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Nursing in acute and intensive care and preclinical training (6 cr)

Code: HY00EP45-3001

General information


Enrollment
06.04.2023 - 21.04.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
06.11.2023 - 17.12.2023
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6 cr
Local portion
6 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Department of Social Services and Health Care
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
20 - 30
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Health Care
Teachers
Leila Sikanen
Miia Myllymäki
Maria Ajanto
Teacher in charge
Miia Myllymäki
Scheduling groups
Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0 . Open UAS : 0.)
Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0 . Open UAS : 0.)
Groups
THMI22KP
Health care, fulltime studies
Small groups
Pienryhmä 1
Pienryhmä 2
Course
HY00EP45
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Objective

You can apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive care nursing.
You can apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing.
You know how to act in accordance with the principles that promote rehabilitation.
You can systematically assess the need and urgency of a patient's care.
You can act in acute care situations and emergencies.
You know how to plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication.
You can apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient.
You can apply your knowledge about injuries when threating an injured person.
You can apply ethical principles in acute and intensive care.
You can begin the immediate rescue operations independently and can carry out measures in crises and catastrophe situations.

Content

How do you apply evidence based knowledge in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you assess the need of treatment a patient who needs urgent care?
How do you apply your skills in the key nursing methods of acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you implement treatment resuscitation?
How do you support the functional ability of an injured person in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you plan, implement and evaluate a patient's medication?
How do you assess nutrient requirements and fluid balance in acute and intensive care nursing?
How do you apply the basics of IV-fluid therapy in the care of an acute patient?
How do you support the ability of a disabled person to function in acute and intensive care work?
How do you take into account the ethical questions in acute and intensive nursing?
How do you operate in a crisis and catastrophe situation?

Course material

The study material is given in Learn.

Study forms and methods

You can perform the course by active studies in contact teaching and online working. The other way is to integrate the studies to work. In this case you need to show your expertise of your earlier working experience 1 month before the course starts.

Studying includes contact teaching and independent online work. The course includes study assigments, practice exams and final exam.

RDI and work-related cooperation

Possible expert lectures or working life visits.

Timing of exams and assignments

Final exam is supervised electronic exam. The deadlines for the learning tasks are announced at the beginning of the course in Learn.

Repetition exams will be held electronically in the exam room.

International cooperation

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Student workload

6 ects = 162h

This includes contact lessons and independent studying.

Course part description

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Further information

The earlier studies before the student can attend to this course:
-medical and surgical theory

The student needs to attend to the information lesson

100% attendance obligation in simulations, laboratory practice and seminar.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Theory:
Completing the learning tasks assigned to the student. Evaluation: complemented - passed.
Exam, evaluation: failed-1-5.

Preclinical training:
Activity in training days (100% attendance) and approved evaluation of learning.

Qualifications

On suorittanut Hoitotyön ammatilliset perusteet opintokokonaisuuden ja Kliinisen hoitotyön perusharjoittelun. On suorittanut Terveyden edistämisen opintokokonaisuuden. On osallistunut Kliininen hoitotyö I opintokokonaisuuteen.

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