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Competence in Acute Care Nursing and Emergency Health Care (5 cr)

Code: AH00BZ58-3058

General information


Enrollment

01.11.2024

Timing

01.05.2025 - 31.05.2026

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)

Campus

  • E-campus
  • Lahti Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Marika Härkönen
  • Anni Koponen

Scheduling groups

  • Harjoitukset 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Simulaatio 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • HLTISH24SMLH

Small groups

  • Practice 1
  • Simulation 1

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- evaluate the need of acute care and carry out treatment in different working environments
- evaluate the reasons, symptoms and treatment procedures that lead to changes in the state of a client in need of acute care
- encounter, support and guide a client in an acute crisis, and their loved ones
- describe the operating models of the authority cooperation and communication in exceptional and dangerous situations
- begin immediate emergency care
- describe the pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy of an acutely ill client

Implementation and methods of teaching

The student is able to
- evaluate the reasons, symptoms and treatment procedures that lead to changes in the state of a client in need of acute care
- evaluate the need of acute care and carry out treatment in different working environments
- assess patient weakening condition and be able to start needed nursing care interventions based on previous learned
- describe national and international preparedness operating models of the authority cooperation and communication in exceptional and dangerous situations

Assessment scale

1-5