Clinical patient assessment (5 cr)
Code: SH00AD05-3018
General information
- Enrollment
- 08.11.2021 - 21.11.2021
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.01.2022 - 30.06.2022
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 2 cr
- Virtual portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Unit
- School of Welfare
- Campus
- Mikkeli Campus
- Savonlinna Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 12 - 28
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 10.1. - 10.3.2022 välisenä aikana Learnissa. Sen rungon muodostavat vuorovaikutteiset H5P-asiantuntijaluennot.
MIKKELIN JA SAVONLINNAN KAMPUKSEN OPISKELIJAT
Lähiopetus (laboraatiot ja simulaatiot) Mikkelin kampuksella klo 9-16:30 seuraavasti
perjantaina 11.3. anamneesi, iho, hengitys, verenkierto, vatsa
maanantaina 21.3. korva/nenä/kurkku & imusolmukkeet, silmä, neurologia, tuki- ja liikuntaelimistö
maanantaina 4.4. taitonäyttö
Aktiivinen osallistuminen kuhunkin lähiopetuspäivään on toivottavaa.
RDI and work-related cooperation
taitonäyttö mahdollisuuksien mukaan autenttisessa hoitotyön ympäristössä
Further information
jussi.hanninen@xamk.fi
Evaluation scale
Approved/Failed
Assessment methods and criteria
hyväksytyt H5P-tehtävät (13 kpl)
hyväksytty taitonäyttö yli 95 pistettä
Qualifications
Professional competence of a nurse responsible for general nursing (180 ECTS credits).