Clinical patient assessment (5 cr)
Code: SH00AD05-3014
General information
Enrollment
12.04.2021 - 25.04.2021
Timing
01.08.2021 - 31.12.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
3 op
Mode of delivery
40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning
Unit
Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
18 - 28
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Jussi Hänninen
Teacher in charge
Jussi Hänninen
Groups
-
HYS2021-2022
Objective
• you improve your comprehension of the normal/abnormal structure and function of the human body
• you understand the basics of clinical assessment techniques (inspection, palpation, auscultation, percussion) in a comprehensive patient clinical assessment from a nurse's perspective to support independent decision-making
• you understand the importance of patient history in a clinical assessment
• you are able to identify abnormal findings and situations that require consultation with a doctor
• you are able to independently carry out a patient clinical assessment using various assessment techniques and equipment in the context of a nurse's areas of competence
• you understand the differences between a nurse's and a doctor's areas of responsibility in clinical patient assessment
Content
• patient history
• assessment techniques
o skin
o respiratory and circulatory systems
o abdomen
o ear, nose and throat
o eyes
o neurology
o musculoskeletal system
• full clinical assessment
Evaluation scale
Approved/Failed
Qualifications
Professional competence of a nurse responsible for general nursing (180 ECTS credits).