Professional Development in Practice 1. (7 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- follow the values and ethical principles in nursing care and the work community and assess how well these are followed in practice
- work in a collegial and responsible manner as a part of the work community
- make observations on the client’s basic needs, functional capacity, and changes in vital functions
- support the patient's functional capacity diversely and respond to their basic needs
- prepare a care plan and evaluate the care received by the client, taking the client's resources into consideration
- implement the basic test and procedures required monitoring vital signs as part of patient care and update the care plan accordingly
- implement medication treatment via enteral and local routes and injections under supervision
- document data on patient record and report orally on the client's condition and care
- implement aseptic techniques
- apply methods related to patient and occupational safety and data protection in their work
- act appropriately in a dangerous situation
- describe the importance of a professional care relationship
- apply the principles of empowering presence and interactions in nurse-client communications
- assess their activities together with clients and develop their activities taking clients' experience into account
- assume responsibility for their learning during the placement
- analyse the development of their own competence during the placement and actively utilise feedback to support their development
- search for and present research data in a concise manner to support and develop patient care
- communicate their expertise in team and work communities in a convincing manner
- communicate orally and in writing in common nursing situations in Finnish

Content

Theme: Responding to the patient's basic needs, patient and occupational safety.

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
- Feedback from the communication’s teacher.

Location and time

Happens during the fall semester

Materials

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Teaching methods

Learning environments

Service houses and nursing care homes
health centers inpatient wards or hospitals providing primary health care
units providing services for the disabled (general medicine and medical specialties, nursing of the elderly)

Employer connections

Practice is done in worklife environments

Exam schedules

Practice info lesson and practice reflection compulsory

International connections

Not in this course

Completion alternatives

All students are entitled to demonstrate their competence. The recognition and accreditation of prior competence is initiated by the students themselves. The competence is recognised and accredited by the teacher responsible for the studies or another person designated to the position. The assessment is carried out according to the same assessment criteria and, as a rule, same grading scale as that adopted for the corresponding study unit or module. The student is entitled to apply for accreditation of prior competence regardless of where, how and when the competence has been acquired. The student may also seek accreditation of competence to be acquired on the job as part of their degree (work-based learning). ... The student is responsible for demonstrating and verifying their competence and for providing sufficient information.

Student workload

The total number of hours for the practice 1, 7 ECTS = 186,7 hours (7 x 26,7 h)

Practice information: 2 hours (includes information session and independent familiarization with the general guidelines of the practice in the Workseed workspace)
Practice reflection: 3 hours (includes personal self-reflection)
Practice assignment: 10 hours, with observations related to the task taking place at the practice site throughout the entire practice period.
Practice in a clinical nursing environment: 171,7 hours (approximately 5 weeks)

Content scheduling

The total number of hours for the practice 1, 7 ECTS = 186,7 hours (7 x 26,7 h)

Practice information: 2 hours (includes information session and independent familiarization with the general guidelines of the practice in the Workseed workspace)
Practice reflection: 3 hours (includes personal self-reflection)
Practice assignment: 10 hours, with observations related to the task taking place at the practice site throughout the entire practice period.
Practice in a clinical nursing environment: 171,7 hours (approximately 5 weeks)

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Qualifications

The student has actively participated in the study unit "Medication Treatment and Medication Calculations 1." and has passed the medication calculations prior to the clinical practice placement starts.

Further information

Previous studies:
Module 1 theory mainly completed
Medication calculation exam passed