Study Guide

Objective

You can apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive care nursing.
You can apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing.
You know how to act in accordance with the principles that promote rehabilitation.
You can systematically assess the need and urgency of a patient's care.
You can act in acute care situations and emergencies.
You know how to plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication.
You can apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient.
You can apply your knowledge about injuries when threating an injured person.
You can apply ethical principles in acute and intensive care.
You can begin the immediate rescue operations independently and can carry out measures in crises and catastrophe situations.

Content

How do you apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you assess the need of treatment a patient who needs urgent care?
How do you apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you implement treatment resuscitation?
How do you support the functional ability of an injured person in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication?
How do you assess nutrient requirements and fluid balance in acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient?
How do you support the ability of a disabled person to function in acute and intensive care work?
How do you take into account the ethical questions in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you operate in a crisis and catastrophe situation?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

You can apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive care nursing.
You can apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing.
You know how to act in accordance with the principles that promote rehabilitation.
You can systematically assess the need and urgency of a patient's care.
You can act in acute care situations and emergencies.
You know how to plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication.
You can apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient.
You can apply your knowledge about injuries when threating an injured person.
You can apply ethical principles in acute and intensive care.
You can begin the immediate rescue operations independently and can carry out measures in crises and catastrophe situations.

Content

How do you apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you assess the need of treatment a patient who needs urgent care?
How do you apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you implement treatment resuscitation?
How do you support the functional ability of an injured person in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication?
How do you assess nutrient requirements and fluid balance in acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient?
How do you support the ability of a disabled person to function in acute and intensive care work?
How do you take into account the ethical questions in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you operate in a crisis and catastrophe situation?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

You can apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive care nursing.
You can apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing.
You know how to act in accordance with the principles that promote rehabilitation.
You can systematically assess the need and urgency of a patient's care.
You can act in acute care situations and emergencies.
You know how to plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication.
You can apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient.
You can apply your knowledge about injuries when threating an injured person.
You can apply ethical principles in acute and intensive care.
You can begin the immediate rescue operations independently and can carry out measures in crises and catastrophe situations.

Content

How do you apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you assess the need of treatment a patient who needs urgent care?
How do you apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you implement treatment resuscitation?
How do you support the functional ability of an injured person in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication?
How do you assess nutrient requirements and fluid balance in acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient?
How do you support the ability of a disabled person to function in acute and intensive care work?
How do you take into account the ethical questions in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you operate in a crisis and catastrophe situation?

Materials

The study material and information for preclinical training is given in Learn.

Teaching methods

Studying includes contact teaching and independent online work. The course includes study assignments, practice exams and final exam.

Preclinical training at school, 100% attendance.

Employer connections

Possible expert lectures or working life visits.

Exam schedules

Final exam is electronic exam in the exam rooms. The deadlines for the learning tasks are announced at the beginning of the course in Learn.
The practice exams must be taken before the pre-clinical training.

Student workload

6 x 27 h = 162 h
Includes studying theory, preparing for the exam, preclinical exercises and preparing for preclinical exercises and assessment of competence.

Further information

Preconditions:
Approved courses
-Anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology 5 ect
-Basics of clinical nursing 5 ect
-Patient safety and pharmacotherapy 5 ect
-Preclinical training, basics in nursing 4 ect
-Clinical training, basics in nursing
-Nursing in medical wards 5 ect
-Surgical and perioperative nursing 5 ect
-Preclinical training (nursing in medical wards, surgical and perioperative nursing)

Contact persons: leena.kosunen@xamk.fi, marjo.piispa@xamk.fi

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Theory:
Completing the learning tasks assigned to the student. Evaluation: complemented - passed.
Exam, evaluation: failed-1-5.

Preclinical training:
100% attendance and approved evaluation of learning.

Objective

You can apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive care nursing.
You can apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing.
You know how to act in accordance with the principles that promote rehabilitation.
You can systematically assess the need and urgency of a patient's care.
You can act in acute care situations and emergencies.
You know how to plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication.
You can apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient.
You can apply your knowledge about injuries when threating an injured person.
You can apply ethical principles in acute and intensive care.
You can begin the immediate rescue operations independently and can carry out measures in crises and catastrophe situations.

Content

How do you apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you assess the need of treatment a patient who needs urgent care?
How do you apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you implement treatment resuscitation?
How do you support the functional ability of an injured person in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication?
How do you assess nutrient requirements and fluid balance in acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient?
How do you support the ability of a disabled person to function in acute and intensive care work?
How do you take into account the ethical questions in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you operate in a crisis and catastrophe situation?

Materials

The study material and information for preclinical training is given in Learn.

Teaching methods

Studying includes contact teaching and independent online work. The course includes study assignments, practice exams and final exam.

Preclinical training at school, 100% attendance.

Employer connections

Possible expert lectures or working life visits.

Exam schedules

Final exam is electronic exam in the exam rooms. The deadlines for the learning tasks are announced at the beginning of the course in Learn.
The practice exams must be taken before the pre-clinical training.

Student workload

6 x 27 h = 162 h
Includes studying theory, preparing for the exam, preclinical exercises and preparing for preclinical exercises and assessment of competence.

Further information

Preconditions:
Approved courses
-Anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology 5 ect
-Basics of clinical nursing 5 ect
-Patient safety and pharmacotherapy 5 ect
-Preclinical training, basics in nursing 4 ect
-Clinical training, basics in nursing
-Nursing in medical wards 5 ect
-Surgical and perioperative nursing 5 ect
-Preclinical training (nursing in medical wards, surgical and perioperative nursing)

Contact persons: leena.kosunen@xamk.fi, marjo.piispa@xamk.fi

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Theory:
Completing the learning tasks assigned to the student. Evaluation: complemented - passed.
Exam, evaluation: failed-1-5.

Preclinical training:
100% attendance and approved evaluation of learning.

Objective

You can apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive care nursing.
You can apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing.
You know how to act in accordance with the principles that promote rehabilitation.
You can systematically assess the need and urgency of a patient's care.
You can act in acute care situations and emergencies.
You know how to plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication.
You can apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient.
You can apply your knowledge about injuries when threating an injured person.
You can apply ethical principles in acute and intensive care.
You can begin the immediate rescue operations independently and can carry out measures in crises and catastrophe situations.

Content

How do you apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you assess the need of treatment a patient who needs urgent care?
How do you apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you implement treatment resuscitation?
How do you support the functional ability of an injured person in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication?
How do you assess nutrient requirements and fluid balance in acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient?
How do you support the ability of a disabled person to function in acute and intensive care work?
How do you take into account the ethical questions in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you operate in a crisis and catastrophe situation?

Materials

The study material and information for preclinical training is given in Learn.

Teaching methods

You can perform the course by active studies in contact teaching and online working. The other way is to integrate the studies to work. In this case you need to show your expertise of your earlier working experience 1 month before the course starts.

Studying includes contact teaching and independent online work. The course includes study assigments, practice exams and final exam.

Employer connections

Possible expert lectures or working life visits.

Exam schedules

Final exam is supervised electronic exam. The deadlines for the learning tasks are announced at the beginning of the course in Learn.

Repetition exams will be held electronically in the exam room.

International connections

-

Student workload

6 ects = 162h

This includes contact lessons and independent studying.

Further information

The earlier studies before the student can attend to this course:
-medical and surgical theory

The student needs to attend to the information lesson

100% attendance obligation in simulations, laboratory practice and seminar.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Theory:
Completing the learning tasks assigned to the student. Evaluation: complemented - passed.
Exam, evaluation: failed-1-5.

Preclinical training:
Activity in training days (100% attendance) and approved evaluation of learning

Objective

You can apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive care nursing.
You can apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing.
You know how to act in accordance with the principles that promote rehabilitation.
You can systematically assess the need and urgency of a patient's care.
You can act in acute care situations and emergencies.
You know how to plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication.
You can apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient.
You can apply your knowledge about injuries when threating an injured person.
You can apply ethical principles in acute and intensive care.
You can begin the immediate rescue operations independently and can carry out measures in crises and catastrophe situations.

Content

How do you apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you assess the need of treatment a patient who needs urgent care?
How do you apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you implement treatment resuscitation?
How do you support the functional ability of an injured person in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication?
How do you assess nutrient requirements and fluid balance in acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient?
How do you support the ability of a disabled person to function in acute and intensive care work?
How do you take into account the ethical questions in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you operate in a crisis and catastrophe situation?

Materials

The study material and information for preclinical training is given in Learn.

Teaching methods

Studying includes contact teaching and independent online work. The course includes study assignments, practice exams and final exam.

Preclinical training at school, 100% attendance.

Employer connections

Possible expert lectures or working life visits.

Exam schedules

Final exam is electronic exam in the exam rooms. The deadlines for the learning tasks are announced at the beginning of the course in Learn.
The practice exams must be taken before the pre-clinical training.

Student workload

6 x 27 h = 162 h
Includes studying theory, preparing for the exam, preclinical exercises and preparing for preclinical exercises and assessment of competence.

Further information

Preconditions:
Approved courses
-Anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology 5 ect
-Basics of clinical nursing 5 ect
-Patient safety and pharmacotherapy 5 ect
-Preclinical training, basics in nursing 4 ect
-Clinical training, basics in nursing
-Nursing in medical wards 5 ect
-Surgical and perioperative nursing 5 ect
-Preclinical training (nursing in medical wards, surgical and perioperative nursing)

Contact persons: leena.kosunen@xamk.fi, marjo.piispa@xamk.fi

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Theory:
Completing the learning tasks assigned to the student. Evaluation: complemented - passed.
Exam, evaluation: failed-1-5.

Preclinical training:
100% attendance and approved evaluation of learning.

Objective

You can apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive care nursing.
You can apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing.
You know how to act in accordance with the principles that promote rehabilitation.
You can systematically assess the need and urgency of a patient's care.
You can act in acute care situations and emergencies.
You know how to plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication.
You can apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient.
You can apply your knowledge about injuries when threating an injured person.
You can apply ethical principles in acute and intensive care.
You can begin the immediate rescue operations independently and can carry out measures in crises and catastrophe situations.

Content

How do you apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you assess the need of treatment a patient who needs urgent care?
How do you apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you implement treatment resuscitation?
How do you support the functional ability of an injured person in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication?
How do you assess nutrient requirements and fluid balance in acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient?
How do you support the ability of a disabled person to function in acute and intensive care work?
How do you take into account the ethical questions in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you operate in a crisis and catastrophe situation?

Materials

The study material is given in Learn.

Teaching methods

You can perform the course by active studies in contact teaching and online working. The other way is to integrate the studies to work. In this case you need to show your expertise of your earlier working experience 1 month before the course starts.

Studying includes contact teaching and independent online work. The course includes study assigments, practice exams and final exam.

Employer connections

Possible expert lectures or working life visits.

Exam schedules

Final exam is supervised electronic exam. The deadlines for the learning tasks are announced at the beginning of the course in Learn.

Repetition exams will be held electronically in the exam room.

Student workload

6 ects = 162h

This includes contact lessons and independent studying.

Further information

The earlier studies before the student can attend to this course:
-medical and surgical theory

The student needs to attend to the information lesson

100% attendance obligation in simulations, laboratory practice and seminar.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Theory:
Completing the learning tasks assigned to the student. Evaluation: complemented - passed.
Exam, evaluation: failed-1-5.

Preclinical training:
Activity in training days (100% attendance) and approved evaluation of learning.

Objective

You can apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive care nursing.
You can apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing.
You know how to act in accordance with the principles that promote rehabilitation.
You can systematically assess the need and urgency of a patient's care.
You can act in acute care situations and emergencies.
You know how to plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication.
You can apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient.
You can apply your knowledge about injuries when threating an injured person.
You can apply ethical principles in acute and intensive care.
You can begin the immediate rescue operations independently and can carry out measures in crises and catastrophe situations.

Content

How do you apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you assess the need of treatment a patient who needs urgent care?
How do you apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you implement treatment resuscitation?
How do you support the functional ability of an injured person in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication?
How do you assess nutrient requirements and fluid balance in acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient?
How do you support the ability of a disabled person to function in acute and intensive care work?
How do you take into account the ethical questions in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you operate in a crisis and catastrophe situation?

Materials

The study material and information for preclinical training is given in Learn.

Teaching methods

Studying includes contact teaching and independent online work. The course includes study assignments, practice exams and final exam.

Preclinical training at school, 100% attendance.

Employer connections

Possible expert lectures or working life visits.

Exam schedules

Final exam is electronic exam in the exam rooms. The deadlines for the learning tasks are announced at the beginning of the course in Learn.
The practice exams must be taken before the pre-clinical training.

Student workload

6 x 27 h = 162 h
Includes studying theory, preparing for the exam, preclinical exercises and preparing for preclinical exercises and assessment of competence.

Further information

Preconditions:
Approved courses
-Anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology 5 ect
-Basics of clinical nursing 5 ect
-Patient safety and pharmacotherapy 5 ect
-Preclinical training, basics in nursing 4 ect
-Clinical training, basics in nursing
-Nursing in medical wards 5 ect
-Surgical and perioperative nursing 5 ect
-Preclinical training (nursing in medical wards, surgical and perioperative nursing)

Contact persons: leena.kosunen@xamk.fi, marjo.piispa@xamk.fi

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Theory:
Completing the learning tasks assigned to the student. Evaluation: complemented - passed.
Exam, evaluation: failed-1-5.

Preclinical training:
100% attendance and approved evaluation of learning.

Objective

You can apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive care nursing.
You can apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing.
You know how to act in accordance with the principles that promote rehabilitation.
You can systematically assess the need and urgency of a patient's care.
You can act in acute care situations and emergencies.
You know how to plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication.
You can apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient.
You can apply your knowledge about injuries when threating an injured person.
You can apply ethical principles in acute and intensive care.
You can begin the immediate rescue operations independently and can carry out measures in crises and catastrophe situations.

Content

How do you apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you assess the need of treatment a patient who needs urgent care?
How do you apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you implement treatment resuscitation?
How do you support the functional ability of an injured person in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication?
How do you assess nutrient requirements and fluid balance in acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient?
How do you support the ability of a disabled person to function in acute and intensive care work?
How do you take into account the ethical questions in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you operate in a crisis and catastrophe situation?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

You can apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive care nursing.
You can apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing.
You know how to act in accordance with the principles that promote rehabilitation.
You can systematically assess the need and urgency of a patient's care.
You can act in acute care situations and emergencies.
You know how to plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication.
You can apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient.
You can apply your knowledge about injuries when threating an injured person.
You can apply ethical principles in acute and intensive care.
You can begin the immediate rescue operations independently and can carry out measures in crises and catastrophe situations.

Content

How do you apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you assess the need of treatment a patient who needs urgent care?
How do you apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you implement treatment resuscitation?
How do you support the functional ability of an injured person in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication?
How do you assess nutrient requirements and fluid balance in acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient?
How do you support the ability of a disabled person to function in acute and intensive care work?
How do you take into account the ethical questions in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you operate in a crisis and catastrophe situation?

Materials

The study material and information for preclinical training is given in Learn.

Teaching methods

You can perform the course by active studies in contact teaching and online working. The other way is to integrate the studies to work. In this case you need to show your expertise of your earlier working experience 1 month before the course starts.

Studying includes contact teaching and independent online work. The course includes study assigments, practice exams and final exam.

Employer connections

Possible expert lectures or working life visits.

Exam schedules

Final exam is supervised electronic exam. The deadlines for the learning tasks are announced at the beginning of the course in Learn.

Repetition exams will be held electronically in the exam room.

International connections

-

Student workload

6 ects = 162h

This includes contact lessons and independent studying.

Further information

The earlier studies before the student can attend to this course:
-medical and surgical theory

The student needs to attend to the information lesson

100% attendance obligation in simulations, laboratory practice and seminar.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Theory:
Completing the learning tasks assigned to the student. Evaluation: complemented - passed.
Exam, evaluation: failed-1-5.

Preclinical training:
Activity in training days (100% attendance) and approved evaluation of learning