Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

During the course, you will immerse in the world of nursing, where you will learn a variety of basic nursing skills and client interaction. You will learn how psychological factors affect the well-being and development of individuals of different ages. The course will equip you with the skills to handle basic first aid situations in illness and accident emergencies.

Nursing 1, 4 cr
After completing part Nursing 1, the student
• understands the principles of individualized nursing care and acting as a primary nurse in the Finnish healthcare environment
• is able to work according to aseptic principles
• possesses basic skills related to assisting patients with their daily activities
• knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing care
• knows the principles of ergonomic work in nursing
• knows the basics of promoting health through nutrition
• can describe different stages of basic nursing activities in Finnish
• can name the equipment used for the patient's hygiene and excretion, also in Finnish language
• takes responsibility for their learning and actively participates in small group activities in good collaboration and in reliable manner

Nursing 2, 3 cr
After completing part Nursing 2, the student
• understands the normal basic bodily functions and recognizes changes in them
• knows how to observe/monitor and ensure the client's basic bodily functions using nursing assistance methods
• understands the concepts of ABCDE, NEWS, and ISBAR methods and knows how to use them
• understands pain management as part of clinical nursing
• can describe their activities in the ABCDE approach and using NEWS method
• can name the equipment needed to measure vital functions, also in Finnish language
• takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small group activities

Psychology, 1 cr
After completing part Psychology, the student
• understands the link between psychological factors and client well-being
• takes into account the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter

First aid, 1 cr
After completing part First Aid, the student
• knows how to act independently based on evidence and give first aid in the most common illness and accident situations, taking into account the need for safety and emotional first aid
• can call for help also in Finnish

Content (course unit)

Nursing 1, 4 cr
• primary nursing and the responsibility and principles of primary nursing
• aseptic practice and sustainable work in the nursing environment
• adherence to general cleanliness and orderliness during practice sessions
• considering and maintaining ergonomics for both the client and the nurse in nursing care
• acknowledging and addressing basic human needs
• rehabilitative nursing care as a method in daily activities
• Finnish dietary recommendations
• interaction and communication in basic nursing situations in Finnish
• key vocabulary in Finnish
• active participation and goal-oriented problem-solving in a small group

Nursing 2, 3 cr
• monitoring, measuring, and nursing assistance methods related to circulation, respiration, and temperature balance
• ABCDE, NEWS and ISBAR methods in patient care and reporting
• pain assessment, the basics of pain and its management
• fundamentals of gas calculations
• interaction and communication in basic nursing situations in Finnish
• key vocabulary in Finnish language
• active participation and goal-oriented problem-solving in a small group

Psychology, 1 cr
• psychological reactions in crisis situations: illness, traumatic crises from the individual and community perspective
• health psychology in promoting client well-being: e.g. resilience, stress, state of alertness regulation, psychological self-regulation
• developmental psychology in promoting client well-being

First Aid, 1 cr
• recognizing an emergency situation and alerting additional help
• first aid for an unconscious person who has had a seizure
• basic CPR for children and adults, PPE-D (defibrillation)
• first aid for an accident patient
• mental first aid

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Nursing 1:
The student
• understands the principles of individualized nursing care and primary nursing
• knows how to work according to aseptic principles
• knows the basic information related to the patient's daily activities and assistance methods
• knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing care
• knows the principles of ergonomic work in nursing
• knows the fundamentals of promoting health through nutrition
• understands professional communication as part of nursing practice
• participates in small group work

Nursing 2:
The student
• knows the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and can recognize changes in them
• knows how to observe and secure the client's basic bodily functions using nursing assistance methods
• understands the meaning of ABCDE and NEWS methods and knows how to use them
• knows the basics of pain management
• understands professional communication as a part of nursing practice
• participates in small group work

Psychology:
The student
• knows about the link between psychological factors and client well-being
• knows about the psychological development of people of different ages in client encounter

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Nursing 1:
The student
• is able to act according to the principles of individualized nursing care and primary nursing
• is able to work according to aseptic principles and ecologically
• has basic knowledge of patient's daily activities and assistance methods
• knows the principles of rehabilitative nursing
• knows the principles of ergonomic working methods in nursing
• knows the basics of promoting health through nutrition
• becomes skilled in interaction situations
• takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small groups

Nursing 2:
The student
• knows how to work ecologically and according to aseptic principles
• understands the normal functioning of basic bodily functions and can identify changes within them
• is able to observe and secure the client's basic bodily functions through fundamental nursing interventions
• understands the concepts of ABCDE, NEWS, and ISBAR and knows how to use them
• understands the basics of pain management, such as pain monitoring, assessment, and basic pain management methods
• becomes skilled in face-to-face guidance situations
• takes responsibility for their own learning and actively participates in small groups

Psychology:
The student
• is able to identify the connection between psychological factors and client well-being
• is able to recognize aspects related to the psychological development of individuals of various ages in client work

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Nursing 1:
The student
• operates excellently according to aseptic principles and considers sustainability
• reflects on, justifies, and integrates theoretical knowledge into practice
• is able to work using basic clinical nursing skills
• is able to consider and adhere to the basic principles of individualized nursing care
• actively takes responsibility for their own learning and teamwork in small groups, and commits to goal-oriented problem-solving processes with the small group

Nursing 2:
The student
• operates excellently according to aseptic principles
• is able to utilize various nursing interventions in addressing issues related to adult thermoregulatory system and respiratory and circulatory systems, and justify actions from a nursing perspective
• is able to work using basic clinical nursing skills
• is able to consider and adhere to the basic principles of individualized nursing care
• actively takes responsibility for their own learning and teamwork in small groups, and commits to goal-oriented problem-solving processes with the small group

Psychology:
The student
• is able to comprehensively identify the connection between psychological factors and client well-being
• is able to comprehensively recognize aspects related to the psychological development of individuals of various ages in client work

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

First Aid:
Pass
The student
• can provide first aid proactively based on evidence in common illness and accident situations
• takes into account both own and others' safety while providing first aid
• considers the need for psychological first aid
Fail
The student
• is unable to justify provided first aid based on evidence
• is unable to provide first aid independently
• does not consider safety aspects when providing first aid
• does not consider the need for psychological first aid

Exam schedules

Nursing care part 1:
Exam in exam area in weeks 5-6, 2025
1st retake: weeks 10-11, 2025
2nd retake: weeks 14-15, 2025

Nursing care part 2:
Exam in the 4th period, timetable to be specified in December 2024

Psychology 1 cr. Individual exam in Exam-area, week 50, scale: failed/ 1-5
- Retake I: week 3/2025
- Retake II: week 7/2025

Skills stations: pre-task is required to be able to participate a skills station. Skills stations are mandatory, no compensatory tasks are accepted. In case of abscence, student may ask to join another group for the missed skills station.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Contact teaching, Small group work, Guided independent work, Flipped learning, skills stations, Moodle online work, teaching discussions, group work, online tests and courses.

Learning materials

Course ebook:Kozier & Erb's fundamentals of nursing : concepts, process, and practice / Audrey Berman, Shirlee J. Snyder, Geralyn Frandsen., Harlow : Pearson Education Limited, 2016.

Other materials provided in the Moodle course

Psychology
-Lecture materials  and Course book:  
Weiner, I.B., Lerner, R.M., Easterbrooks, M.A. , Mistry, J. and Weiner I. 2012. Handbook of Psychology, Developmental Psychology. Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated  
Chapters: II Infancy and Early Childhood, III Childhood 
The book is available as an e-book in Tuni library.   

Student workload

9 ect = 243hrs of studying

Nursing Skills lab -numbers of hours spent 8 x 4 h = 36 h
First aid skills labs 2 x 4h = 8h
Contact lessons on nursing care 12h

Psychology, 1 ects: The number of hours for the entire part of the course (Psychology) is 27 hours for the student, of which 20 hours are independent work, teaching 6 hours, exam 1 hour. Orientation classes are mandatory.

Finnish language integration 16h
Nutrition online-course 20h
Independent work 9 x 8 h = 110 h
Pre-task before the skill lab 7 kpl x 4 h = 28 h

Content scheduling

During first semester:

Nursing care part 1
Skills stations 1-4
Psychology
First Aid
Nutrition

During 3rd peiod:
Nursing care part 2
Skills stations 5-8

Further information

Implementation plan will be edited before the orientation class.