Professional Development in Practice 3. (11 cr)

Learning outcomes

Mental health and substance abuse nursing :

The student is able to
- apply their knowledge of the most common mental health disorders, psychiatric illnesses and substance addictions in nursing
- use research and recommendations in decision-making in mental health and substance abuse nursing
- recognise the patient's mental strain, grief and crisis and know how to support them
- build a respectful care relationship with a person suffering from a mental health disorder, a substance abuse client and their significant others
- assess and develop their capabilities in resource-oriented interaction with mental health and substance abuse clients and their significant others
- apply approaches and methods used in mental health disorders and substance abuse nursing in a patient-oriented manner
- justify the medicines and drug classifications used in the care of patients with mental health and substance abuse problems and assess their effectiveness in substance abuse and mental health nursing
- propose solutions and analyse decision-making in the daily nursing of mental health and substance abuse clients
- analyse and develop their competence, well-being at work and recovery
- assess the actual treatment and service path together with the mental health and substance abuse client and propose measures to improve patient-orientation
- communicate their expertise in team and work communities in a convincing manner

Nursing of surgical patients:

The student is able to
- apply their knowledge of anatomy and physiology, surgery and forms of anaesthesia in perioperative nursing
- use research information and recommendations to justify decisions made in perioperative nursing
- prepare a patient for surgery or procedures
- monitor the patient's condition and guide the patient during surgery or procedure
- analyse the information received from different sources about the patient's condition and draw conclusions based on the information
- to implement multiprofessional and network cooperation in the treatment of a surgical patient
- provide self-care guidance for a surgical patient in its main content areas
- treat post-operative pain
- treat a surgical wound
- recognise risks related to infection control, patient and occupational safety, and is able to prevent the risks in daily nursing activities
- recognise situations requiring immediate treatment and is able to respond to a deterioration in the patient's condition
- start basic patient monitoring
- immediately and comprehensively document the assessment of the patient's condition, the treatment and its effectiveness
- administer intravenous medication and intravenous infusions safely
- apply their knowledge of epidural and spinal medication treatment in the care of a surgical patient
- acts as an active member in multiprofessional team in surgical nursing
- justify the medicines and drug classification used by the main client groups and evaluate their effectiveness
- analyse and promote their well-being at work and recovery
- assess the treatment and service path implemented together with the patient and propose measures to improve patient-orientation
- communicate their expertise in team and work communities in a convincing manner

Content

Theme: Evidence-based decision-making in clinical nursing. Effective oral communication skills, presentation and argumentation.

LbD assignment during placement: Evidence-based nursing.
- Auditing task/forming a clinical research question (e.g., PICO/PICoa/PCC)
- Searching for research data, critical assessment and comparison of nursing practices, summarising conclusions and oral presentation in the practice environment.
- Feedback from the communication´s teacher.

Teaching methods

The implementation plan is available in Finnish.

Exam schedules

Harjoitteluiden ajankohta lukujärjestyksessä on viikoilla 14-21. Huomioi yleSh-näyttökokeet kampuksella viikolla 22 (näistä lisätietoa lähempänä ajankohtaa).

Completion alternatives

Laurean tutkintosäännön mukaisesti ”Kaikilla opiskelijoilla on oikeus osaamisensa näyttämiseen. Aloitteen hankitun osaamisen tunnistamisesta ja tunnustamisesta tekee opiskelija. Osaamisen tunnistaa ja tunnustaa opinnosta vastaava opettaja tai muu tehtävään nimetty henkilö. Arvioinnissa noudatetaan samaa arviointikriteeristöä ja pääsääntöisesti samaa arviointiasteikkoa kuin vastaavalla opintojaksolla tai -kokonaisuudella. Opiskelijalla on oikeus hakea osaamisen tunnustamista riippumatta siitä, missä, miten ja milloin osaaminen on hankittu. Opiskelija voi hakea myös työssä hankittavan osaamisen tunnistamista osaksi tutkintoa (työn opinnollistaminen). ... Opiskelija vastaa osaamisen osoittamisesta, todistamisesta ja riittävien tietojen toimittamisesta. Osaamisen arvioivat opiskelija ja näytön vastaanottava ohjaaja yhdessä. ” Katso lisätietoa opiskelijaintrasta.

[Kirjoita tähän esim. hankitun osaamisen hyödyntämisen mahdollisuuksista sekä muista vaihtoehtoisista suoritustavoista.]

Student workload

Yksi opintopiste vastaa keskimäärin 26,7 tuntia opiskelijan tekemää työtä.

Qualifications

The student has actively participated in the study unit "Medication Treatment and Medication Calculations 3." and has passed the medication calculations prior to the clinical practice placement starts.

Further information

Lääkehoito ja lääkelaskut 3-opintojakson lääkelaskukoe tulee olla hyväksytysti suoritettu vähintään kaksi viikkoa ennen harjoitteluiden alkamista.

Soveltuvia harjoittelupaikkoja ovat:

Anestesia- ja leikkausosastot
Kirurgiset vuodeosastot
Kirurgiset poliklinikat
Päiväkirurgiset yksiköt
Päivystys- ja ensihoidon yksiköt
Mielenterveys- ja päihdetyön yksiköt (osastot, poliklinikat, päiväosastot, konsultaatiotyöryhmät)
Kriisihoidon yksiköt
Asumiskuntoutuksen yksiköt
Kotiin suuntautuvat mielenterveyspalvelut