Boost your professional Finnish by simulations (10 cr)

Learning outcomes

Boost your professional Finnish by simulations

Aim: level B1.2 or higher (CEFR). The linguistic objective is the student’s deepened and versatile skills of professional Finnish in nursing. In terms of functionality, the objective is the student’s improved clinical competence and participating in the communication of the workplace as well as coping proficiently in nursing when communicating with others professionals, patients and their families.

Location and time

Contact lessons and simulations timetable will be available in Pakki. 

Materials

Materials will be provided by the teachers and shared via Optima.

Teaching methods

1. Finnish 2,5 op Kristiina Kuparinen
2. Theory of clinical skills 1 op Riikka Mulder, Marja Tanskanen
3 Simulations in Finnish 1,5 op Kristiina Kuparinen, Riikka Mulder, Marja Tanskanen
4. Clinical practise 5 op Kristiina Kuparinen, Riikka Mulder, Marja Tanskanen

Exam schedules

NB! Do attend the orientation on Feb 4th to ensure your place on the course!

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The criteria for failing the course is as follows: the student has attended the simulations less than 80% of the times AND/OR the student's clinical skills and/or Finnish skills has not met the evaluation criteria in more than 50% of the simulations.

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
- Diabetes of a child
- Monitoring the patient's status (ISBAR/ABCDE)
- Medication and medical calculations; simulations planned by the students
- Internal medicine
- Treating perioperative pain

Next 5 cr. will consist of clinical practice supported by the teachers.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed