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

Orientation at TAMK

Reflection at TAMK

Supervised Clinical training hours to be completed in the placement.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Blended

- pretask / task / exam (independent study)

- orientation and reflection (contact teaching)

- supervised clinical place (competence development)

Learning materials

Further information can be found from the following resources:

Material shared in Moodle

Ohjattujen harjoitteluiden Moodle

Revise the theoretical content relevant to the SCT -related speciality

Student workload

Supervised Clinical Training is 10 ECTs

Content scheduling

Participation in and completion of the following:
1. book a placement from jobiili, update CV
2. attend orientation (mandatory attendance)
3. Complete training hours (include mid/final reflection with teacher and supervisor)
4. Complete workseed (training goals and time table by the end of the first week; all documents must be compelted by refelction)
5. Compelte lääkehoitopassi
6. Complete SCT task
5. Attend reflection (mandatory attendance)

Practical training and working life cooperation

The student has booked the clinical training place from Jobilli or outside Jobilli in accordance with TAMK rules and instructions for supervised clinical trainings.

The placement must be confirmed before the student contacts the placement and before the start of the training.

The student must contact the placement at minimum 2 weeks before the start of the training period.

Failure to comply with these rules may result in your placement being cancelled.

Further information

The implementation plan may be edited before the course orientation.