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Simulation 1 (1 cr)

Code: 7K00FN27-3017

General information


Enrolment period
05.07.2025 - 03.08.2025
Registration for the implementation has begun.
Timing
04.08.2025 - 31.08.2025
The implementation has not yet started.
Credits
1 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Emergency Care, Midwifery, Public Health Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
0 - 40
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Public Health Nursing
Teachers
Gitte Taulo
Lasse Tervajärvi
Sanna-Mari Kämäräinen
Maarit Lähteenmäki
Riikka Lehtinen
Person in charge
Gitte Taulo
Course
7K00FN27

Objectives (course unit)

The Student
- is able to examine the patient according to the ABCDE protocol
- is able to inform the patient about the situation using the ISBAR method
- is able to act in emergencies with patients of different ages
- knows the basics of safe medication and fluid therapy
- is able to act with patient safety in mind

Content (course unit)

- vital organ functions in patients of different ages
- action in acute situations
- CPR
- teamwork skills
- medication and fluid therapy in patients of different ages
- patient safety expertise

Prerequisites (course unit)

Participation in the for the courses according to the simulation before the simulation.

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Pass
The Student
- works actively in simulation in different roles
- is able to act in emergencies
- identify situations that threaten the patient's condition
- is able to find out the key issues about the patient's current situation
- is able to inform the patient about the condition and changes in the condition
Rejected execution

Fail
The Student
- does not actively participate in simulations
- Emergency response endangers the patient's life
- does not recognize life-threatening situations in the patient's condition
- acts improperly in the situation
- cannot inform about issues related to the patient's condition.

Location and time

The skills workshops on August 15 and the maltreatment simulations—conducted throughout the semester as interprofessional collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine—are mandatory for all students.
Link
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:meeting_ZWFmYzI2ODEtNGU5Ny00N2JiLWJhY2EtYmJkMTY4OTA1ZWVh@thread.v2/0?context=%7B%22Tid%22:%22fa6944af-cc7c-4cd8-9154-c01132798910%22,%22Oid%22:%226c21e590-a78b-464b-9d39-0de532aac576%22%7D
The dates for the simulations will be announced later; the contact person is Lasse Tervajärvi.

From the following workshops, each student must choose one and register for it in Moodle (either the Hospital Day or the Gastroenterology Skills Workshop):

There are two Hospital Days:
December 12 from 8:00–12:00 and from 12:00–16:00

There are two Gastroenterology Skills Workshops:
August 13 and August 20 from 12:30–15:30

Exam schedules

No exam

Assessment methods and criteria

To be approved, the student must actively participate in the skills workshops.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Simulation 1, Skill station training

Student workload

27 hours, includes independent work on preparing preliminary tasks

Content scheduling

The instruction consists of three parts:

Skills workshop day, where students practice resuscitation, cannulation, patient condition assessment, ECG interpretation, and catheterization.

Interprofessional simulations, aimed at public health nurse students and conducted during the semester in collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine.

An interprofessional hospital day or the Gastroenterology interprofessional skills workshop:

During the hospital day, medical students, nursing students, biomedical laboratory science students, radiography students, and physiotherapy students work together.

The Gastroenterology interprofessional skills workshop (in collaboration with Pirha, the Faculty of Medicine, and TAMK) focuses on PEG, NML, and stoma care. In the gastroenterology interprofessional workshop, students work together with medical students and Pirha’s nurses.

Completion alternatives

Don´t exist

Further information

There, participants gather in the lobby area near the stairs and divide into small groups under the guidance of the instructors. Be on time, as late arrival will prevent your participation. Wear your nursing uniform.

August 15: No separate registration is required for the skills workshops.
Registration for the Gastroenterology and Hospital Day sessions is done in Moodle; please follow the student number guidelines.

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