Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- guide patients in their care (clinical care, home care instructions, medications, etc. )
- broaden their nursing and medical vocabulary
- utilizes ISBAR –reporting structure in their report
- read in more detailed patient medical records and act accordingly
- read and utilize evidence based nursing recommendations and guidelines in Finnish

Teaching methods

Contact lessons of clinical skills, workshops of professional Finnish for nursing + simulations of patient cases.
1. Finnish 2,5 op
2. Theory of clinical skills 1 op
3 Simulations in Finnish 1,5 op

Learning materials and recommended literature

Materials will be provided in Canvas.

Forms of internationality

The course is aimed at international students.

Students workload

5 cr. equals 135 of student's work. This consists of contact lessons, preparatory readings and group work before the simulations, simulations impletented in groups.

Content and scheduling

Each week of simulations (5 cr.) will have a theme of its own to support your next clinical placement. Each theme consist of preparatory lectures of clinical skills and Finnish accordingly. Attendance in preparatory lessons is essential in order to succeed in the simulations. The themes are:
- Guiding a patient with suspected DM
- Monitoring and reporting the patient's status (ISBAR/ABCDE)
- Medication and medical calculations
- Internal medicine

Further information for students

Mandatory attendance in contact lessons, workshops and simulations.

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

Each simulation will have criteria of its own both in terms of clinical and in Finnish skills. The criteria of each simulated theme will be discussed with the course participants before simulations. The criteria will also be available for the students in Canvas before the simulation.

Evaluation criteria, fail (0)

The student fails to attend the lessons or the simulations and does not compensate one's absence. The student does not meet the criteria of the simulations in more than half of the cases.

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student is able to cope in routine nursing situations. The student can express oneself understandably, even though there are deficiencies in some situations and the expressions may not be accurate. Speech may be quite slow and the students may be dependent of others' help in speaking. Following a discussion between a group of people is very challenging.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

The student is able to cope in Finnish in routine and even some non-routine professional situations. The student can take initiative in some situations. The professional vocabulary is expanding and communication it is fluent and accurate enough in routine situations. Following a discussion between a group of people is challenging.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to define concepts of nursing, describe them and refer to them. The student can interact in diverse situations in quite an accurate and compact manner. The student is getting independent of other speakers support in communication of a group of people. If familiar with the situation, the student can participate in a discussion in quite equal terms with the others. You can easily notice features of a non-native speaker, and there are deficiencies in expressing nuances.