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Decision-making in Acute Nursing Care (10 cr)

Code: R0193-3024

General information


Enrollment

18.05.2020 - 24.05.2020

Timing

01.08.2020 - 31.12.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual proportion

2 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Laurea Tikkurila, sote

Campus

Laurea Tikkurila

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Sairaanhoitajakoulutus (SHY2), Laurea yhteinen (Finnish)

Teachers

  • Lotta Tiikkainen
  • Piia Jokinen
  • Riitta Salo

Teacher in charge

Lotta Tiikkainen

Groups

  • SHV219SN

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- analyse the basis of decision-making in a multidisciplinary team in clinical nursing
- describe nurses’ responsibilities and obligations in assessing the need for and urgency of care
- make decisions by using methods of clinical examination of the patient, care need assessment, digital decision aids and consultation
- recognise changes that threat vital functions and plan, implementand evaluate clinical nursing procedures that support vital functions
- explain the main illnesses and injuries in the field of surgery and the medical grounds for care
- describe the different fields of anaesthesiology and the different anaesthesia forms
- plan, implement and evaluate perioperative nursing
- justify the practices and medicines used in advanced life support
- plan, implement and evaluate administration of intravenous medication, infusions and nutrition

Grading scale

H-5