Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The student
- masters essential evidence based knowledge and skills of the emergency and high dependency unit patient’s nursing
- masters essential monitoring, assessment and supporting of vital functions of the emergency and high dependency unit patient’s
- is able to implement the nursing process of an acutely ill in varied care facilities
- takes the crisis caused by an acute situation into consideration and supports the patient and family
- is able to act professionally according to patient safety and ethical principles in nursing in emergency and high dependency care circumstances in varied care facilities
- masters essential knowledge about continuity and health promotion for the advanced clinical nursing practice of emergency and high dependency unit patients
- masters promoting of coping of the patient and family
- is able to implement the principles of sustainability in nursing emergency and high dependency unit patient’s nursing
- is able to work in multidisciplinary team
- reflects on own actions, sees the development needs and positively effects the work environment.

Content (course unit)

Contents: 6 weeks of clinical training in Emergency unit or High dependency unit or wards with a High dependency unit

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Approved:
The student
- is able to implement evidence based knowledge in the care of emergency and high dependency unit patients
- is able to implement fluid- and pharmacotherapy and calculates accurately
- is able implement the nursing process for acutely ill patients individually while taking family and health promotion into consideration in emergency and high dependency units
- is able to use needed and varied observation and nursing methods in emergency and high dependency nursing
- is able to implement ethical principles in ethical decision making with acutely ill patients in emergency and high dependency units
- puts into practice the principles of sustainability, patient safety, and professionalism with acutely ill patients in emergency and high dependency units
- masters individual guidance taking the needs of the acutely ill and the family into consideration in emergency and high dependency nursing
- is able to work in multidisciplinary team
- reflects on own actions, sees the development needs and positively effects the work environment
Failed:
The student:
- Is not responsible for one’s learning, and cannot utilise feedback for professional growth, or enhancing the work environment
- repeatedly neglects preparation for procedures and/or implementation of the nursing process
- is incapable of implementing evidence based knowledge in the care of emergency and high dependency unit patients
- is incapable of implementing fluid- and pharmacotherapy and calculates inaccurately
- is incapable of implementing the nursing process for acutely ill patients individually.
- does not take family and health promotion into consideration in emergency and high dependency units
- is incapable of using needed and varied observation and nursing methods in emergency and high dependency nursing
- is incapable of implementing ethical principles in ethical decision making with acutely ill patients in emergency and high dependency units
- does not put into practice the principles of sustainability, patient safety, and professionalism with acutely ill patients in emergency and high dependency units
- does not provide individual guidance taking the needs of the acutely ill and the family into consideration in emergency and high dependency nursing
- is able to work in multidisciplinary team

Location and time

6 consecutive weeks in medical -surgical ward

Assessment methods and criteria

230 hours in the clinic, approved goals according to the curriculum, approved middle and final evaluations, active, full time participation in the reflection seminar.

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

Supervised clinical training in medical-surgical field of nursing
Reflection seminar
Individual studying

Student workload

230 hours in the clinical setting + 13 additional hours for independent study and preparing for the reflection seminar presentation.

Content scheduling

230 hours in clinical setting
completing the medication passport
7 hours for preparing and 6 hours for participating in the reflection seminar

Completion alternatives

none

Further information

For the reflection seminar :
Every student prepares a 15-minute presentation about a procedure or treatment which has not been discussed at school. Presentation can be made individually or in a team with students doing the clinical training in the same field of nursing/ specialty. Confirm your topic with your supervising teacher to ensure that your topic is original.