Study Guide

Objectives

This study module strengthens and deepens competences in holistic nursing care.

After completing the course, the student
· Knows how to act professionally, ethically and in a patient/client-oriented way in nursing care.
· Knows how to communicate and act multi-professionally, utilizing information technology.
· Knows how to document and implement patient/client safety in nursing care.
· Understands the significance of self management and professional co- operation skills of the employee, development, as well as quality management in nursing care.
· Understands the social and healthcare service system as part of patient care.
· Knows how to promote health of the patient/client.
· Manages guiding and teaching the patient while supporting self-care.
· Can carry out clinical nursing work.
· Knows how to implement evidence-based care and utilize research in decision-making.

Content

Supervised clinical training in holistic nursing care.

Prerequisites

Supervised clinical training 1–6 completed.

Assessment criteria, pass/fail

Pass: The student

· Complies with nursing legislation, ethical guidelines, and principles.
· Acts responsibly as a member of the work team and complies to the clinical training guidelines.
· Has the capacity to intervene in unprofessional actions and has adopted the professional identity of a nurse.
· Can evaluate and develop their competences, knows their existing competences and limits, is able to receive feedback.
· Values the client/patient as an expert and active participant in their own life, engaging with them respectfully and collaboratively.
· Becomes proficient in providing individualized care to vulnerable client groups and patients from diverse cultural backgrounds, ensuring culturally sensitive and tailored nursing care support.
· Engages with the patient, their loved ones, and colleagues in a respectful and professional manner, adept at fostering and sustaining meaningful and professional relationships with patients.
· Recognizes the significance of social and health care professionals' roles in patient care, adept at collaborating within a multidisciplinary team.
· Knows how to use the nursing care process in documentation and utilize it in nursing care, as well as assess the timeliness, consistency, and quality of the documentation.
· Knows how to use healthcare information technology, electronic databases, and reporting tools.
· Knows how to advance patient safety and proactively prevent adverse events throughout every phase of the patient care continuum.
· Works economically, considering environmental factors, and in accordance with the principles of sustainable development.
· Can adapt task prioritization based on dynamic work environments and changing circumstances.
· Can guide peers and share information with students and colleagues.
· Executes exceptional nursing care, ensuring patient satisfaction in their care experience.
· Works as a primary nurse for a patient, is responsible for the care path, discharge, and planning of the follow-up care.
· Comprehends the functions of various operational and service units within the care continuum, utilizing timely integration to enhance patient/client care.
· Knows the basics of customer and service management.
· Identifies the health risk factors of their clients/patients and knows how to direct early support and guide them, also plans, and implements health promotion interventions.
· Meets the needs of the client/patient by planning, implementing, and evaluating appropriate and individualized care in cooperation with the client/patient, their loved ones, and other social and health care professionals.
· Knows how to plan, implement, and evaluate the patient's self-care and support in adherence to care.
· Manages the essential knowledge and skills required for nursing care in the specific substance area.
· Knows how to evaluate and monitor vital signs and patient status, making informed decisions, and taking appropriate action based on assessments.
· Knows the principles of infection prevention and aseptic practice.
· Knows how to carry out medication care and fluid therapy safely under supervision.
· Proficiently searches and applies scientific, evidence-based information, learning resources, and unit-specific care guidelines to ensure informed and effective patient care.

Fail: The student:

· Does not comply with nursing legislation, ethical guidelines or principles, acts irresponsibly in the work team or does not follow clinical training instructions or acts fraudulently (e.g. Missing personal objectives or work shifts, does not follow working hours, does not report absences as agreed or the number of hours in the training is not met).
· Does not take responsibility of their own learning.
· Does not have the capacity to intervene in unprofessional actions and has not adopted the professional identity of a nurse.
· Is not able to evaluate and develop their competences, does not know their existing competences and limits, is not able to receive feedback.
· Does not value the client/patient as an expert and active participant in their own life, unable to engage with them respectfully and collaboratively.
· Does not become proficient in providing individualized care to vulnerable client groups or patients from diverse cultural backgrounds, not able to ensure culturally sensitive and tailored nursing care support.
· Is not capable of fostering professional, therapeutic relationships with clients/patients or their diverse families, not being able to offer adept psychosocial support across various ages and backgrounds.
· Does not know how to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and does not understand the importance of roles and responsibilities.
· Does not know how to use the nursing care process in documentation or utilize it in nursing care, nor assess the timeliness, consistency, and quality of the documentation.
· Does not know how to use healthcare information technology, electronic databases or reporting tools.
· Does not know how to advance patient safety or proactively prevent adverse events throughout every phase of the patient care continuum.
· Does not work economically, is not able to consider environmental factors, or work in accordance with the principles of sustainable development.
· Cannot adapt task prioritization based on dynamic work environments or changing circumstances.
· Cannot guide peers or share information with students or colleagues.
· Does not execute exceptional nursing care, is not able to ensure patient satisfaction in their care experience.
· Is not able to work as a primary nurse for a patient, cannot be responsible for the care path, discharge or planning of the follow-up care.
· Does not comprehend the functions of various operational or service units within the care continuum, not able to utilize timely integration to enhance patient/client care.
· Does not know the basics of customer and service management.
· Cannot identify the health risk factors of their clients/patients or know how to direct early support or guide them, cannot plan, or implement health promotion interventions.
· Does not know how to meet the needs of the client/patient by planning, implementing, or evaluating appropriate or individualized care in cooperation with the client/patient, their loved ones, or other social and health care professionals.
· Does not know how to plan, implement, or evaluate the patient's self-care or support in adherence to care.
· Does not manage the essential knowledge and skills required for nursing care in the specific substance area.
· Does not know how to evaluate or monitor vital signs or patient status, not able to make informed decisions or take appropriate action based on assessments.
· Does not know the principles of infection prevention or aseptic practice.
· Repeatedly makes mistakes in medication care and fluid therapy despite supervision and has not completed the medication passport assignment.
· Fails to search and apply scientific, evidence-based information, learning resources or unit-specific care guidelines to ensure informed and effective patient care.

Further information

When selecting supervised clinical placements for nursing education clinical placements 2-9, consideration should be given to the broad and diverse placement of clinical placements in various areas of nursing practice, in accordance with EU directives. Supervised clinical placements should be conducted with patients of different ages in primary healthcare, specialized healthcare, inpatient wards, and outpatient healthcare, ensuring the development of competence in somatic, mental health, and substance abuse nursing. Supervised clinical placements may be in public or private healthcare or the third sector.