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 promoting patient safety
- takes the crisis caused by an acute situation into consideration and supports the patient and family.

Content (course unit)

- assessment of the care needs of an acutely ill throughout the care path out-patient and in-patient care facilities
- care planning, implementation and evaluation of an acutely ill in varied care facilities
- non-invasive and invasive monitoring, assessing and supporting of vital functions of emergency and high dependency unit patients
- essential bandage and cast application techniques
- leadership, decision making and communication in advanced resuscitation and life support
- multidisciplinary care

Prerequisites (course unit)

Prerequisites: participation in course Nursing care of emergency and high dependency unit patient’s

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Pass
The student
- is able to plan and implement advanced medical-surgical nursing and palliative care
- acts professionally according to patient safety and ethical principles in nursing

Fail
The student
- is compromising patient safety
- is lacking in professionalism or following the ethical principles

Location and time

Kuntokatu Campus and Skills and Simulation center

Exam schedules

No exams
Mandatory active participation to all days

Assessment methods and criteria

100 % participation to all three days of simulations and workshops

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

Simulations and workshops on Campus and Skill and Simulation Center

Learning materials

As in Theory course

Student workload

2 credits= 54 hrs of students work
3 days of practical lessons

Content scheduling

August 2023

Completion alternatives

-

Practical training and working life cooperation

-

International connections

-

Further information

Goals: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 promoting patient safety
- takes the crisis caused by an acute situation into consideration and supports the patient and family.
Content:
assessment of the care needs of an acutely ill throughout the care path out-patient and in-patient care facilities
- care planning, implementation and evaluation of an acutely ill in varied care facilities
- non-invasive and invasive monitoring, assessing and supporting of vital functions of emergency and high dependency unit patients
- essential bandage and cast application techniques
- leadership, decision making and communication in advanced resuscitation and life support
- multidisciplinary care

Assessment criteria - pass/fail (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Pass
The student
- is able to plan and implement advanced medical-surgical nursing and palliative care
- acts professionally according to patient safety and ethical principles in nursing
Fail
The student
- is compromising patient safety
- is lacking in professionalism or following the ethical principles