Management of the Work Community and Team Activities (3 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- describe the good practices of team management in health care environments
- act responsibly in challenging work community situations
- describe the laws and regulations governing quality management and information management in health care
- search for information that describes the quality of the services, use indicators and patient safety reports and explain their significance to support decision-making and management
- analyse factors affecting health care costs in health care environments
- analyse key factors and principles from the perspective of sustainable development in the health care environments
- describe how nurses can participate in ensuring the quality of nursing in their work community
- describe their role in building the organisation's brand, reputation and creating the customer service experience

Location and time

Check timetable from Pakki and deadlines from Canvas.

Materials

Is given during the orientation

Teaching methods

Orientation discussion has to be done in canvas before orientation!

The course consists of two modules with 2 lectures, active participating of canvas conversations, independent work and Basics of Health Care Accounting - online course or cost consciusness assignment.

Module 1: Operational Management in Nursing (2 ECTS)
• Management of nursing activities
• Risk prediction
• Sustainable development and its importance in the everyday life of nursing
• Nurse's cost awareness

Module2: Team Leadership in Nursing (1 ECTS)
• Leading a team in shift
• Team competence development
• Interaction within the team

Employer connections

Not on this course

Exam schedules

Check timetable from Pakki and deadlines from Canvas.

International connections

Not on this course

Completion alternatives

According to Laurea's degree rules, all students have the right to demonstrate their skills. The initiative to identify and recognize the acquired competence is taken by the student. Competence is identified and recognized by the teacher responsible for the implementation of the study or another person appointed by the head of the university unit. The evaluation follows the same evaluation criteria and evaluation scale as the Course. See student intranet for more information.

Student workload

3 cr = 81 hours student work

orientation discussion 2h
2 lectures 8h
my personal leadership plan 27h
indipendent work and joining discussions in canvas 45h

Content scheduling

Module 1: Operational Management in Nursing (2 ECTS)
• Management of nursing activities
• Risk prediction
• Sustainable development and its importance in the everyday life of nursing
• Nurse's cost awareness

Module2: Team Leadership in Nursing (1 ECTS)
• Leading a team in shift
• Team competence development
• Interaction within the team

Evaluation scale

H-5