Professional Development in Practice 2. (10 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- apply their knowledge of the most common internal medicine and infectious diseases in nursing
- recognise the health risks of their patients and give early support for those who need it
- use different patient-oriented guidance methods to support clients’ resources in self-care and life-style habits
- utilise the most common treatment and guidance methods used in the treatment of patients with internal medicine and infectious diseases and to safely implement treatment and monitoring
- plan, implement and assess the treatment of a patient's pain
- plan, implement and evaluate the treatment of a chronic wound
- recognise a patient at risk of malnutrition and propose methods of nutrition therapy to improve the patient’s nutritional status
- prepare and guide clients in most common imaging examinations
- justify the use of the most common medications and drug classifications in treating patients with internal medicine and infectious diseases and assess the effectiveness of medication treatment
- safely administer basic vaccines
- prevent and control infections in their working environment, taking the needs of different patient groups into account
- assess the patient care from the patient and occupational safety perspectives and promote patient safety at all stages of the care
- engage in multiprofessional interaction and cooperation in nursing care of patients with internal medicine and infectious diseases
- communicate orally and in writing in different nursing situations in Finnish

Content

Theme: Treatment of patients with internal medicine or infectious diseases, resource-based patient guidance.

LbD assignment during placement: Evidence-based nursing/Searching for information targeted at a phenomenon or problem in nursing work and formulation of clinical research questions:
- For example, PICO/PICoa/PCC, mind map or other chosen method.
- Searching and summarising research data.

Teaching methods

Professional Development in Practice II 10 credits


Practice info 3 hours
Reflection after practice 3 hours

Employer connections

Clinical practice II in a internal medicine wards for 7 weeks or Home care as a last resort

Exam schedules

Orientation and Reflection are very important.

Completion alternatives

No alternative method to complete this study unit.

Student workload

1cr = 27 hours of student workload
10cr = 270
8 hours for placement assignment
262 hours completed in the units.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student is able to:
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE, INFORMATION SEARCH AND REPORTING:
- use key professional concepts when explaining different work practices and situations
- search for information from different sources
- reporting
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND WORKING LIFE DEVELOPMENT:
- act under guidance using the skills and methods being studied
- act with clients and/or partners
- accept guidance
TEAMWORK SKILLS, LEADERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY:
- act as a member of a group
- plan the progress of one's own work and use of time under guidance
- act safely and in accordance with professional ethical principles
- follow the instructions and rules given

Content scheduling

Placement is 7 weeks, 5 days/ week, 7,5-8hours/ day

The student should inform the unit immediately if they are sick and also the supervising teacher.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Qualifications

The student has actively participated in the study unit "Medication Treatment and Medication Calculations 2." and has passed the medication calculations prior to the clinical practice placement starts.

Further information

Before starting Professional Development in Practice 2, the student must have completed Professional Practice 1 and mainly completed the theoretical studies of Module I. In addition, the student must have actively participated in the following Module 2 studies:

-Nursing of Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease Patients
-Medication and Medication calculation 2
-Health Promotion, Support for self management and Guidance in Nursing

The medication calculation for internal medicine nursing must be passed before starting the placement. Additionally, the student must make sure that all needed vaccinations have been received.

If the student lacks the aforementioned pre-practice placement studies, the student must notify the teacher responsible for the placement of the cancellation of the placement. The reserved practice placement must be canceled from the Jobiili system no later than 2 weeks before the start of the placement