Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The student
- is aware of his/her own values and principles and is able to describe them in relation to the values and ethical principles of future profession in health care
- knows the basic ethical values in social and health care
- follows the ethical guidelines and principles in nursing, acts responsibly as a member of the work community and follows practice guidelines
- respects clients/patients and meets them as experts and actors of their lives
- is able to support client’s strengths and well-being
-is able to interact professionally and individually with clients/patients of all ages, cultures and with different backgrounds
- is able to meet vulnerable client groups in nursing care
- is able to act in a professional and collegial manner in the work community
- is able to recognise health care and social services professionals’ roles and responsibilities in clients’ care
- is able to use reflection and identify own strengths and developmental challenges in professional interaction

Content (course unit)

- professional interaction and ethical competence
- nursing care values, principles and professional ethical guidelines, confidentiality, responsibility in nurse’s profession
- various concepts of human being, autonomy, self-determination, respecting a human being and client-approach
- recognising ethical problems, ethical decision-making with different dimensions of action
- identifying and evaluating own interpersonal skills
- using different methods and tools in interaction
- professional activity in the work community, collegiality and professional co-operation skills of the employee
- professional interaction with clients and their families , professional interaction also with minor clients
- acting professionally on social media
- multicultural clients and vulnerable client groups

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Pass:
The student
- is aware of his/her own values and principles and is able to describe them in relation to the values and ethical principles of future profession in health care
- knows the basic ethical values in social and health care
- follows the ethical guidelines and principles in nursing, acts responsibly as a member of the work community and follows practice guidelines
- respects clients/patients and meets them as experts and actors of their lives
- is able to support client’s strengths and well-being
-is able to interact professionally and individually with clients/patients of all ages, cultures and with different backgrounds
- is able to meet vulnerable client groups in nursing care
- is able to act in a professional and collegial manner in the work community
- is able to recognise health care and social services professionals’ roles and responsibilities in clients’ care
- is able to use reflection and identify own strengths and developmental challenges in professional interaction
Fail:
The student
- is not able to recognise own values and principles and is not able to describe them in relation to the values and ethical principles of future profession in health care
- does not know the basic ethical values in social and health care
- fails to follow the ethical guidelines and principles in nursing, is not able to act responsibly as a member of the work community and fails to follow practice guidelines
- fails to respect and meet clients/patients as experts and actors of their lives
- fails to support client’s strengths and well-being
-is not able to interact professionally and individually with clients/patients of all ages, cultures and with different backgrounds
- is not able to meet vulnerable client groups in nursing care
- is not able to act in a professional and collegial manner in the work community
- is not able to recognise health care and social services professionals’ roles and responsibilities in clients’ care
- is not able to use reflection and identify own strengths and developmental challenges in professional interaction

Location and time

Spring 2023. Location of placement to be confirmed before each experience

Assessment methods and criteria

Active and mandatory participation during planned activities
Small group work
Timely submission of the assignment

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

Active and mandatory participation in every contact/training session. Reflection diary, group work, professional interaction with peers, independent study.

Learning materials

Materials from courses taught in school
Materials provided in the course Moodle page

Student workload

135 hours
Includes:
Orientation to clinical training, independent study, reflection/learning diary, group discussion and interaction, group essay, Finnish language training, reflection tasks/sessions

Completion alternatives

Demonstration of prior competence - please contact the teacher in charge of the implementation

Practical training and working life cooperation

Active participation in contact/training sessions at TAMK is mandatory. In case of absenteeism compensatory action is required.

After every contact/training session, students are required to:
1. Write an individual learning diary of the session's topic and find out the key vocabulary related to the topic in Finnish
2. Discuss their diary and reflect their learning in small group
3. Write a summary of their learning based on the diary and group discussion (1-2) pages per topic
4. Compile a condensed presentation of the summary in Finnish (few phares, max. one paragraph

Once all the contact/training sessions are completed, students will submit their topic and Finnish language summaries in one document using the TAMK report guidelines. Use the topics as your main headings.

After the assignment submission, a final reflection and feedback session on the summaries, learning, and Finnish language will be held with S2-teacher.

Further information

The intention is to practice professional interaction and collaboration, and learn about Finnish health care system, Nurses responsibilities, duties, and ethics. In addition, you will increase your working life skills and knowledge of Finnish working culture- You will develop competence that is required l in the nursing profession and throughout your future SCTs.

Implementation plan will be updated if necessary

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

Assessment criteria, pass/fail
Pass:
The student:
- is aware of his/her own values and principles and is able to describe them in relation to the values and ethical principles of future profession in health care
- knows the basic ethical values in social and health care
- follows the ethical guidelines and principles in nursing, acts responsibly as a member of the work community and follows practice guidelines
- respects clients/patients and meets them as experts and actors of their lives
- is able to support client’s strengths and well-being
-is able to interact professionally and individually with clients/patients of all ages, cultures and with different backgrounds
- is able to meet vulnerable client groups in nursing care
- is able to act in a professional and collegial manner in the work community
- is able to recognise health care and social services professionals’ roles and responsibilities in clients’ care
- is able to use reflection and identify own strengths and developmental challenges in professional interaction


Fail:

The student:
- is not able to recognise own values and principles and is not able to describe them in relation to the values and ethical principles of future profession in health care
- does not know the basic ethical values in social and health care
- fails to follow the ethical guidelines and principles in nursing, is not able to act responsibly as a member of the work community and fails to follow practice guidelines
- fails to respect and meet clients/patients as experts and actors of their lives
- fails to support client’s strengths and well-being
-is not able to interact professionally and individually with clients/patients of all ages, cultures and with different backgrounds
- is not able to meet vulnerable client groups in nursing care
- is not able to act in a professional and collegial manner in the work community
- is not able to recognise health care and social services professionals’ roles and responsibilities in clients’ care
- is not able to use reflection and identify own strengths and developmental challenges in professional interaction