Study Guide

Objectives

The student
- recognises the need for care of a suddenly-ill or long-term patient using a variety of symptom and data collection methods including technology
- is able to apply what he/she has learned in the care of an elderly person or a patient with memory disorder
- is able to plan and implement the care together with the patient’s significant others in a client-oriented and multi-professional manner
- uses multidisciplinary knowledge in professional decision-making and bases his/her actions on the evidence
- identifies the needs for health promotion and their impact on well-being and health at the level of individuals, families and communities, and is able to help the patient with nursing interventions
- is able to guide the patient and his/her significant others individually and in a health-promoting manner, taking into account both sudden and long-term needs
- is able to implement and evaluate pharmacotherapy as part of nursing care and is able to guide the patient with medications
- is able to document the patient care process using digital services and information technology
- identifies and utilises digital and technological services to assess the patient’s care needs and guide him or her
- utilises previously-generated data from the patient and is able to guide the patient to use digital services

Content

Supervised clinical training 6 weeks

Prerequisites

At the beginning of the elective vocational studies, the student must have completed 135 credits. These should include the theoretical studies and orientation to practical training of the area which the student has chosen for the elective studies, as well as courses in anatomy and physiology. The required areas are medical and surgical nursing, mental health and substance abuse nursing, gerontological nursing and nursing in the outpatient clinic.

Participation in the courses (a) Nursing and Daily Rehabilitation in Technologically Advancing Healthcare Environments and (b) Orientation to Clinical Training: Nursing in Changing Health Care Environments 1.

Assessment criteria, pass/fail

Pass
The student
- acts ethically at a high standard reflecting his/her own actions and and decision-making
- has the basic knowledge of the most common illnesses that are encountered in basic health care services, and their care and pharmacotherapy
- is familiar with the care and service chains of the patients and clients he/she cares for during the clinical practical training, and is able to utilise those chains in managing and coordinating care
- is able to meet, guide and teach an individual and family in a client-oriented way and with versatile methods
- is able to utilise diversely the increasing information of a citizen about his/her own well-being or health and is able to evaluate its utilisation in care and guidance
- is able to document the client’s care visit, period and summary in a client-oriented way, utilising national structured documentation and continuity of care
- is able to utilise technologies in patient care and guide their clients in their use
- is able to coordinate nursing care and act independently and responsibly in collaboration with different professional groups
- is able to assess the need of urgency of care in a suddenly-changed patient situation, and to carry out and coordinate the necessary care
- is able to support and care for patients of different ages at the onset of falling ill and as the illness progresses
- pays attention to his/her activities in terms of cost-effectiveness and sustainable development
- is able to open a debate on evidence-based practices for developing nursing care
- is able to take responsibility for the process of his/her own professional growth
- is able to receive patient feedback, understand its meaning in practice, and rely it to the work team
Fail
The student
- is not able to ethically evaluate his/her actions or their consequences
- demonstrates shortcomings in his/her knowledge of the most common illnesses seen in basic health services, their care or related pharmacotherapy
- avoids taking responsibility in situations related to patient care or guidance
- repeatedly makes mistakes in patient care or in pharmacotherapy
- does not recognise the patient care visit or care period as part of a broader service process
- does not know how to use the previously accumulated knowledge about the patient
- does not know how to ensure the continuity of patient care through documentation
- is not able to work as a member of a working group
- does not show interest in developing his/her professional competence
- is not able to receive feedback professionally from his/her work