Practical training: Developing expertise 2 (7 cr)

Objective

Customer orientation
• you are able to identify the customer's resources and support him or her in planning, implementing and assessing treatment

Nursing ethics and professionalism
• you are able to work in accordance with nursing values and ethical principles
• you are able to act in accordance with legislation and ethical guidelines concerning the profession and you are able to assess their implementation in nursing
• you are able to work in various workgroups as a customer and nursing specialist
• you have adopted a professional nursing identity
• you are able to produce, share and utilize expertise in cross-disciplinary teams, networks and partnerships.

Management and entrepreneurship
• you are able to assess the resources of a work group and prioritize tasks and related responsibilities
• you are able to coordinate the customer's complete care program in accordance with your responsibilities
• you understand the significance of changes in health care and you are able to act in accordance with your own responsibilities when changes occur
• you are familiar with and able to recognize career development opportunities in nursing

Evidence-based work and decision-making
• you are able to solve professional problems and disputes in cross-disciplinary teams
• you are able to actively utilize scientific information in decision-making in nursing
• you are able to participate in development, innovation and research processes
• you understand a nurse's role in evidence-based health care and commit to it
• you understand the significance of evidence-based health care recommendations and harmonized practices in customer care and you are able to apply them in clinical nursing
• you are able to assess, monitor and document the results of harmonized practices

Teaching and supervision
• you are able to appropriately use existing teaching and supervision materials and create new material

Promotion of health and functional ability
• you are able to identify factors which cause nationally widespread health problems

Social and health care operating environment
• you know and are able to monitor key/current social care and health care operational programs
• you understand the significance of different health care and service institutions to the customer as part of the service and care pathway

Quality and safety in social and health care services
• you are able to assess the quality of nursing and methods during all phases of the care process
• you are able to act in a responsible manner in maintaining information security and data protection

Content

Customer orientation
• special features of the health care customer relationship in home health care and at health centers
Nursing ethics and professionalism
• autonomy, the right to self-determination and its restrictions
• equal and equitable care and service
Management and entrepreneurship
• prioritization of tasks and description of the tasks and responsibilities of a work group leader
Evidence-based work and decision-making
• problem-solving skills
• development process
• evidence-based work and decision-making
Teaching and supervision
• content of education and the quality of education
• assessment and development of teaching and supervision
Promotion of health and functional ability
• state of the population's health and well-being, and factors relating to health
• factors behind marginalization and differences in health status
Social and health care operating environment
• current operational programs
• organization and organizational responsibility for social and health care services
Quality and safety in social and health care services
• quality assurance systems and quality control
• system-based promotion of patient safety

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) work as part of a team in expert tasks in working life, and observe and describe problems in the field
d) assess performance in customer, user and target group situations
e) select appropriate models, methods, software and techniques and justify your choice
f) promote the team's target-oriented action
g) critically apply your field's ethical principles in various situations

Course material

Aiemmat opinnot

Study forms and methods

Harjoittelu työelämässä 5 viikkoa

RDI and work-related cooperation

Toteutuu työelämässä

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional competence of a nurse responsible for general nursing (180 ECTS credits).
Module: Developing expertise (15 ECTS credits)