Clinical Nursing InterventionsLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: AH00CK55
Credits
5 op
Teaching language
- English
Objective
The student is able to
- implement basic clinical nursing skills and interpret basic organ functions in a customer-oriented manner
- work ergonomically and follow occupational safety instructions in nursing
- describe the basics of microbiology and the principles of infection control
- explain the principles of patient safety
- calculate the dosages of drugs used in pharmacotherapy and understand their responsibility for the correctness of the calculations
Enrollment
20.11.2023 - 05.01.2024
Timing
08.01.2024 - 25.02.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)
Campus
Lappeenranta Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 25
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Paramedic (2021, 2022, 2023)
Teachers
- Sini Hämäläinen
- Titta Sainio
- ST_Opettaja_FYTI_02 Virtuaaliopettaja
- Tiina Simola
- Marjut Louhelainen
Scheduling groups
- Medical calculations (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Info (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Practical session G1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Practical session G2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Practical session (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Seminar (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
HLPRPARA23SBachelor's Degree Programme in Paramedic 23S Lappeenranta
Small groups
- Lecture
- Info
- Practical session G1
- Practical session G2
- Practical session
- Seminar
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
- implement basic clinical nursing skills and interpret basic organ functions in a customer-oriented manner
- work ergonomically and follow occupational safety instructions in nursing
- describe the basics of microbiology and the principles of infection control
- explain the principles of patient safety
- calculate the dosages of drugs used in pharmacotherapy and understand their responsibility for the correctness of the calculations
Implementation and methods of teaching
Teaching methods:
Workshops, lectures and sessions, preliminary assignments before practical sessions, independent studies, exams, discussions
Timing and attendance
In practical sessions (ergonomics, aseptics and infection control, nursing care) mandatory participation
Medical calculation lectures and practical sessions are not mandatory (but the exam has to be approved)
Learning material and recommended literature
Books:
Blomqvist M., Rummukainen T., Sainio T., Simola T. & Tyrisevä-Ryösö M. Hoitotyön perusosaaminen. 2022. Sanoma Pro Oy.
Weston, D., Burgess, A. & Roberts, S. (2017) Infection Prevention and Control at a Glance Wiley Blackwell
Bunker Rosdahl, C. & Kowalski, M. T. (2017) Textbook of Basic Nursing 11th ed. Wolters Kluwer
Relevant Care Guidelines (Käypä Hoito, Research Foundation Finland)
WHO Sustainable Development Goals (online material)
Other given material
Bring your own device to practical sessions
Alternative completion methods
Students (also open university students) with Finnish /European practical nurse degree can prove their knowledge by completing a skill test (3,5 ects/5ects). Separate enrollment required. Microbiology (0,5 ects) and medical calculations (1 ect) cannot be completed with a skill test.
Exam retakes
Clinical nursing interventions:
Nursing:
Average of at least 1 from all exams is required for passing the course. Resit exam /Upgrade exam in Exam facilities.
Medical calculations: In Exam facilities
Microbiology exam: Independent studies and exam in Exam facilities.
Learning environment
Practical sessions on campus
Moodle
Exam facilities
Medical calculations: contact teaching on campus and online
Student time use and work load
1 ect = 27 hours of work
Nursing: 3,5 ects = 95 hours of work (contact teaching and independent studies)
Microbiology: 0,5 ects = 14 hours of independent studies
Medication calculation: 1 ects = 27 hours of work
Contents
Course content:
Aseptics and infection control
Sustainable development
Nutrition
Ergonomics
Basic nursing skills (Activities of daily living)
Patient observation, ABCDE protocol
Nursing care of a dying patient
Medical calculations
Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.
Principles of nursing
Assessment criteria
The course numeral grade (excluding microbiology and medical calculations ) consists of average grade of nursing exams. There are 5 exams in the course which are evaluated 0-5. The average grade needs to at least 1 in order to pass the course. If the average grade is below 1, the student will do a resit exam which includes questions from all nursing topics of the course.
Preliminary assignments are graded passed/to be complemented/failed and they need to be passed.
In addition, the following parts needed to be approved:
Medical calculations: Approved/Failed, Approved grade requires 100% right in exam
Microbiology: Approved/Failed, Approved grade requires the minimum of 50% right in the exam
The whole course is evaluated and credits given from the course only after all the above mentioned criteria are met (nursing, medical calculations, microbiology)
Assessment scale
1-5
Failed (0)
The student has not participated in all workshops and or has not passed the exams
The student has not passed medical calculations and/or microbiology exam.
Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)
The student is able to recognise, name or use:
- The actions included in the ABCDE protocol their implementation
- The principles of aseptics
- The principles of customer and patient safety and occupational safety
- The principles of microbiology and infection control
- Some safe methods for patient transportation and the aids used in it
Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)
The student is able to understand, explain and implement:
- The actions included in the ABCDE protocol their implementation
- The principles of aseptics
- The principles of customer and patient safety and occupational safety
- The principles of microbiology and infection control
- Some safe methods for patient transportation and the aids used in it
Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)
The student is able to implement, apply and compare:
- The actions included in the ABCDE protocol their implementation
- The principles of aseptics
- The principles of customer and patient safety and occupational safety
- The principles of microbiology and infection control
- Some safe methods for patient transportation and the aids used in it
Enrollment
01.07.2022 - 04.09.2022
Timing
31.10.2022 - 18.12.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)
Campus
Lappeenranta Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 45
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Paramedic (2021, 2022, 2023)
Teachers
- Outi Pöyhönen
- Sini Hämäläinen
- Titta Sainio
- Tiina Simola
Scheduling groups
- Info 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Harjoitus R 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Harjoitus R 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Harjoitus R 3 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Luennot 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Medical Calculation (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Tentti 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Harjoitukset (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
HLPRPARA22SBachelor's Degree Programme in Paramedic 22S Lappeenranta
-
HLPREX22K
Small groups
- Info 1
- Practice G1
- Practice G2
- Practice G3
- Lectures
- Lecture
- Exam
- Practical session
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
- implement basic clinical nursing skills and interpret basic organ functions in a customer-oriented manner
- work ergonomically and follow occupational safety instructions in nursing
- describe the basics of microbiology and the principles of infection control
- explain the principles of patient safety
- calculate the dosages of drugs used in pharmacotherapy and understand their responsibility for the correctness of the calculations
Implementation and methods of teaching
Teaching methods:
Workshops, lectures and sessions, preliminary assignments before practical sessions, independent studies, exams, discussions
Timing and attendance
In practical sessions (ergonomics, aseptics and infection control, nursing care) mandatory participation
Medical calculation lectures and practical sessions are not mandatory (but the exam has to be approved)
Learning material and recommended literature
Books: Weston, D., Burgess, A. & Roberts, S. (2017) Infection Prevention and Control at a Glance Wiley Blackwell
Bunker Rosdahl, C. & Kowalski, M. T. (2017) Textbook of Basic Nursing 11th ed. Wolters Kluwer
Care Guidelines
WHO Sustainable Development Goals (online material)
Other given material
Bring your own device to practical sessions
Alternative completion methods
Students (also open university students) with Finnish /European practical nurse degree can prove their knowledge by completing a skill test (3,5 ects/5ects). Separate enrollment required. Microbiology (0,5 ects) and medical calculations (1 ect) cannot be completed with a skill test.
Exam retakes
Clinical nursing interventions:
Nursing:
Average of at least 1 from all exams is required for passing the course. Resit exam /Upgrade exam in Exam facilities.
Medical calculations: In Exam facilities
Microbiology exam: Independent studies and exam on campus (time announced separately). Resit exams in general exam days on campus, enrollment via Peppi.
Learning environment
Practical sessions/Workshops on campus
Moodle
Exam facilities
Medical calculations: contact teaching
Student time use and work load
1 ect = 27 hours of work
Nursing: 3,5 ects = 95 hours of work (contact teaching and independent studies)
Microbiology: 0,5 ects = 14 hours of independent studies
Medication calculation: 1 ects = 27 hours of work
Contents
Course content:
Aseptics and infection control
Sustainable development
Ergonomics
Basic nursing skills (Activities of daily living)
Patient observation, ABCDE
Nursing care of a dying patient
Medical calculations
Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.
-
Assessment criteria
The course numeral grade (excluding microbiology and medical calculations ) consists of average grade of nursing exams. There are 5 exams in the course which all have to be passed with at least grade 1 in order to get the course approved. If the average grade is below 1, the student will do a resit exam which includes questions from all nursing topics of the course.
In addition, the following parts needed to be approved:
Medical calculations: Approved/Failed, Approved grade requires 100% right in exam
Microbiology: Approved/Failed, Approved grade requires the minimum of 50% right in the exam
The whole course is evaluated and credits given from the course only after all the above mentioned criteria are met (nursing, medical calculations, microbiology)
Assessment scale
1-5
Failed (0)
The student has not participated in all workshops and or has not passed the exams
The student has not passed medical calculations and/or microbiology exam.
Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)
The student is able to recognise, name or use:
- The actions included in the ABCDE protocol their implementation
- The principles of aseptics
- The principles of customer and patient safety and occupational safety
- The principles of microbiology and infection control
- Some safe methods for patient transportation and the aids used in it
Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)
The student is able to understand, explain and implement:
- The actions included in the ABCDE protocol their implementation
- The principles of aseptics
- The principles of customer and patient safety and occupational safety
- The principles of microbiology and infection control
- Some safe methods for patient transportation and the aids used in it
Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)
The student is able to implement, apply and compare:
- The actions included in the ABCDE protocol their implementation
- The principles of aseptics
- The principles of customer and patient safety and occupational safety
- The principles of microbiology and infection control
- Some safe methods for patient transportation and the aids used in it