Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- describe the stages of a variety of evidence-based clinical care pathways and processes for the most common medical-surgical patients
- describe the rights of the chronically ill patients and disabled clients and their inclusion in their care decisions
- explain the principles of patient safety including the factors potentially leading to adverse events. The student acknowledges reporting as a statutory obligation and is familiar with the reporting methods
- describe the most common diseases requiring medical and/or surgical care, their symptoms and key medical treatment modalities (2 credits)

Implementation and methods of teaching

Workshops
Inquiry based learning sessions
Skill labs
Simulations
E-learning

Learning material and recommended literature

- Brady, A-M. & Mc Cabe, C. 2013. Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing. A systemApproach. E-book.
- Berman, A. & Snyder, SKozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing.
- Material in Reppu

Exam retakes

Individual exams: in the Skhole
1. Internal Medicine 50 %
2. Customer-Oriented Chronic Clinical Care Pathways 50 %
- Evaluation scale: T1-K5.
- You can raise a succesfully performed grades only by performing the whole course again within one year (study regulations-tutkintosääntö).
- Grades will be added in Peppi within 30 days.
- Failed exam can be renewed two times within one year in general exam

Learning environment

Reppu
Skhole

Contents

- Clinical pathways and get an overall picture of the care processes in long-term care
- Nursing care of heart diseases, respiratory diseases, neurological diseases, cancer and diabetes
- Disabled Care
- Wound Care
- Laboratory test and vein puncture
- Medicine: Internal Medicine

Assessment criteria

Individual exam (1-5), Internal Medicine and Customer-Oriented Chronic Clinical Care Pathways
Nursing care plan assignment (pass/fail)
Workshop (pass/fail)
Skill labs (pass/fail)
Simulations (pass/fail)

Assessment scale

1-5

Assessment criteria: assessment scale failed/approved

The student is able to
- describe the stages of a variety of evidence-based clinical care pathways and processes for the most common medical patients
- describe the rights of the chronically ill patients and disabled clients and their inclusion in their care decisions
- explain the principles of patient safety including the factors potentially leading to adverse events. The student acknowledges reporting as a statutory obligation and is familiar with the reporting methods
- describe the most common diseases requiring medical care, their symptoms and key medical treatment modalities (1 cr)

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student is able to
- describe the stages of a variety of evidence-based clinical care pathways and processes for the most common medical patients
- describe the rights of the chronically ill patients and disabled clients and their inclusion in their care decisions
- explain the principles of patient safety including the factors potentially leading to adverse events. The student acknowledges reporting as a statutory obligation and is familiar with the reporting methods
- describe the most common diseases requiring medical care, their symptoms and key medical treatment modalities (1 cr)