Management of the Work Community and Team ActivitiesLaajuus (3 cr)

Learning outcomes

(3 ECTS; 5 Chinese credits)
Total 1 course: 81 hours: 16 offline lessons; 4 online lessons; 61 hours independent work, group work, pair work, practical work.

The student is able to
• describe the good practices of team management in health care environments
• act responsibly in challenging work community situations
• describe the laws and regulations governing quality management and information management in health care
• search for information that describes the quality of the services, use indicators and patient safety reports and explain their significance to support decision-making and management
• analyse factors affecting health care costs in health care environments
• analyse key factors and principles from the perspective of sustainable development in the health care environments
• describe how nurses can participate in ensuring the quality of nursing in their work community
• describe their role in building the organisation's brand, reputation and creating the customer service experience

Content

Content:
• Management of nursing activities
• Risk prediction
• Sustainable development and its importance in the everyday life of nursing
• Nurse's cost awareness
• Leading a team in shift
• Team competence development
• Interaction within the team

Materials

Literature: Delamater L & Hall N. 2018. Charge nurse development. What does the literature say? Nursing Management 49(7), 34–40.

Further information

Methods:
-Contact lessons
-Group work in class
-Self-reflection
-Individual assignments with the support of the digital learning environment Canvas

Lecturer: Kirsi Halttunen, Master of Health Sciences

Accomplishment methods

Assessment: F–1–5