Advanced Paediatric NursingLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

After completing the course Advanced paediatric nursing, you: - have deepened your evidence-based competence in the special features related to the care of paediatric patients and will be able to prioritise nursing in situations involving critically ill children and young persons - have mastered drug calculations, be familiar with the key medicine groups used in critical paediatric care and be able to administer and evaluate the pharmacotherapy of a paediatric patient - understand the impacts of the health and social services reform on the service system in the operational environments of paediatric nursing - understand the operating principles required for sustainable development - have analysed the special features related to wellbeing at work and the multi-professional workplace community in paediatric care.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

You know the most common care needs of a paediatric customer and are able to apply care measures according to the patient’s needs. You use professional concepts related to paediatric care systematically and are able to justify activities in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. You can apply factors that promote personal and the work community’s wellbeing in the operating environment of paediatric care.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

You know the most common care needs of a paediatric patient and are able to apply care measures according to the patient’s needs on the basis of research-based knowledge and instructions. You use professional concepts related to paediatric care professionally and are able to justify activities in accordance with the principles of sustainable development in a versatile manner. You can apply factors that promote personal and the work community’s wellbeing in the operating environment of paediatric care and find targets for development.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

You know the most common care needs of a paediatric customer and are able to apply care measures according to the patient's needs of your own accord. You use professional concepts related to paediatric care expertly and on a large scale and are able to justify and assess the activities in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. You can apply factors that promote personal and the work community’s wellbeing in the operating environment of paediatric care as well as propose developmental needs based on research-based knowledge.