Clinical Training: Basics of Clinical Nursing (5 cr)
Code: ST00BK35-3003
General information
Enrollment
25.11.2019 - 19.01.2020
Timing
01.01.2020 - 31.07.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)
Campus
Lahti Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
- English
Seats
0 - 40
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Sirpa Silaste
- Kirsi Hämäläinen
- Sari Lehtinen
Groups
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08EXC20K
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08NUR19S, Lahti
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
- assess patients’ functional capacity and specify nursing care needs
- provide basic care in accordance with the patient safety
- identify and observe patient’s vital signs (ABCDE)
- provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- encounter clients and act professionally and ethically with the clients
Implementation and methods of teaching
Course includes individual tasks, team assignments, online learning, lectures, Finnish language learning
Learning material and recommended literature
The material in e-learning platform provided by the teachers.
Alternative completion methods
RPL for students with Practical Nurse / Nurse diploma
Working life cooperation
Study visits and project are implemented in co-operation with health care units (i.e. hospitals, nursing homes, service housing units).
Contents
Course includes
- study visits to health care units in order to familiarize yourself with nursing environments
- learning in a project in order to encounter with clients professionally
- studies related to working ergonomics
- first aid lessons in order to learn CPR technique
- individual online learning related to patient safety
- simulation in order to practice basic nursing skills
Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.
Previous courses:
- Factors contributing to wellbeing
- Promoting health and wellbeing
- Basic Nursing Competency
Assessment criteria
The course is evaluated Approved/Failed.
Completing the course successfully requires participation in every learning activity and attending to lessons, skill labs and simulation.
The evaluation consists of the following areas;
Active participation in study visits (pass/fail)
Active participation in project planning and implementation (pass/fail)
Active participation in working ergonomics lecture and skill lab (pass/fail)
Active participation in first aid lesson (pass/fail)
Active participation in simulation (pass/fail)
Completing "Patient safety" online course (pass/fail).
Assessment scale
Approved/Failed
Assessment criteria: assessment scale failed/approved
Student is able to
- demonstrate skills and knowledge in working ergonomic and CPR techniques in skills lab environment and is able to justify his/her actions
- demonstrate skills and knowledge in basic nursing interventions in simulation and is able to justify his/her actions
- demonstrate skills and knowledge interaction with clients and is able to justify his/her actions
- demonstrate knowledge in patient safety and is able to justify his/her actions