Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The student
- is able to act professionally according to patient safety and ethical principles in nursing in advanced medical- surgical nursing and palliative care circumstances in varied care facilities
- masters essential evidence based knowledge and skills of the advanced clinical nursing
- knows the most common illnesses and is able to recognise disturbances in vital functions of patients
- is able to implement knowledge in different stages of the nursing process for patients individually while taking family and health promotion into consideration in advanced clinical nursing
- is able to implement the principles of sustainability in nursing
- is able to work in multidisciplinary team
- reflects on own actions, sees the development needs and positively effects the work community.

Content (course unit)

Contents: clinical training in Medical- Surgical wards or Medical- Surgical outpatient clinics or specialised care’s Home hospitals

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Pass
The student
- masters and is able to implement evidence based knowledge on advanced clinical nursing
- knows the most common illnesses and is able to recognise disturbances in vital functions of patients
- masters essentials of fluid- and pharmacotherapy and calculates accurately
- is able to analyse and implement knowledge in different stages of the nursing process for patients individually while taking family and health promotion into consideration in advanced clinical nursing
- masters varied observation and nursing methods in advanced clinical nursing
- understands ethical principles in nursing and is able to implement them in ethical decision making with patients in advanced clinical nursing
- understands the meaning of sustainability, patient safety, and professionalism via putting it into action in advanced clinical nursing
- masters individual guidance taking the needs of the person with long term condition and the family into consideration in advanced clinical nursing

Fail
The student
- is not responsible for one’s learning, and cannot utilise feedback for professional growth
- repeatedly neglects preparation for procedures and/or implementation of the nursing process
- is not able to implement evidence based knowledge on advanced clinical nursing
- does not know the most common illnesses and is not able to recognise disturbances in vital functions of patients and is not capable of gaining the knowledge after feedback
- does not master essentials of fluid- and pharmacotherapy and calculates inaccurately
- is not able to analyse and implement knowledge in different stages of the nursing process for patients individually in advanced clinical nursing
- does not take family and health promotion into consideration in advanced clinical nursing
- does not master varied observation and nursing methods in advanced clinical nursing
- does not understand ethical principles in nursing and is not able to implement them in ethical decision making with patients in advanced clinical nursing
- does not put principles of sustainability, patient safety, and professionalism into action in advanced clinical nursing
- is not able to provide individual guidance taking the needs of the client and the family into consideration in advanced clinical nursing

Location and time

2024

Exam schedules

-

Assessment methods and criteria

Completed hours in clinical setting
Mandatory orientation
Mandatory simulation / skills lab ( 1 credit)
Mandatory reflection
Medication passport
Assignment

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

Contents: clinical training in Medical- Surgical wards or Medical- Surgical outpatient clinics or specialised care’s Home hospitals for 6 weeks
Mandatory orientation, date is added later.
Mandatory simulation / skills lab ( 1 credit)
Mandatory reflection, date is added later
Medication passport
Assignment

Learning materials

As in theoretical studies

Student workload

6 weeks in clinical setting
1 credit mandatory simulation/ skills lab

Content scheduling

-

Completion alternatives

-

Practical training and working life cooperation

In clinical setting

International connections

-

Further information

Participated to course Medical- Surgical nursing ( Advanced studies)