Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- make a preliminary assessment of patients in emergency care and assess the urgency of the patient’s need for treatment
- plan and propose methods for examining, monitoring, and maintaining the vital functions of a patient in emergency care, taking into account the needs of the main special groups (geriatric patient, internal disease patient, neurological patient, surgical patient)
- assess the pain and vital functions of a patient in emergency care and anticipate possible changes in vital functions
- document and report on the status and care of a patient in emergency care
- plan and apply methods for the guidance and psychological support of patients in emergency care and their family
- apply the key methods of interaction and consultation in the emergency care environment
- describe and plan multidisciplinary network cooperation in the emergency care environment
- act on the basis of evidence to improve the quality, safety, and economy of emergency care
- critically analyse and develop one's own competence and ability to act as a nurse in the care of an emergency care patient
- describe ethical problems and act according to ethical principles in the emergency care environment
- apply and analyse the central methods for patient safety and occupational safety risk management in acute nursing

Teaching methods

The implementation plan is available in Finnish.

Grading scale

H-5

Further information

The study unit replaces the study unit R0402 Nursing of Patients in Emergency Care and the Care Environment starting from autumn semester 2023.