms choose and perform appropriate care activities
• Understand the importance of patient guidance and practice to handle it in different situations
Surgical care
• Understand the role of the nurse in the professional cooperation in care of surgical patients
• Can implement the surgical patient’s basic care
• Know the main drug groups and their indications/contractions in the care of surgical patients
• Can judge the condition of the patient, both clinically and with the help of observations instruments
• Understand the actions that are being taken at the ward, be able to prepare for the interventions as well as assist with these
• Understand the care and prevention of pain and nausea with medical and non-medical methods
• Can guide and inform the patient before, during and after surgery

Content

Course contents:
• Practical training according the instructions given

Qualifications

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course:
- Clinical care II: Medical and Surgical care
-Clinical care III: Clinical care III: Anesthesiology and Intensive Care

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Competency aims:
The aim of the course is the student
• Can apply previous knowledge in health care and researches when encountering clients from different cultural background and ages in a home care environment.
• Be familiar with the administrative work within home care and outpatient care.
• Be familiar with patient centered care and documentations.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to
• Be familiar with home care as a working field
• Know who the most relevant collaborators are within home care and knows which occupational groups are part of the home care team/
• Participate in home care staff meetings and can see the connection between the administrative work and the practical field work
• Practice skills that are of relevance for the nurse/public health nurse in home care/outpatient care
• Be able to vary his/her way of work depending on the client's age and cultural background
• Plan, carry out and evaluate a home care visit, prioritize the need of care, estimate and document the need of nutrition, hygiene, mobility and need for pharmaceuticals
• Be able to carry out a home visit independently

LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR OUTPATIENT CARE
Theoretical competence:
• Integrate knowledge from different sciences/courses such as anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, pathology, internal medicine, surgery as well as nursing sciences and apply this knowledge in open care units.
• Apply the knowledge to form a comprehensive picture of the care process in open care.
• Understand what resources are available to health professionals when caring for patients with need for care in open care. Understands the importance of health promotion in open care and clients individual possibilities and obstacles to maintain his/hers own health
• Understands the importance of communication during care both in multiprofessional team and between client and caregiver.
• Understands the difference between hospital and open care and is aware the means how to co-operate between organizations.
Competence to act in practical situations:
• Possess basic nursing care skills needed in open care.
• Apply the treatment process, for example, to observe/assess, analyze, plan and implement needed care in open care.
• Meet the patient's underlying problems, needs, and desires, and increasingly see the patient's whole care picture.
• Be able to administer medications used in open care and can give guidance in medical use to clients.
• Can do documentation of care/ clients condition on the way it is done in the unit.
Ethical competence:
• Be aware of their own level of competence and seek guidance when knowledge and skills are lacking.
• Follow the ethical guidelines for care.
• Understand the importance of confidentiality.
• Understand the importance of ethics in cooperation between staff and client and family members.

Teaching methods

Suitable placements for this practice are:

Nursing homes and different daytime activity centers
• Home care and service units and home nursing
• Disability services, child welfare and family nursing units
• A healthcare center, a district or central hospital and university hospital; similar services provided
by the private sector

• EU-directive: Nursing in relation to general and specialist medicine and general and specialist
surgery, childcare and pediatrics, maternity care, care of the old and geriatrics and home nursing

Materials

The course materials and books from clinical courses previously

Completion alternatives

Similar studies done in another UAS

Student workload

15 etcs = 401 hours, 12h can be reduced (for CV, placement search via Jobiili, reflections), so total amount of hours are 389 hours. It means approximately 38 hours per week. In calendar weeks this is 5+5 weeks.

Qualifications

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course:
Clinical care IV: Home care and Outpatient care

Further information

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course:
Clinical care IV: Home care and Outpatient care

Assessment methods and criteria

The clinical practice will be evaluated as passed/failed.

The student have to
- Create the CV in Jobiili and search the suitable placements via Jobiili
- Make her/his own goals for the practices
- Agree the evaluation meetings with supervising teacher and supervisor from the hospital
- participate in reflections

Home care:

The aim of the course is the student

- Can apply previous knowledge in health care and researches when encountering clients from different cultural background and ages in a home care environment;
- Be familiar with the administrative work within home care and outpatient care;
- Be familiar with patient centered care and documentations;
- Be familiar with home care as a working field;
- Know who the most relevant collaborators are within home care and knows which occupational groups are part of the home care team;
- Participate in home care staff meetings and can see the connection between the administrative work and the practical field work;
- Practice skills that are of relevance for the nurse/public health nurse in home care/outpatient care;
- Be able to vary his/her way of work depending on the client's age and cultural background;
- Plan, carry out and evaluate a home care visit, prioritize the need of care, estimate and document the need of nutrition, hygiene, mobility and need for pharmaceuticals;
- Be able to carry out a home visit independently;


Learning outcomes for optional care/outpatient care;

- Integrate knowledge from different sciences/courses such as anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, pathology, internal medicine, surgery as well as nursing sciences and apply this knowledge in open care units;
- Apply the knowledge to form a comprehensive picture of the care process in open care;
- Understand what resources are available to health professionals when caring for patients with need for care in open care.
- Understands the importance of health promotion in open care and clients individual possibilities and obstacles to maintain his/hers own health;
- Understands the importance of communication during care both in multiprofessional team and between client and caregiver;
- Understands the difference between hospital and open care and is aware the means how to co-operate between organizations;
- Competence to act in practical situations;
- Possess basic nursing care skills needed in open care;
- Apply the treatment process, for example, to observe/assess, analyze, plan and implement needed care in open care;
- Meet the patient's underlying problems, needs, and desires, and increasingly see the patient's whole care picture;
- Be able to administer medications used in open care and can give guidance in medical use to clients;
- Can do documentation of care/ clients condition on the way it is done in the unit;
-

Ethical competence.
- Be aware of their own level of competence and seek guidance when knowledge and skills are lacking;
- Follow the ethical guidelines for care;
- Understand the importance of confidentiality; Understand the importance of ethics in cooperation between staff and client and family members;

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Competency aims:
The aim of the course is the student
• Can apply previous knowledge in health care and researches when encountering clients from different cultural background and ages in a home care environment.
• Be familiar with the administrative work within home care and outpatient care.
• Be familiar with patient centered care and documentations.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to
• Be familiar with home care as a working field
• Know who the most relevant collaborators are within home care and knows which occupational groups are part of the home care team/
• Participate in home care staff meetings and can see the connection between the administrative work and the practical field work
• Practice skills that are of relevance for the nurse/public health nurse in home care/outpatient care
• Be able to vary his/her way of work depending on the client's age and cultural background
• Plan, carry out and evaluate a home care visit, prioritize the need of care, estimate and document the need of nutrition, hygiene, mobility and need for pharmaceuticals
• Be able to carry out a home visit independently

LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR OUTPATIENT CARE
Theoretical competence:
• Integrate knowledge from different sciences/courses such as anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, pathology, internal medicine, surgery as well as nursing sciences and apply this knowledge in open care units.
• Apply the knowledge to form a comprehensive picture of the care process in open care.
• Understand what resources are available to health professionals when caring for patients with need for care in open care. Understands the importance of health promotion in open care and clients individual possibilities and obstacles to maintain his/hers own health
• Understands the importance of communication during care both in multiprofessional team and between client and caregiver.
• Understands the difference between hospital and open care and is aware the means how to co-operate between organizations.
Competence to act in practical situations:
• Possess basic nursing care skills needed in open care.
• Apply the treatment process, for example, to observe/assess, analyze, plan and implement needed care in open care.
• Meet the patient's underlying problems, needs, and desires, and increasingly see the patient's whole care picture.
• Be able to administer medications used in open care and can give guidance in medical use to clients.
• Can do documentation of care/ clients condition on the way it is done in the unit.
Ethical competence:
• Be aware of their own level of competence and seek guidance when knowledge and skills are lacking.
• Follow the ethical guidelines for care.
• Understand the importance of confidentiality.
• Understand the importance of ethics in cooperation between staff and client and family members.

Qualifications

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course:
Clinical care IV: Home care and Outpatient care

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Competency aims:
The aim of the course is that student
• Develops competence in delivering teaching/education using appropriate pedagogical approaches.
• Be able to generate individual plans that are appropriate for various client groups.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to
• Identify and discuss ethical and pedagogical issues relating to education
• Is be able to plan, implement and evaluate client education from various perspective and in co-operation with other nursing professionals.
• Utilize the appropriate approach and pedagogical methods according the needs of the client/patient or group
• Use various materials for client education and also develop new materials.
• Assess his/her own skills and knowledge and see the consequences of his/her own actions
• Coordinate the patients care as a whole according to the context

Content

Course contents:
• Pedagogic and teaching perspective
• Discussion methods and counseling methods
• Planning, implementing and evaluating the process for client education situations during the different phases of the learning process
• Education of the client/ patient / personal
• Evaluation of the client education process

Student workload

10 etcs = 267 hours, 8h can be reduced (for CV, placement search via Jobiili, reflections), so total amount of hours are 259 hours. It means approximately 38 hours per week. In calendar weeks this is 7 weeks.

Qualifications

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course:
Clinical Care V: Care of women and children

Further information

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course:
Clinical Care V: Care of women and children

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Competency aims:
The aim of the course is that student
• Develops competence in delivering teaching/education using appropriate pedagogical approaches.
• Be able to generate individual plans that are appropriate for various client groups.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to
• Identify and discuss ethical and pedagogical issues relating to education
• Is be able to plan, implement and evaluate client education from various perspective and in co-operation with other nursing professionals.
• Utilize the appropriate approach and pedagogical methods according the needs of the client/patient or group
• Use various materials for client education and also develop new materials.
• Assess his/her own skills and knowledge and see the consequences of his/her own actions
• Coordinate the patients care as a whole according to the context

Content

Course contents:
• Pedagogic and teaching perspective
• Discussion methods and counseling methods
• Planning, implementing and evaluating the process for client education situations during the different phases of the learning process
• Education of the client/ patient / personal
• Evaluation of the client education process

Student workload

10 etcs = 267 hours, 8h can be reduced (for CV, placement search via Jobiili, reflections), so total amount of hours are 259 hours. It means approximately 38 hours per week. In calendar weeks this is 7 weeks.

Qualifications

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course:
Clinical Care V: Care of women and children

Further information

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course:
Clinical Care V: Care of women and children

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Competence aims:
• The aim of the course is to develop the student's clinical competence to improve her/his knowledge about and capacity to act in the context of mental health care.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to
Theoretical competence:
• Knows the structure of psychiatric health care system
• Has knowledge about mental health and disturbances in mental health
Competence to act in practical situations:
• Understands the special aspects of the processes in mental health care and has capacity to apply this
• Is able to identify, meet and take care of patients suffering from different kind of mental problems and illnesses
• Can participate in planning, realizing and evaluation of patient care, furthermore has capacity to create an individual plan for patient care
• Understands the meaning of caring relationship, furthermore has capacity to use the self to promote patient's mental health
Ethical competence:
• Can apply ethical principles in psychiatric context
• Is aware about own capacities and limits, furthermore can use counseling as a professional tool for self-development
• Understands variations in the phenomena of closeness and distance in psychiatric care

Content

Course contents:
• Theoretical studies in psychiatric care
• Theoretical and practical studies from study year 1 and 2.
• Medical calculation exam must be valid according to instructions.

Teaching methods

Suitable placements for this practice are:

- Psychiatric and drug addiction units at district, central or university hospital for example psychiatric outpatient clinic, psychiatric ward, eating disorder unit, addiction psychiatric outpatient clinic
- Outpatient care offers also different kinds of support services, such as supported living or rehabilitative day-time activities
provided by the public or the private mental health services
- Third sector actors, i.e. different kinds of organisations

Employer connections

Clinical placements in mental health or addiction settings.

Student workload

10 etcs = 267 hours, 8h can be reduced (for CV, placement search via Jobiili, reflections), so total amount of hours are 259 hours. It means approximately 37 hours per week. In calendar weeks this is 7 weeks

Content scheduling

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Qualifications

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course or complete studies during the 5th semester :
Clinical care VII: Psychiatric care

Further information

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course or complete studies during the 5th semester :
Clinical care VII: Psychiatric care

Assessment methods and criteria

The clinical practice will be evaluated as passed/failed.

The student have to
- Make her/his own goals for the practices
- Agree the evaluation meetings with supervising teacher and supervisor from the hospital
- participate in reflections

Student
• Know the structure of psychiatric health care system
• Have knowledge of mental health and disturbances in mental health and have the capacity to apply this
• Understand the special aspects of the processes in mental health care and
• Identify, meet and take care of patients suffering from different kinds of mental problems and illnesses
• Participate in the planning, realising and the evaluation of patient care, furthermore has capacity to create an individual plan for patient care
• Understand the meaning of a caring relationship, furthermore has the capacity to use the self to promote patient mental health

Ethical competence:
• Apply ethical principles in a psychiatric context
• Be aware of their own capacities and limits and use counselling as a professional tool for self-development
• Understand variations in the phenomena of closeness and distance in psychiatric care

Course content:
• Theoretical studies in psychiatric care
• Theoretical and practical studies from study year 1 and 2.
• Medical calculation exam must be valid according to instructions.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Students will be able to
- master the Finnish language at basic level A2.2
- understand clear, general spoken language and grasp the main points of discussion in familiar topics, for example, from TV programmes
- converse about familiar topics and manage common everyday exchanges
- easily understand simple texts
- write short pieces of text and communicate by e.g. email
- master the main aspects of basic grammar

Content

- past tenses and their uses
- plural forms
- wordtypes
- the object and its uses
- communication situations (dealing with officials, shopping)
- vocabulary related to hobbies and recreation, health and illnesses, travel, clothing, education, work, customs and celebrations

Teaching methods

- the course is completely online
- lectures on Zoom, one lecture per week
- lots of independent study and homework

Prerequisites: Before the course, Finnish competence should be on a level A1.3/A2.1.

Materials

Sonja Gehring & Sanni Heinzmann: Suomen mestari 2, revised edition 2022 (chapters 1–5/6)

Student workload

Course proceeds quickly and requires a lot of independent study:
- the extent of the course is 5 credits, i.e. 135 hours of work
- there are approx. 27 hours of lectures in total (so the remaining 108 hours are assignments and other independent study)

Assessment methods and criteria

Active participation to lectures and independent tasks affect to assessment.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Competency aims:
The goal is that students
• Develop their ability to identify relevant problem areas and areas for development within the profession
• Develop their ability in distinguishing the need for development and can delineate the area to a manageable whole.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to
• Be able to independently search for relevant background information to the problem area.
• Be based on previous knowledge identify the need for knowledge in the chosen field.
• Formulate a distinct problem and a clear purpose as the basis for future thesis.

Content

Course contents:
• Create an idea for a thesis.
• Presentation of idea in small group.

Teaching methods

Seminars, individual learning, supervision

Completion alternatives

RPL 3cr if a student has thesis in their second higher education degree programme and the thesis was done no more than 10 years ago.

To complete 3cr
- present an idea paper in the seminar
- write a proposal and present it in the seminar
- 2 participation in the seminar required

Student workload

135 hours

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Competency aims:
The aim of the course is that the student
• Develops his/her ability to identify a relevant design for his/her thesis work.
• To identify the type of data and data collection methods can be used for finding the answer to the problem

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to
• Choose suitable design for the thesis work
• Identify suitable sample
• Choose suitable data collection method
• Choose suitable analysis method
• Reflect ethical issues of the work

Content

Course contents:
• Group supervision
• Writing and presenting a thesis plan
• Participation in thesis plan seminars
• Participating in at least 4 thesis presentations

Teaching methods

Seminars, individual and group learning, supervision

Completion alternatives

RPL 3cr if a student has thesis in their second higher education degree programme and the thesis was done no more than 10 years ago.

To do:
- min 5 articles in the literature review
- present the manuscript in the seminar
- not acting as an opponent required
- one individual meeting with the supervisors
- only 1 participation in the seminar required

Student workload

135 working hours

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Competency aims:
The aim of the course is that the student
• Conducts a smaller study in a structured and methodologically correct way
• Develops his/her abilities writing scientifically and clear and his/her ability to critically review and evaluate a thesis work

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to
• Argue for his/her data -gathering and - analysing method
• Critically discuss and evaluate his /her work comparing it to earlier research in the field
• Present the result in a seminar
• Function as an opponent to another thesis during a thesis presentation

Content

Course contents:
• Tutoring, data gathering, analysis, reporting and opponent ship

Teaching methods

Seminars, individual and group work, individual supervision

Completion alternatives

RPL 4cr if a student has thesis in their second higher education degree programme and the thesis was done no more than 10 years ago.

To do:
- write and finish a thesis
- present it in the seminar
- not acting as an opponent is required
- no maturity test
- the thesis is published in Theseus

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Competency aims:
• To understand the meaning of the concept of knowledge, different forms of knowledge and different traditions for knowledge building.
• To understand the relationship between the perspectives of knowledge in different disciplines or interdisciplinary areas
• To have basic knowledge of the research process and of various research methods, especially about methods that have particular relevance to the own profession.
• Can apply scientific literature in one’s own work, as well as reference material in own knowledge development.
• To have developed knowhow and can participate in work-related projects and thereby contribute to knowledge development.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to
• Read, understand and be able to critically review scientific literature.
• Assign forms of knowledge to different types of thesis.
• Search, manage, and critically evaluate academic articles and research in one’s own professional field.
• Know and understand the basic concepts relating to quantitative and qualitative data, as well as how and when they can be used.
• Know and understand the concept design, data collection and analysis methods that generate both quantitative and/or qualitative data, and their relevance in the field of research and development of working life within your own profession.
• Can apply relevant methods in the thesis.
• Have mastered the basics of collecting quantitative data, can use of a statistics program for data analysis and have mastered the grounds for interpreting results and reporting findings in the form of descriptive statistics.
• Can apply suitable collection and analysis methods for qualitative data, and account for results.
• Have developed an exploratory approach in order to be able to contribute to knowledge development in one’s own professional field.
• Can report and critically argue in writing and have mastered the techniques reference citations.
• Can apply principles of professional and research ethics in studies.

Content

Course contents:
• The research process
• Theory of science
• The literature review and its importance
• Designs in qualitative and quantitative research
• Participation oriented designs
• Questionnaires, interviews and observation studies
• Systematic literature studies
• Standardized measurement methods in the profile areas of Health Care
• Content analysis
• Research ethics
• Information retrieval and – analysis
• Critical review of scientific articles, reports and essays
• Statistics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Work placement objectives
Students
• can adhere to patient and client safety practices
• know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptic way
• can plan, implement, evaluate and document under supervision evidence-based holistic nursing care for patients/customers
• can describe the different stages of care processes and care pathways typical of the working environment
• understand the principles of medical care for patients/clients typical of the work environment
• can plan, implement and evaluate under supervision safe and aseptic pharmacotherapy using different routes of administration and can monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the therapy
• can identify risk points typical of the working environment in the pharmacotherapy process
• can offer guidance to patients and their families on the treatment of diseases, rehabilitation and self-monitoring
• recognise factors that promote and support health and can discuss them with customers/patients using motivational interviewing
• can take into consideration the importance of the individual needs of patients/customers in their care and guidance
• can guide customers/patients and their family members to use health, social care and third sector services
• can use the technological tools and applications used in their work placement environment in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
• develop their oral and written Finnish language skills needed in nursing
• can assess the stage of their professional growth

Objectives of work placement reflection
Students
• reflect on the importance of the work placement in relation to their own professional growth
• reflect on the role of evidence-based nursing in supporting their own learning
• reflect on the importance of health promotion and the support for their work capacity in their work placement environment

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Competency aims:
The aim of the course is the student
• Can apply previous knowledge in health care and researches when encountering clients from different cultural background and ages in a home care environment.
• Be familiar with the administrative work within home care and outpatient care.
• Be familiar with patient centered care and documentations.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to
• Be familiar with home care as a working field
• Know who the most relevant collaborators are within home care and knows which occupational groups are part of the home care team/
• Participate in home care staff meetings and can see the connection between the administrative work and the practical field work
• Practice skills that are of relevance for the nurse/public health nurse in home care/outpatient care
• Be able to vary his/her way of work depending on the client's age and cultural background
• Plan, carry out and evaluate a home care visit, prioritize the need of care, estimate and document the need of nutrition, hygiene, mobility and need for pharmaceuticals
• Be able to carry out a home visit independently

LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR OUTPATIENT CARE
Theoretical competence:
• Integrate knowledge from different sciences/courses such as anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, pathology, internal medicine, surgery as well as nursing sciences and apply this knowledge in open care units.
• Apply the knowledge to form a comprehensive picture of the care process in open care.
• Understand what resources are available to health professionals when caring for patients with need for care in open care. Understands the importance of health promotion in open care and clients individual possibilities and obstacles to maintain his/hers own health
• Understands the importance of communication during care both in multiprofessional team and between client and caregiver.
• Understands the difference between hospital and open care and is aware the means how to co-operate between organizations.
Competence to act in practical situations:
• Possess basic nursing care skills needed in open care.
• Apply the treatment process, for example, to observe/assess, analyze, plan and implement needed care in open care.
• Meet the patient's underlying problems, needs, and desires, and increasingly see the patient's whole care picture.
• Be able to administer medications used in open care and can give guidance in medical use to clients.
• Can do documentation of care/ clients condition on the way it is done in the unit.
Ethical competence:
• Be aware of their own level of competence and seek guidance when knowledge and skills are lacking.
• Follow the ethical guidelines for care.
• Understand the importance of confidentiality.
• Understand the importance of ethics in cooperation between staff and client and family members.

Teaching methods

Suitable placements for this practice are:

Nursing homes and different daytime activity centers
• Home care and service units and home nursing
• Disability services, child welfare and family nursing units
• A healthcare center, a district or central hospital and university hospital; similar services provided
by the private sector

• EU-directive: Nursing in relation to general and specialist medicine and general and specialist
surgery, childcare and pediatrics, maternity care, care of the old and geriatrics and home nursing

Materials

The course materials and books from clinical courses previously

Completion alternatives

Similar studies done in another UAS

Student workload

15 etcs = 401 hours, 12h can be reduced (for CV, placement search via Jobiili, reflections), so total amount of hours are 389 hours. It means approximately 38 hours per week. In calendar weeks this is 5+5 weeks.

Qualifications

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course:
Clinical care IV: Home care and Outpatient care

Further information

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course:
Clinical care IV: Home care and Outpatient care

Assessment methods and criteria

The clinical practice will be evaluated as passed/failed.

The student have to
- Create the CV in Jobiili and search the suitable placements via Jobiili
- Make her/his own goals for the practices
- Agree the evaluation meetings with supervising teacher and supervisor from the hospital
- participate in reflections

Home care:

The aim of the course is the student

- Can apply previous knowledge in health care and researches when encountering clients from different cultural background and ages in a home care environment;
- Be familiar with the administrative work within home care and outpatient care;
- Be familiar with patient centered care and documentations;
- Be familiar with home care as a working field;
- Know who the most relevant collaborators are within home care and knows which occupational groups are part of the home care team;
- Participate in home care staff meetings and can see the connection between the administrative work and the practical field work;
- Practice skills that are of relevance for the nurse/public health nurse in home care/outpatient care;
- Be able to vary his/her way of work depending on the client's age and cultural background;
- Plan, carry out and evaluate a home care visit, prioritize the need of care, estimate and document the need of nutrition, hygiene, mobility and need for pharmaceuticals;
- Be able to carry out a home visit independently;


Learning outcomes for optional care/outpatient care;

- Integrate knowledge from different sciences/courses such as anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, pathology, internal medicine, surgery as well as nursing sciences and apply this knowledge in open care units;
- Apply the knowledge to form a comprehensive picture of the care process in open care;
- Understand what resources are available to health professionals when caring for patients with need for care in open care.
- Understands the importance of health promotion in open care and clients individual possibilities and obstacles to maintain his/hers own health;
- Understands the importance of communication during care both in multiprofessional team and between client and caregiver;
- Understands the difference between hospital and open care and is aware the means how to co-operate between organizations;
- Competence to act in practical situations;
- Possess basic nursing care skills needed in open care;
- Apply the treatment process, for example, to observe/assess, analyze, plan and implement needed care in open care;
- Meet the patient's underlying problems, needs, and desires, and increasingly see the patient's whole care picture;
- Be able to administer medications used in open care and can give guidance in medical use to clients;
- Can do documentation of care/ clients condition on the way it is done in the unit;
-

Ethical competence.
- Be aware of their own level of competence and seek guidance when knowledge and skills are lacking;
- Follow the ethical guidelines for care;
- Understand the importance of confidentiality; Understand the importance of ethics in cooperation between staff and client and family members;

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Students
• understand the stages and areas of human development in the life cycle
• understand developmental diversity and individual developmental processes
• can use professionally the contents of the course in social, healthcare and church wor

Content

• the physical and motor development, the cognitive, socio-emotional and ethical and moral development of human beings and the factors influencing them
• topical research and professional debate on human development
• reflection on one’s professional and personal development

Teaching methods

Lectures, independent studies, seminar.

Materials

Cameron, N., & Schell, L. (Eds.). (2021). Human growth and development. 3rd.ed. Elsevier Science & Technology (as applicable)

Capuzzi, D., & Stauffer, M. D. (Eds.). (2016). Human growth and development across the lifespan : Applications for counselors. John Wiley & Sons (as applicable)

Exam schedules

Exam at the end of the course

Student workload

Total number of hours 81h (3 x 27h)

Assessment methods and criteria

The course is evaluated numerically based on the exam.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Competency aims:
The goal is that students
• Develop their ability to identify relevant problem areas and areas for development within the profession
• Develop their ability in distinguishing the need for development and can delineate the area to a manageable whole.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to
• Be able to independently search for relevant background information to the problem area.
• Be based on previous knowledge identify the need for knowledge in the chosen field.
• Formulate a distinct problem and a clear purpose as the basis for future thesis.

Content

Course contents:
• Create an idea for a thesis.
• Presentation of idea in small group.

Teaching methods

Seminars, individual learning, supervision

Completion alternatives

RPL 3cr if a student has thesis in their second higher education degree programme and the thesis was done no more than 10 years ago.

To complete 3cr
- present an idea paper in the seminar
- write a proposal and present it in the seminar
- 2 participation in the seminar required

Student workload

135 hours

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Competency aims:
The aim of the course is that the student
• Develops his/her ability to identify a relevant design for his/her thesis work.
• To identify the type of data and data collection methods can be used for finding the answer to the problem

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to
• Choose suitable design for the thesis work
• Identify suitable sample
• Choose suitable data collection method
• Choose suitable analysis method
• Reflect ethical issues of the work

Content

Course contents:
• Group supervision
• Writing and presenting a thesis plan
• Participation in thesis plan seminars
• Participating in at least 4 thesis presentations

Teaching methods

Seminars, individual and group learning, supervision

Completion alternatives

RPL 3cr if a student has thesis in their second higher education degree programme and the thesis was done no more than 10 years ago.

To do:
- min 5 articles in the literature review
- present the manuscript in the seminar
- not acting as an opponent required
- one individual meeting with the supervisors
- only 1 participation in the seminar required

Student workload

135 working hours

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Competency aims:
The aim of the course is that the student
• Conducts a smaller study in a structured and methodologically correct way
• Develops his/her abilities writing scientifically and clear and his/her ability to critically review and evaluate a thesis work

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to
• Argue for his/her data -gathering and - analysing method
• Critically discuss and evaluate his /her work comparing it to earlier research in the field
• Present the result in a seminar
• Function as an opponent to another thesis during a thesis presentation

Content

Course contents:
• Tutoring, data gathering, analysis, reporting and opponent ship

Teaching methods

Seminars, individual and group work, individual supervision

Completion alternatives

RPL 4cr if a student has thesis in their second higher education degree programme and the thesis was done no more than 10 years ago.

To do:
- write and finish a thesis
- present it in the seminar
- not acting as an opponent is required
- no maturity test
- the thesis is published in Theseus

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Students will be able to
- master the Finnish language at basic level A2.2
- understand clear, general spoken language and grasp the main points of discussion in familiar topics, for example, from TV programmes
- converse about familiar topics and manage common everyday exchanges
- easily understand simple texts
- write short pieces of text and communicate by e.g. email
- master the main aspects of basic grammar

Content

- past tenses and their uses
- plural forms
- wordtypes
- the object and its uses
- communication situations (dealing with officials, shopping)
- vocabulary related to hobbies and recreation, health and illnesses, travel, clothing, education, work, customs and celebrations

Teaching methods

- the course is completely online
- lectures on Zoom, one lecture per week
- lots of independent study and homework

Prerequisites: Before the course, Finnish competence should be on a level A1.3/A2.1.

Materials

Sonja Gehring & Sanni Heinzmann: Suomen mestari 2, revised edition 2022 (chapters 1–5/6)

Student workload

Course proceeds quickly and requires a lot of independent study:
- the extent of the course is 5 credits, i.e. 135 hours of work
- there are approx. 27 hours of lectures in total (so the remaining 108 hours are assignments and other independent study)

Assessment methods and criteria

Active participation to lectures and independent tasks affect to assessment.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

At the end of the practical training the student is expected to
• Plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based clinical nursing with children and adolescents according to ethical and economic principles
• Discuss challenges and potential health and wellbeing risks relating to health promotion with children and families
• Work in various family nursing settings in compliance with ethical and professional standards, the values of family nursing, children’s rights, privacy legislation and applicable regulations
• Develop professional competencies in dealing with families from different and individual backgrounds and in different, individual life stages and settings
• Anticipate, identify and analyse factors that can promote families’ inclusion or exclusion, and support and guide families in using multiple services
• Independently administer prescribed medical care under supervision
• Is able to use technological applications and is able to analyze ethical principles related to using technology in care of clients / patients
• Perform professional nursing roles in multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary practice

Teaching methods

• Plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based clinical nursing with children and adolescents according to ethical and economic principles
• Discuss challenges and potential health and well-being risks relating to health promotion with children and families
• Work in various family nursing settings in compliance with ethical and professional standards, the values of family nursing, children’s rights, privacy legislation and applicable regulations
• Develop professional competencies in dealing with families from different and individual backgrounds and in different, individual life stages and settings
• Anticipate, identify, and analyze factors that can promote families’ inclusion or exclusion, and support and guide families in using multiple services
• Independently administer prescribed medical care under supervision
• Can use technological applications and is able to analyze ethical principles related to using technology in care of clients / patients
• Perform professional nursing roles in multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary practice

Materials

Can be found in Diakle -platform.

Employer connections

The internship can be completed in a variety of child, adolescent and family care settings where nurses work.

EU directives:
The internship is carried out in an environment where the goals of the internship competence are possible to achieve.

Partly in Diak’s projects.

Student workload

15 ECTS = 400,5 hours.

The number of training hours includes the orientation / planning, implementation and evaluation of the training in different ways

Qualifications

Suitable for nurses, public health nurses and midwives to specialize and update their competence, or for a student in a Bachelor’s Degree Program in Health Care who has already completed the relevant basic professional studies (The care of children, youth, and families -studies) in their own degree program. A prerequisite for proceeding to the advanced studies is approx. 120 completed credits or other specific reason which has been discussed and agreed with the study guidance counsellor. For Open UAS students’ mastery of the equivalent knowledge (comparable study module of another UAS or adequate work experience as a nurse).

Further information

Applicable for social services and health care UAS students who have completed their previous studies of the topic.

CHI04 practical training can only be delivered after all previous practices has been approved.

Assessment methods and criteria

The practical placement is evaluated passed/ failed.

Read about the assessment criteria at Diak: https://www.diak.fi/en/assessment/

Objective

Students
• know the most common active ingredient groups and their indications, mechanisms of action and routes of administration
• understand the therapeutic effects, side effects and combined actions of medicines
• are able to plan safe pharmacotherapy for adults and monitor the effects and side effects of medication
• can offer guidance on pharmacotherapy and its self-monitoring to patients and their families
• know how to use drug databases and apply the information in pharmacotherapy
• can perform the medical calculations included in the course

Content

• factors affecting patient safety in pharmacotherapy
• the most common active ingredient groups and their areas of use, mechanisms of action and routes of administration for common diseases affecting the population and for infectious diseases
• treatment of pain
• CNS medicines
• therapeutic effects, side effects and combined actions of medicines
• pharmacotherapy guidance, committing to and engaging with treatment
• medical calculations

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Competency aims:
The student
• Is able to work proactively and inter-professionally in health care setting that aims to plan the patient/client care utilizing digital solutions. (readiness and ability)
• Has competence and the he/she understands the principals of a customer oriented service design and is ready to lead the team work. (competence and understanding)
• Is able to work for open, well-being and ethically sustainable health care settings. (evaluation ability and attitudes)

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to
• Identify, explain and act for further trends and their effects on working life in health care setting using digital solutions. (e-health)
• Present various theories related to change in working life and identify his/her own possibilities to impact on well-being at working life in health care setting.
• Plan and implement service design in which the client’s participation is made possible and respected constantly.
• Work multi-professionally and being aware of the development possibilities in service design that are ethically sustainable.
• Plan and evaluate a smaller project in which the team work is at central.

Content

Course contents:
• Service design
• E-health (service design)
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Management of change
• Ethics at working life

Teaching methods

1. Orientation lecture for all, mandatory participation

If student chosse group work: participating workshops, individual learning, group work, seminar presentation

If student choose individual learning; then mandatory orientation lectures at campus (one day), individual work and learning, recording of seminar presentation and commenting other´s presentation

Completion alternatives

Mandatory participation to orientation day (all students)

A. Individual Leadership assignment to all LEA study module students

B. Two possibilities to complete a Service design process- assignment

Participation at campus to all workshops/4, incl orientation), Service design process- assignment as a group work. You are led through the learning process in workshops by lecturers.

Orientation as a lecture in the beginning of every workshop by lecturers

team agreement for group work

describing client group and creating poster

writing group report about the SD process. Every step of the process will be published in seminar (4). Participation in all 4 seminars is mandatory.

Present group work in a seminar


Students choosing group work divide the workload and the steps within the groups.

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Individual learning process. You participate in the orientation day at campus. You have two supervisions at Zoom which are voluntary.

No recorded lectures, student familiarizes himself/herself with the lecture materials independently

you work with Leadership-assignment and Service design process - assignment individually. All steps of SD process assignment are published after seminars. Participation in the seminars is voluntary.

You present your SD-process assignment as a recorded video and submit it to a discussion forum. Mandatory commenting to other´s presentations.

Students choosing the individual process complete all the steps in SD process by themselves

Student workload

135 working hours

Assessment methods and criteria

1. Individual Leadership assignment: 5-1
2. Service design process assignment/ Group or individual assignment: 5-1
Leadership and Service design study molule: mean of assignment 1 and to: 5-1

Criteria for the evaluation of essay-type learning assignments:

5 - 4 Very Good
You combine well source-based information, personal reflection and observations
The main concepts are opened well in theoretic part
Use of the references and referencing is done correctly
Process is defined very well and in team work the voice of every participant can be read
All steps of the process are represented as text or attached pictures or scanned if eg. flowchart drawn in paper.

You combine well source-based information, personal reflection and observations
The main concepts are opened well in theoretic part using references
Use of the references and referencing is done correctly
Process is defined very well and in team work the voice of every participant can be read
All steps of the process are represented as attached pictures


3 Good
The source-based information, personal reflection and observations can be found
The main concepts are opened in theoretic part
Use of the references and referencing is done mostly right according to Diak´s guideline
Process is defined and in team work the voice of participants can be read
All steps of the process are represented

1- 2 Satisfactory
The source-based information, writer´s reflection and observation can be read
The main concepts have been superficially opened
There are mistakes in the use of the references and referencing
Process is not well defined and in team work the voice of participants is superficially written
All steps of the process are not represented

Failed, Students must complete their work

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Student
• further develop both spoken and written professional communication skills with the focus on academic English
• equip students with the academic writing skills needed to succeed in writing
• is expected to have enhanced the ability to participate in social communication in a professional setting
is expected to have enhanced the ability to participate in discussions also on more complex topics
• be able to prepare and deliver a presentation of professional interest with effective use of IT tools, e.g., PowerPoint
• be able to correctly apply the principles of academic writing
• demonstrate the ability to produce professional texts
• be able to apply guidelines provided in the learning assignments to produce a technically well-presented and structured written project

Content

• social contacts
• discussions
• presentations
• writing techniques (language and style)
• academic writing skills
• current articles related to nursing

Objective

Students
• develop their written language skills in situations related to nursing (e.g. records, producing a care plan, patient instructions)
• achieve B1.2 level written Finnish language skills, which enable them to communicate in writing and read texts typical of their field.
• practise producing different types of texts typical of nursing

Content

• filling in and reporting on patient records
• writing and producing medical records
• reading and producing written instructions
• written communication at work

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Students
• can explain the factors behind the control of the human organ system and can apply their knowledge in clinical nursing
• understand the mechanisms of disease production and the changes they cause in the body

Content

• digestion, urine excretion, hormones, fluid and salt balance, acid-base balance, thermoregulation, reproductive system, musculoskeletal system, nervous system
• location of organs in the body
• the most common scientific concepts
• clinical patient examples

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Students
• understand evidence-based and customer-oriented promotion of health and wellbeing at individual, community and societal level
• can describe the promotive and preventive approaches to health promotion and the levels of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention
• know the legislation, programmes and recommendations governing health and wellbeing
• know the key indicators describing the wellbeing and health of people in Finland
• know the most common diseases affecting the Finnish population and understand the importance and prevention of these diseases at individual, community and societal level
• understand health inequalities and related factors
• understand the impact of the environment and climate change on health and wellbeing
• know how to use motivational interviewing as an intervention in nursing
• know how to search for evidence-based information

Content

• promoting health as a concept as well as theories and models that explain health and wellbeing
• national legislation, programmes, research and recommendations that promote health
• topical physical activity and nutrition recommendations
• public health medicine and epidemiology
• common diseases affecting the population and their prevention
• the significance of common diseases on individual, community and societal level
• promotion of mental health
• ethics of health promotion
• factors behind health disparities and marginalisation
• environmental health and climate change
• sustainable development
• motivational interviewing as an intervention in lifestyle guidance
• evidence-based information retrieval

Teaching methods

The lectures
Independent study
A knowledge test on common diseases
An online exam

Materials

Wild K. and McGrath M. (2019) Public health nursing and health promotion for nurses at a glance. Wiley Blackwell. E-book https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/diak/detail.action?docID=5502964

Exam schedules

The date of the online exam to be taken at home can be found in the schedule.

Retakes will occur on general retake exam days.

Assessment methods and criteria

The assessment is numerical, ranging from fail/0 to 5.
Assessment is based on the knowledge test and the online exam.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Students
• understand the principles of internal medicine and cancer treatment processes
• are able to plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based nursing for internal medicine and cancer patients taking into account patient safety
• understand the main medical examinations, procedures and nursing interventions used in the treatment of patients with internal diseases and cancer
• know the most common imaging techniques and the importance of radiation protection
• understand the use of health technology applications in the care of patients with internal diseases and cancer
• understand the importance of patient guidance, the continuity of care and care pathway in internal and cancer patient care

Content

• key internal and cancer diseases and their evidence-based care
• evidence-based care processes for internal medicine and cancer patients
• rehabilitation, nutrition and exercise in promoting holistic wellbeing
• medical and non-medical pain management
• examinations, imaging techniques and radiation protection
• patient safety in nursing
• multiprofessional collaboration
• health technology applications
• patient-centred care documentation and reporting
• patient guidance, continuity of care, care pathway

Teaching methods

Evidence-based process-learning in small groups. Lectures based on current research evidence.
Achieving the aims requires participation in teaching, completing the group assignment, and taking the exam.

Learning outcomes:

Students

- understand the principles of internal medicine and cancer treatment processes

- are able to plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based nursing for internal medicine and cancer patients taking into account patient safety

- understand the main medical examinations, procedures and nursing interventions used in the treatment of patients with internal diseases and cancer?

- know the most common imaging techniques and the importance of radiation protection?

- understand the use of health technology applications in the care of patients with internal diseases and cancer?

- understand the importance of patient guidance, the continuity of care and care pathway in internal and cancer patient care?


Content

- key internal and cancer diseases and their evidence-based care

- evidence-based care processes for internal medicine and cancer patients

- rehabilitation, nutrition and exercise in promoting holistic wellbeing

- medical and non-medical pain management

- examinations, imaging techniques and radiation protection

- patient safety in nursing

- multi-professional collaboration

- health technology applications

- patient-centered care documentation and reporting ?

- patient guidance, continuity of care, care pathway

Materials

1. Gersch, C., Heimgartner, N.M, Rebar, C.R, Willis, L.M. 2016 (Fourth edition). Medical-surgical nursing. Made incredibly easy. LWW Staff. Springhouse publishing company. E-book. (applicable parts)
2. Expert lectures
3. Topics regarding the lectures and research articles/treatment recommendations

Learning material in Finnish:
Huovinen, A., Hynynen, M-A, Karhemaa, A., Koponen, L. & Mäkeläinen, T. 2023. Kliininen hoitotyö. Sanoma Pro Oy. (applicable parts)

Exam schedules

An individual written exam in the end of the course. Retake on general exam days.

Student workload

Lectures: 5 x 3h
Individual learning: 40h (incl. expert lectures)
Written assignment in smallgroups 24h
Written individual exam 2 h

Content scheduling

Evidence-based process-learning in small groups. Lectures based on current research evidence.
Achieving the aims requires participation in teaching, completing the group assignment, and taking the exam.

Assessment methods and criteria

The course is evaluated as numerically 1-5/failed
- Individual written exam K5-T1/fail
- Written assignment in smallgroups pass/fail
- Active participation in lectures and the course according to Diak's degree regulation §15

Evaluation scale

0-5

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

Objective

Competency aims:
• To understand the meaning of the concept of knowledge, different forms of knowledge and different traditions for knowledge building.
• To understand the relationship between the perspectives of knowledge in different disciplines or interdisciplinary areas
• To have basic knowledge of the research process and of various research methods, especially about methods that have particular relevance to the own profession.
• Can apply scientific literature in one’s own work, as well as reference material in own knowledge development.
• To have developed knowhow and can participate in work-related projects and thereby contribute to knowledge development.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to
• Read, understand and be able to critically review scientific literature.
• Assign forms of knowledge to different types of thesis.
• Search, manage, and critically evaluate academic articles and research in one’s own professional field.
• Know and understand the basic concepts relating to quantitative and qualitative data, as well as how and when they can be used.
• Know and understand the concept design, data collection and analysis methods that generate both quantitative and/or qualitative data, and their relevance in the field of research and development of working life within your own profession.
• Can apply relevant methods in the thesis.
• Have mastered the basics of collecting quantitative data, can use of a statistics program for data analysis and have mastered the grounds for interpreting results and reporting findings in the form of descriptive statistics.
• Can apply suitable collection and analysis methods for qualitative data, and account for results.
• Have developed an exploratory approach in order to be able to contribute to knowledge development in one’s own professional field.
• Can report and critically argue in writing and have mastered the techniques reference citations.
• Can apply principles of professional and research ethics in studies.

Content

Course contents:
• The research process
• Theory of science
• The literature review and its importance
• Designs in qualitative and quantitative research
• Participation oriented designs
• Questionnaires, interviews and observation studies
• Systematic literature studies
• Standardized measurement methods in the profile areas of Health Care
• Content analysis
• Research ethics
• Information retrieval and – analysis
• Critical review of scientific articles, reports and essays
• Statistics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Competency aims:
After finishing the course the student
• Has the competence to take care of the patients basic needs
• Have developed his competence to care for the internal and surgical patients

Learning outcomes:
General for every practical training
• Understand the documentation and the importance of continuity of patient care
• Use different health care recommendations and manuals in support of their activities and learning
• Develop their ethics and can identify, analyze and reflect on ethical problems
• Have basic skills to relates to the patient’s basic care area, such as the patient personal hygiene, nutritional supply or condition and observation of the patients vital life functions
• Understand the importance of patient and drug safety
Internal medicine
• Understand the role of the nurse in multiprofessional cooperation in the care of internal medical patient
• Understand the meaning of drug treatment for patients with internal medical diseases
• Know how to care for parenteral patients fluid and drug treatment
• Understand the inpatient care nature and form an overall picture of care process
• Can according to the patient’s health and symptoms choose and perform appropriate care activities
• Understand the importance of patient guidance and practice to handle it in different situations
Surgical care
• Understand the role of the nurse in the professional cooperation in care of surgical patients
• Can implement the surgical patient’s basic care
• Know the main drug groups and their indications/contractions in the care of surgical patients
• Can judge the condition of the patient, both clinically and with the help of observations instruments
• Understand the actions that are being taken at the ward, be able to prepare for the interventions as well as assist with these
• Understand the care and prevention of pain and nausea with medical and non-medical methods
• Can guide and inform the patient before, during and after surgery

Content

Course contents:
• Practical training according the instructions given

Teaching methods

Suitable placements for this practice are:

A healthcare center, a district or central hospital and university hospital; similar services provided by the private sector

Recommended to be completed in a ward

EU-directive: Nursing in relation to general and specialist medicine and general and specialist surgery

Materials

The course materials and books from clinical courses previously

Completion alternatives

Similar studies done in another UAS

Student workload

15 etcs = 405 hours (1 credit=27h), 12h can be reduced (for CV, placement search via Jobiili, reflections), so total amount of hours are 393 hours. It means approximately 39 hours per week. In calendar weeks this is 5+5 weeks.

Qualifications

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course:
- Clinical care II: Medical and Surgical care
-Clinical care III: Clinical care III: Anesthesiology and Intensive Care

Further information

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course:
- Clinical care II: Medical and Surgical care
- Clinical care III: Anesthesiology and Intensive Care

Assessment methods and criteria

The clinical practice will be evaluated as passed/failed.

The student have to
- Create the CV in Jobiili and search the suitable placements via Jobiili
- Make her/his own goals for the practices
- Agree the evaluation meetings with supervising teacher and supervisor from the hospital
- participate in reflections


Learning outcomes:

General for every practical training, students:

• Understand the documentation and the importance of continuity of patient

care

• Use different health care recommendations and manuals in support of their

activities and learning

• Develop their ethics and can identify, analyse and reflect on ethical problems

• Have basic skills to relate to the patient’s basic care area, such as patient

personal hygiene, nutritional supply or condition and the observation of the

patient’s vital life functions

• Understand the importance of patient and drug safety



Internal medicine

• Understand the role of the nurse in multi-professional cooperation in the care

of internal medicine patients

• Understand the meaning of drug treatment for patients with internal medical

diseases

• Know how to care for patients undergoing parenteral fluid and drug treatment

• Understand the nature of internal medicine care and form an overall picture of

care process

• Can, according to a patient’s health and symptoms, choose and perform

appropriate care activities

• Understand the importance of patient guidance and practice to handle it in

different situations



Surgical care

• Understand the role of the nurse in professional cooperation during the care of

surgical patients

• Can implement a surgical patient’s basic care

• Know the main drug groups and their use in the care of surgical patients

• Can judge the condition of a patient, both clinically and with the help of

observations instruments

• Understand the actions that are being taken on a ward, be able to prepare for

interventions and assist in them

• Understand the care and prevention of pain and nausea with medical and nonmedical

methods

• Can guide and inform the patient before, during and after surgery

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

At the end of the practical training the student is expected to
• Plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based clinical nursing with children and adolescents according to ethical and economic principles
• Discuss challenges and potential health and wellbeing risks relating to health promotion with children and families
• Work in various family nursing settings in compliance with ethical and professional standards, the values of family nursing, children’s rights, privacy legislation and applicable regulations
• Develop professional competencies in dealing with families from different and individual backgrounds and in different, individual life stages and settings
• Anticipate, identify and analyse factors that can promote families’ inclusion or exclusion, and support and guide families in using multiple services
• Independently administer prescribed medical care under supervision
• Is able to use technological applications and is able to analyze ethical principles related to using technology in care of clients / patients
• Perform professional nursing roles in multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary practice

Teaching methods

• Plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based clinical nursing with children and adolescents according to ethical and economic principles
• Discuss challenges and potential health and well-being risks relating to health promotion with children and families
• Work in various family nursing settings in compliance with ethical and professional standards, the values of family nursing, children’s rights, privacy legislation and applicable regulations
• Develop professional competencies in dealing with families from different and individual backgrounds and in different, individual life stages and settings
• Anticipate, identify, and analyze factors that can promote families’ inclusion or exclusion, and support and guide families in using multiple services
• Independently administer prescribed medical care under supervision
• Can use technological applications and is able to analyze ethical principles related to using technology in care of clients / patients
• Perform professional nursing roles in multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary practice

Materials

Can be found in Diakle -platform.

Employer connections

The internship can be completed in a variety of child, adolescent and family care settings where nurses work.

EU directives:
The internship is carried out in an environment where the goals of the internship competence are possible to achieve.

Partly in Diak’s projects.

Student workload

15 ECTS = 400,5 hours.

The number of training hours includes the orientation / planning, implementation and evaluation of the training in different ways

Qualifications

Suitable for nurses, public health nurses and midwives to specialize and update their competence, or for a student in a Bachelor’s Degree Program in Health Care who has already completed the relevant basic professional studies (The care of children, youth, and families -studies) in their own degree program. A prerequisite for proceeding to the advanced studies is approx. 120 completed credits or other specific reason which has been discussed and agreed with the study guidance counsellor. For Open UAS students’ mastery of the equivalent knowledge (comparable study module of another UAS or adequate work experience as a nurse).

Further information

Applicable for social services and health care UAS students who have completed their previous studies of the topic.

CHI04 practical training can only be delivered after all previous practices has been approved.

Assessment methods and criteria

The practical placement is evaluated passed/ failed.

Read about the assessment criteria at Diak: https://www.diak.fi/en/assessment/

Objective

At the end of the practical training the student is expected to
• Plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based clinical nursing with children and adolescents according to ethical and economic principles
• Discuss challenges and potential health and wellbeing risks relating to health promotion with children and families
• Work in various family nursing settings in compliance with ethical and professional standards, the values of family nursing, children’s rights, privacy legislation and applicable regulations
• Develop professional competencies in dealing with families from different and individual backgrounds and in different, individual life stages and settings
• Anticipate, identify and analyse factors that can promote families’ inclusion or exclusion, and support and guide families in using multiple services
• Independently administer prescribed medical care under supervision
• Is able to use technological applications and is able to analyze ethical principles related to using technology in care of clients / patients
• Perform professional nursing roles in multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary practice

Teaching methods

• Plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based clinical nursing with children and adolescents according to ethical and economic principles
• Discuss challenges and potential health and well-being risks relating to health promotion with children and families
• Work in various family nursing settings in compliance with ethical and professional standards, the values of family nursing, children’s rights, privacy legislation and applicable regulations
• Develop professional competencies in dealing with families from different and individual backgrounds and in different, individual life stages and settings
• Anticipate, identify, and analyze factors that can promote families’ inclusion or exclusion, and support and guide families in using multiple services
• Independently administer prescribed medical care under supervision
• Can use technological applications and is able to analyze ethical principles related to using technology in care of clients / patients
• Perform professional nursing roles in multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary practice

Materials

Can be found in Diakle -platform.

Employer connections

The internship can be completed in a variety of child, adolescent and family care settings where nurses work.

EU directives:
The internship is carried out in an environment where the goals of the internship competence are possible to achieve.

Partly in Diak’s projects.

Student workload

15 ECTS = 400,5 hours.

The number of training hours includes the orientation / planning, implementation and evaluation of the training in different ways

Qualifications

Suitable for nurses, public health nurses and midwives to specialize and update their competence, or for a student in a Bachelor’s Degree Program in Health Care who has already completed the relevant basic professional studies (The care of children, youth, and families -studies) in their own degree program. A prerequisite for proceeding to the advanced studies is approx. 120 completed credits or other specific reason which has been discussed and agreed with the study guidance counsellor. For Open UAS students’ mastery of the equivalent knowledge (comparable study module of another UAS or adequate work experience as a nurse).

Further information

Applicable for social services and health care UAS students who have completed their previous studies of the topic.

CHI04 practical training can only be delivered after all previous practices has been approved.

Assessment methods and criteria

The practical placement is evaluated passed/ failed.

Read about the assessment criteria at Diak: https://www.diak.fi/en/assessment/

Objective

At the end of the practical training the student is expected to
• Plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based clinical nursing with children and adolescents according to ethical and economic principles
• Discuss challenges and potential health and wellbeing risks relating to health promotion with children and families
• Work in various family nursing settings in compliance with ethical and professional standards, the values of family nursing, children’s rights, privacy legislation and applicable regulations
• Develop professional competencies in dealing with families from different and individual backgrounds and in different, individual life stages and settings
• Anticipate, identify and analyse factors that can promote families’ inclusion or exclusion, and support and guide families in using multiple services
• Independently administer prescribed medical care under supervision
• Is able to use technological applications and is able to analyze ethical principles related to using technology in care of clients / patients
• Perform professional nursing roles in multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary practice

Teaching methods

• Plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based clinical nursing with children and adolescents according to ethical and economic principles
• Discuss challenges and potential health and well-being risks relating to health promotion with children and families
• Work in various family nursing settings in compliance with ethical and professional standards, the values of family nursing, children’s rights, privacy legislation and applicable regulations
• Develop professional competencies in dealing with families from different and individual backgrounds and in different, individual life stages and settings
• Anticipate, identify, and analyze factors that can promote families’ inclusion or exclusion, and support and guide families in using multiple services
• Independently administer prescribed medical care under supervision
• Can use technological applications and is able to analyze ethical principles related to using technology in care of clients / patients
• Perform professional nursing roles in multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary practice

Materials

Can be found in Diakle -platform.

Employer connections

The internship can be completed in a variety of child, adolescent and family care settings where nurses work.

EU directives:
The internship is carried out in an environment where the goals of the internship competence are possible to achieve.

Partly in Diak’s projects.

Student workload

15 ECTS = 400,5 hours.

The number of training hours includes the orientation / planning, implementation and evaluation of the training in different ways

Qualifications

Suitable for nurses, public health nurses and midwives to specialize and update their competence, or for a student in a Bachelor’s Degree Program in Health Care who has already completed the relevant basic professional studies (The care of children, youth, and families -studies) in their own degree program. A prerequisite for proceeding to the advanced studies is approx. 120 completed credits or other specific reason which has been discussed and agreed with the study guidance counsellor. For Open UAS students’ mastery of the equivalent knowledge (comparable study module of another UAS or adequate work experience as a nurse).

Further information

Applicable for social services and health care UAS students who have completed their previous studies of the topic.

CHI04 practical training can only be delivered after all previous practices has been approved.

Assessment methods and criteria

The practical placement is evaluated passed/ failed.

Read about the assessment criteria at Diak: https://www.diak.fi/en/assessment/

Objective

Competency aims:
The aim of the course is that student
• Develops competence in delivering teaching/education using appropriate pedagogical approaches.
• Be able to generate individual plans that are appropriate for various client groups.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to
• Identify and discuss ethical and pedagogical issues relating to education
• Is be able to plan, implement and evaluate client education from various perspective and in co-operation with other nursing professionals.
• Utilize the appropriate approach and pedagogical methods according the needs of the client/patient or group
• Use various materials for client education and also develop new materials.
• Assess his/her own skills and knowledge and see the consequences of his/her own actions
• Coordinate the patients care as a whole according to the context

Content

Course contents:
• Pedagogic and teaching perspective
• Discussion methods and counseling methods
• Planning, implementing and evaluating the process for client education situations during the different phases of the learning process
• Education of the client/ patient / personal
• Evaluation of the client education process

Student workload

10 etcs = 267 hours, 8h can be reduced (for CV, placement search via Jobiili, reflections), so total amount of hours are 259 hours. It means approximately 38 hours per week. In calendar weeks this is 7 weeks.

Qualifications

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course:
Clinical Care V: Care of women and children

Further information

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course:
Clinical Care V: Care of women and children

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Competence aims:
• The aim of the course is to develop the student's clinical competence to improve her/his knowledge about and capacity to act in the context of mental health care.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to
Theoretical competence:
• Knows the structure of psychiatric health care system
• Has knowledge about mental health and disturbances in mental health
Competence to act in practical situations:
• Understands the special aspects of the processes in mental health care and has capacity to apply this
• Is able to identify, meet and take care of patients suffering from different kind of mental problems and illnesses
• Can participate in planning, realizing and evaluation of patient care, furthermore has capacity to create an individual plan for patient care
• Understands the meaning of caring relationship, furthermore has capacity to use the self to promote patient's mental health
Ethical competence:
• Can apply ethical principles in psychiatric context
• Is aware about own capacities and limits, furthermore can use counseling as a professional tool for self-development
• Understands variations in the phenomena of closeness and distance in psychiatric care

Content

Course contents:
• Theoretical studies in psychiatric care
• Theoretical and practical studies from study year 1 and 2.
• Medical calculation exam must be valid according to instructions.

Teaching methods

Suitable placements for this practice are:

- Psychiatric and drug addiction units at district, central or university hospital for example psychiatric outpatient clinic, psychiatric ward, eating disorder unit, addiction psychiatric outpatient clinic
- Outpatient care offers also different kinds of support services, such as supported living or rehabilitative day-time activities
provided by the public or the private mental health services
- Third sector actors, i.e. different kinds of organisations

Employer connections

Clinical placements in mental health or addiction settings.

Student workload

10 etcs = 267 hours, 8h can be reduced (for CV, placement search via Jobiili, reflections), so total amount of hours are 259 hours. It means approximately 37 hours per week. In calendar weeks this is 7 weeks

Content scheduling

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Qualifications

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course or complete studies during the 5th semester :
Clinical care VII: Psychiatric care

Further information

To be eligible for enrollment in this course, the student must have accomplish the course or complete studies during the 5th semester :
Clinical care VII: Psychiatric care

Assessment methods and criteria

The clinical practice will be evaluated as passed/failed.

The student have to
- Make her/his own goals for the practices
- Agree the evaluation meetings with supervising teacher and supervisor from the hospital
- participate in reflections

Student
• Know the structure of psychiatric health care system
• Have knowledge of mental health and disturbances in mental health and have the capacity to apply this
• Understand the special aspects of the processes in mental health care and
• Identify, meet and take care of patients suffering from different kinds of mental problems and illnesses
• Participate in the planning, realising and the evaluation of patient care, furthermore has capacity to create an individual plan for patient care
• Understand the meaning of a caring relationship, furthermore has the capacity to use the self to promote patient mental health

Ethical competence:
• Apply ethical principles in a psychiatric context
• Be aware of their own capacities and limits and use counselling as a professional tool for self-development
• Understand variations in the phenomena of closeness and distance in psychiatric care

Course content:
• Theoretical studies in psychiatric care
• Theoretical and practical studies from study year 1 and 2.
• Medical calculation exam must be valid according to instructions.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Competency aims:
• The aim of the course is deepen the knowledge the student has gained during the theoretical studies and previous practical trainings.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the practical training the student is expected to be able to
• Understand different aspects of nursing and actively use all knowledge he/she has about nursing
• Understand the need and methods for health promotion, rehabilitative care and a leadership to promote health in different nursing contexts.
• Plan and put into practice the care of the patient/client in different nursing contexts.
• Document the nursing care in the way the unit he/she is working in demands.

Content

Course contents:
• The practical training is 14 weeks long. The working hours for the practical training is 38h/week and 2 h self-studies/week.

Evaluation scale

0-5