Clinical patient assessment (5 cr)
Code: SH00AD05-3016
General information
- Enrollment
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12.04.2021 - 25.04.2021
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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30.08.2021 - 17.12.2021
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 3 cr
- Virtual portion
- 2 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Unit
- Department of Health Care and Emergency Care
- Campus
- Kotka Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 18 - 28
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing
- Degree Programme in Emergency Care
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
Competence in the completion phase.
You are able to:
a) expertly use professional terminology in various situations
b) critically assess your sources of information
c) select appropriate models, methods, software and techniques and justify your choice
Course material
anatomian kirja esim. Bjålie et. al. 2011 tai uudempi. Ihminen - fysiologia ja anatomia.
Study forms and methods
Teoria opiskellaan ajasta ja paikasta riippumattomina itsenäisinä verkko-opintoina 30.8. - 4.11.2021 välisenä aikana Learnissa. Sen rungon muodostavat vuorovaikutteiset H5P-asiantuntijaluennot.
KOTKAN KAMPUKSEN OPISKELIJAT
Lähiopetus (laboraatiot ja simulaatiot) Kotkan kampuksen minisairaalassa klo 9-16:30 seuraavasti
30.9.2021 anamneesi, iho, hengitys, verenkierto, vatsa
22.10.2021 korva/nenä/kurkku & imusolmukkeet, silmä, neurologia, tuki- ja liikuntaelimistö
4.11.2021 taitonäyttö
Aktiivinen osallistuminen kuhunkin lähiopetuspäivään on toivottavaa.
Further information
jussi.hanninen@xamk.fi
Evaluation scale
Approved/Failed
Assessment methods and criteria
hyväksytty taitonäyttö yli 95 pistettä
Qualifications
Professional competence of a nurse responsible for general nursing (180 ECTS credits).