Professional Development in Practice I (10 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- comply with the values and ethical principles of nursing in the care of clients and in the work community
- form a professional cooperative relationship with clients
- observe changes in the client’s vital functions and support vital functions in the daily nursing work
- assess and support clients’ resources and functional capacity
- apply evidence-based knowledge in the care of clients
- prepare a care plan and evaluate the care received by the client
- implement aseptic techniques
- document and give an oral report of the care given to the client
- implement enteral, parental and topical drug administration under guidance
- prepare clients and give them guidance for the main medical imaging and laboratory examinations
- evaluate results in comparison with reference values and the client’s condition, and to specify the care plan based on these results
- apply methods and operational models that promote patient safety and occupational safety in patient care
- act in first-aid situations
- work as a member of the work community and promote the well-being of the community

Location and time

A) Workshops at Laurea Tikkurila campus
B) Clinical Practice in Geriatric units week during week 15-18
Schedule will available in Pakki!

Materials

A) Workshops: Re study all material given during lectures (Basics of nursing) , and also the text books, and videos.
B) Clinical practice. No material needed.

Teaching methods

A) Workshops in the skills lab
B) Clinical practice I

Employer connections

-Theoretical knowledge and skills practiced in school, will be implemented in geriatric units during clinical practice

Exam schedules

NO EXAM

Student workload

1 credit = 27 hours of student´s workload
Part 1. Basic nursing care interventions 2. –workshop 1cr (A+B+C)
Part 2. First AID 1,5
Part 3. Bioanalytics 0.5cr (A+B+C)
Part 4. Injections workshops 1cr (A+B+C)
Part 5. Clinical Practice 6cr

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

A) Student fails to attend workshops
B) Clinical practice:
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)
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
NOTE!! A rejection in one of the criterial can lead to a decision rejecting the practice.

Content scheduling

A) Workshops (4 cr )
1. Basic nursing interventions 2
2. First AID 1.5 cr
3. Bioanalytics 0.5cr
4. Injection workshops 1 cr
B) Clinical Practice 6cr week 15-18

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Further information

COMPULSARY ATTENDANCE IN ALL WORKSHOPS!!!!!