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Supervised clinical training 3, Paediatric Nursing and ObstetricsLaajuus (6 cr)

Course unit code: 7E00CU58

General information


Credits
6 cr

Objectives

The student
-is able to as a member of multidisciplinary teams in collaboration with the patient and the family to plan, implement, and evaluate maternity and paediatric nursing and gains experience on patient care path, discharge and planning of home care and follow up
-knows how to act appropriately in childbirth and resuscitation of children outside hospital
-is able to monitor children and knows basic nursing skills
-is able to professionally face and interact with children and families
-is able to recognise, guide, and support the patient and the family as regards child growth and development, health promotion, promotion and maintenance of strengths
-is able to implement children’s medication safely and IV fluid therapy under supervision
-is able to apply evidence based knowledge in children’s nursing and work responsibly according to ethical guidelines and the family’s cultural background in the work community
-knows how to evaluate his/her own know-how and development in becoming a nurse

- learn to identify the general welfare of parturient, the stage if childbirth and possible danger signs by interviewing and observing
- is able to observe the essential hings and support and encourage the parturent
- is able to handle childbirth safely
- understand the possibility to relieve the pain by relaxation or different possitions during the first stage
- knows what to do during the second stage, understands what normally happens during the second stage, is able to support the perineum, is able to prevent the shild´s head too rapid outsome, is able to help the shoulders out, if it is needed
- is able to lift the baby to the mother´s belly and take care of the newborn´s primary care
- is able to care the newborn and take care of baby´s welfare during transportation
- is able to work aseptically and protect the mother, baby and herself from infection
- is able to observe the delivery of placenta ja know how to press the uterus if the mother has severe bleeding
- is able to monitor and take care of mother during transportation

Content

Supervised clinical training in maternity and paediatric nursing 3 weeks, 4,5 cr
practical training, Delivery Room 1 week, 1,5 cr

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