Boosting Professional Finnish by Simulations (5 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- guide patients in their care (clinical care, home care instructions, medications, etc. )
- broaden their nursing and medical vocabulary
- utilizes ISBAR –reporting structure in their report
- read in more detailed patient medical records and act accordingly
- read and utilize evidence based nursing recommendations and guidelines in Finnish

Location and time

Contact lessons and simulations timetable will be available in Pakki.

Materials

Materials will be provided in Canvas.

Teaching methods

Contact lessons of clinical skills, workshops of professional Finnish for nursing + simulations of patient cases.
1. Finnish 2,5 op Kristiina Kuparinen
2. Theory of clinical skills 1 op Riikka Mulder
3 Simulations in Finnish 1,5 op Kristiina Kuparinen, Riikka Mulder

Employer connections

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Exam schedules

NB! Do attend the orientation ensure your place on the course!

International connections

The course is aimed at international students.

Completion alternatives

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Student workload

5 cr. equals 135 of student's work. This consists of contact lessons, preparatory readings and group work before the simulations, simulations impletented in groups.

Content scheduling

Each week of simulations (5 cr.) will have a theme of its own to support your next clinical placement. Each theme consist of preparatory lectures of clinical skills and Finnish accordingly. Attendance in preparatory lessons is essential in order to succeed in the simulations. The themes are:
- Guiding a patient with suspected DM
- Monitoring the patient's status (ISBAR/ABCDE)
- Medication and medical calculations
- Internal medicine
- Treating perioperative pain

Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

Mandatory attendance in contact lessons, workshops and simulations.