The decision-making process and documentation in nursing (2cr)
Course unit code: SAP0302A25S
General information
- Credits
 - 2 cr
 
- Teaching language
 - Finnish
 
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