Advanced Finnish for Nursing (5 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- understand extended speech in health care context
- interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity with patients and their significant others
- take an active part in professional discussion with colleagues
- read newspaper articles and academic reports about contemporary problems
- present a clear, detailed description on a wide range of subjects related to nursing
- write a clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects related to nursing

Location and time

Contact lessons at Tikkurila campus. See Pakki and Tuudo for the schedule.

Materials

Course materials in Canvas. Suggested additional readings: Kela, Korpela & Lankinen: Sairaan hyvää suomea; Jääskeläinen & Välilä: Puhun, kirjoitan, raportoin.

Teaching methods

Contact lessons, independent tasks and group work.

Employer connections

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Exam schedules

NOTICE! In order to confirm Your course attendance, You will need to be present at the 1st session or inform the teacher of Your absence in advance.

International connections

The course is aimed at international students.

Completion alternatives

In case the student has already gained Finnish skills of level B1.1-B1.2 it is possible to seek for demonstration of competence. Please see Student Intra for instructions how to proceed: https://laureauas.sharepoint.com/sites/studentEn_planningstudies/SitePages/Demonstration-of-competence.aspx

Student workload

5 cr. equals 135 hours of student's work. This consists of independent and group work, contact lessons and assignments to be completed during the course.

Content scheduling

Interaction with patients and relatives

- Admission interview
- Explaining and justifying one's actions
- Calming and encouraging the patient
- Conversations with relatives
- Medication

Interaction with nursing staff

- Descriptive reporting (both oral and written)
- Review of pain terminology
- Writing a brief oral report
- Applying ISBAR
- Reporting results of ABCDE assessment
- Documentation

Oral guidance based on written instructions

- Interpreting and discussing the care plan
- Understanding and providing treatment instructions (Current Care Guidelines)
- Orally present written instructions
- Phone communication: home care and transfer discussion

Serious illnesses and public health diseases

- Serious illnesses
- Public health diseases in the Finnish context
- Inquiring about and discussing symptoms
- Discussing sensitive topics

Nurse's work environments (independently performed)

Evaluation scale

H-5