Professional Development in Practice IV in Finnish (15 cr)
Code: R0071-SNV1811
General information
Enrollment
14.05.2018 - 31.05.2018
Timing
20.08.2018 - 21.12.2018
Number of ECTS credits allocated
15 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Laurea Tikkurila, sote
Campus
Laurea Tikkurila
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing (SNV), Laurea Tikkurila
Teachers
- Emmaculate Tamankag
- Anna Niskanen
- Riikka Mulder
Teacher in charge
Mika Alastalo
Groups
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SNV215SN
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
plan, implement and evaluate nursing and health promotion in different nursing environments and/or projects
act as a developer of services in nursing
communicate in the Finnish language presenting the reference level B1 of the The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Teaching methods
Clinical practice in different nursing environments
Location and time
This studyunit is implemented in different nursing environments, where the student will put theory into practice. The duration of practice will depend on each students´ PSP
Learning materials and recommended literature
-Practice placement guide and learning contract are in the Degree clinical practice OPTIMA Workspace
-Practice placement supervisor will comment on the student´s learning contract. The learning contract will be accepted by the supervising teacher, placement supervisor and the student
-Practice placement assignment should be done according to the instructions given by the supervising
-At the end of practice, the student will upload all scanned documents in own Optima worksheet.
Alternative completion methods of implementation
If you have a signed contract to work as a REGISTERED NURSE during the summer, then you have a possibility of using it as part of your practice. Please check Degree clinical practice folder for more information on Application for recognition of paid work.
Note that this MUST be discussed and agreed with your tutor and all necessary documents submitted beforehand.
Co-operation with working life and/or RDI
There is cooperation between the institution and working life partners. Theoretical knowledge learned in school, will be implemented in the different nursing environments.
Important dates
No Exams
Forms of internationality
Possibilities of going on exchange abroad.
Students workload
1cr = 27hours of student´s workload.
Note that the minimum number of weeks that can be done in any given nursing environments 3 weeks. Preferably practice should be done as a whole or divided into two i.e. 5 weeks each.
Reduction of 8 hours from the total number of hours, for doing placement assignment
Content and scheduling
Schedule for AUTUMN 2018 schedule is found in Degree clinical practice folder in Optima
Length of practice varies according to individual PSP
Further information for students
-Student must have passed INTENSIVE MEDICATION CALCULATIONS prior to start of placement
Note that if the above has not been fulfilled, then your placement will need to be cancelled at least 3 weeks before the start of practice placement.
Grading scale
Approved/Failed
Evaluation methods and criteria
Evaluated as PASS / FAIL / Re-do
Student will have a named supervising teacher, who will comment and accept the students´ placement goals/objectives. The goals/ objectives need to be written on the learning agreement in OPTIMA and should be done by the end of the first week of practice. Each student should have a placement supervisor named by the unit, who will guide the student´s learning during the practice period.
The placement supervisor will evaluate the student's performance in accordance with the objectives that the student has written and will give the supervising teacher a recommendation of PASS / FAIL of the practice placement.
Information on assessment of the practical placement can be found in the Degree clinical practice Optima Workspace
Evaluation criteria, approved/failed
Placement rejection criteria
1. Professional skills:
- Unethical actions
- Actions that endangers patient safety
- Lack of essential knowledge and skills
2. Learning capacity
- Not able to receive/seek guidance
- Lack of motivation and takinginitiative
- Lack of commitment to practice (Violation of commitment))
3. Achievement of goals
- Lack of description of starting level and goals for the training period
- Failure in achieving persons goals for the training period
- Failure to complete placement task(s)
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4. Achieving quantitative criteria
- Training hours is in complete
- The student has not present his/her signed work shift
5. Barriers due to student´s health status
A rejection in one of the criterial can lead to a decision rejecting the practice.