The course is included in these curricula and study modules

The course takes place in period

  • 1 (2021-08-01 to 2021-10-24)
  • 2 (2021-10-25 to 2021-12-31)

Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

English

Type of course

Compulsory

Cycle/level of course

First

Recommended year of study

1

Total number of ECTS

10 cr

Competency aims

The aim of the course is to:

- update clinical nursing skills suitable for
Finnish
health care context (internal medicine,
surgical
care, intensive care and perioperative care
(anesthesia and instruments), home care and
policlinics.

- Understand the Finnish health care system
from
a holistic perspective, is able to work in an
aseptic
way and be able to prioritize nursing tasks
according to patient needs.

-Feel confident in implementing previous
nursing
skills in the Finnish health care system.

- Demonstrates ability to assess and develop
their
own skills.

- Self-assessment, development and marketing of
their personal competence

- Demonstrates knowledge of independent
communication and interaction in his or her
native
language, the second official language of
Finland,
and at least one foreign language.

- Finnish, Swedish and a foreign language

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student is
expected
to be able to:

-see the Finnish health care system as a whole
-be able to work as nurse from a Finnish
nursing
perspective
-can work as a nurse in different clinical
settings

Course contents

INTERNAL MEDICINE AND INTENSIVE CARE (4
cr)

- patient assessment (ABCDE)
- I&O balance
- iv cannulation
- hanging iv solutions/iv antibiotics
-iv pumps
- abg/ arterial line
- Respiration
- tracheostomy
- oral & nasal suctioning
- ambu-bag oxygenation VM
- OF, CPAP/Bi-pap
- care of unconsious patient
- care for patient on ventilator
- deep suctioning (closed-open)
- resuscitation

PERIOPERATIVE CARE (2 cr)
- abg/ arterial line
- anesthesia
- mid-line/picc
- setting up a clean table/ sterile table at
bedside
and operation room
- sterile glove application/removal/ assisting
doctor to apply
- tubes/draines/chesttubes
- sterile dressing change
- dressing and removing sterile gown

POLICLINIC ( 2cr):
- cardioversion
- patient assessment
- placing a patient on monitor (non-invasive)
- relevant laboratory results for main patient
groups

HOME CARE (1 cr):
- blood sample/blood drawing
- ECG: obtaining ecg 3-12-14 leads
- Wound care (Vac)
- sutures/staples removal

Prerequisites and co-requisites

The student must have a previous nursing degree
from aborad.

Additional information

- Compulsory attendance at introductory lecture,
practical exercises and simulation.
- The teaching is in English and simulated nursing
situations and cases are held in Finnish

Recommended or required reading

E-book that can be accessed through Arcadas
library and links found on ItsLearning:

Fundamentals of Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! 2015
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Chapter: 6

Chapter: 7

Chapter: 8

Chapter: 9

Chapter: 10

Chapter: 11

Chapter: 12

Chapter: 13

Chapter: 14

Nursing Pharmacalogy Made Incredibly Easy! 2015

Chapter 4: Pain medication p.139-167 (Not the
anestetic drugs)

Wound Care Made Incredibly Easy! 2015: Slachta A.
Patricia. 2015, Third edition.

Not the scales and algoritmes, product table

Medical-Surgical Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
2015.

Chapter 11. End of life care

Ebooks:

Critical Care Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins:

Chapters: 4: Cardiovascular system
Chapter 5: Respiratory system
Chapter 6: Gastrointestinal system (Lotta!)
Chapter 7: Renal system
Chapter 10: Multisystem issues (iv therapy,
electrolytes, bloodtransfusions, burns,
hyperthermia,hypothermia, hypovolemic chock, MOF,
septic chock, trauma)

Nursing Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy!
Williams & Wilkins

Drugs for fluid and electrolyte balance
Dosage Calculation Made Incredibly Easy! Margareth
Harvey. 2015.

Chapter 12: Calculating parenteral injections
Chapter 13: Calculating iv infusions
Chapter 16: Calculating critical care dosages
Medical-Surgical Nursing Made Incredibly easy!

Chapter 3: Fluids and electrolytes
Chapter 4: Perioperative care
Chapter 5: Pain management
Chapter 10: Respiratory disorders
Fundamentals of Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Chapter 11. Iv therapy

Articles:

Four phases of intravenous fluid therapy: a
conceptual model (pdf)
Intravenous fluid therapy (pdf)
Now and Then, the History of Parenteral Fluid
Administration(pdf)

Books:

Perioperatiivinen hoitotyö Sanoma Pro
Anestesiologian ja tehohoidon perusteet
Tehohoitopas
Akuuttihoito opas
Akuuttihoidon lääkkeet

Oppiportti:

Peruselintoimintojen häiriöt ja niiden hoito
(Oppiportti?)
Anestesiahoitotyön käsikirja (oppipporti)

Study activities

  • Lectures - 32 hours
  • Practical exercises - 50 hours
  • Individual studies - 145 hours
  • Internet-based studies - 40 hours
  • Written exams: 26.10.2021 23.11.2021 - 3 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 270 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 270 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Mode of Delivery

Participation in tuition

Assessment methods

Exams (written-, oral-, home-)

Assessment requirements

To pass the course the student should pass the
following examinations:

Participate in the skills days, accomplish the
online bloodtransfusion course
Accomplish on-line courses on Oppiportti:
- Injektioiden perusteet
- EKGn perusteet ja systemaattinen tulkinta
- Laiteturvallisuus
- ABCDE

Pass both written exams

Teacher

  • Appelroth Maria
  • Ekman Petra
  • Eronen Lotta
  • Gray Pamela
  • Grönlund Anu
  • Herva Marja
  • Karbin Daniela
  • Mannevaara Pauleen
  • Sjölund Terese
  • Skogster Annika

Examiner

Sjölund Terese

Group size

No limit (24 students enrolled)

Assignments valid until

12 months after course has ended

Course enrolment period

2021-08-09 to 2021-09-05

Assessment methods

2021-10-26 - Exams

Room reservations
Date Time Room Title Description Organizer
2021-08-25 09:00 - 11:00 D173 Clinical Competences - course introduction Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
2021-08-25 12:30 - 15:00 D173 Welcome to Arcada Gray Pamela
Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
Åkermarck Erica
2021-08-26 09:00 - 12:30 Clinical Competences Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/67082689721 Meeting ID: 670 8268 9721 Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
2021-09-03 08:30 - 12:30 Clinical Competences Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
2021-09-03 13:15 - 14:45 Self-help and study skills This session is for both Arcada-Diak students and Top-Up students. It will be held online. Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/63947265399?from=addon Kalland Astrid
Nyström Erika
2021-09-06 12:00 - 16:00 Clinical Competences Sjölund Terese
2021-09-07 08:15 - 12:15 Clinical Competences Eronen Lotta
2021-09-09 08:30 - 12:30 Clinical Competences Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/63673310431 Meeting ID: 636 7331 0431 Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
2021-09-10 08:30 - 12:30 Clinical Competences Sjölund Terese
2021-09-14 12:30 - 16:30 Clinical Competences Eronen Lotta
Sjölund Terese
2021-09-15 08:00 - 14:00 E490 Clinical Competences Free practice: Depending on the needs of Top-Up Appelroth Maria
Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
2021-09-15 08:00 - 14:00 E488 Clinical Competences Free practice: Depending on the needs of Top-Up Appelroth Maria
Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
2021-09-15 08:00 - 14:00 E485 Clinical Competences Appelroth Maria
Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
2021-09-17 08:30 - 12:30 Clinical Competences Eronen Lotta
Sjölund Terese
2021-09-20 08:00 - 16:00 E490 Clinical Competences Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
Skogster Annika
2021-09-20 08:00 - 16:00 E491 Clinical Competences Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
Skogster Annika
2021-09-20 08:00 - 16:00 E488 Clinical Competences Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
Skogster Annika
2021-09-23 10:30 - 12:00 Clinical Competences Autumn 2021 This is a tutoring meeting with Erica and Pamela. We will also be discussing the writing of your academic blog. You are now double booked but Annika Skogster knows that you will be joining this meeting. Gray Pamela
Åkermarck Erica
2021-09-27 08:00 - 16:00 Clinical Competences Self studies: Laiteturvallisuus verkkokurssi
2021-09-28 08:00 - 12:30 Clinical Competences Self studies: Laiteturvallisuus verkkokurssi
2021-09-29 11:00 - 16:00 Clinical Competences Self studies: Laiteturvallisuus verkkokurssi
2021-09-30 08:00 - 11:30 Clinical Competences Self studies: Laiteturvallisuus verkkokurssi
2021-10-01 12:30 - 16:00 Clinical Competences Self studies: Laiteturvallisuus verkkokurssi
2021-10-11 11:15 - 16:00 Clinical Competences Selfstudies:ABO-verkkokurssi
2021-10-12 08:00 - 16:00 Clinical Competences Selfstudies:ABO-verkkokurssi
2021-10-14 12:15 - 16:00 Clinical Competences Selfstudies:ABO-verkkokurssi
2021-10-15 08:00 - 16:00 Clinical Care III: Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Selfstudies:ABO-verkkokurssi
2021-10-21 13:00 - 14:00 Tutorsession with Therese and Erica Online, https://arcada.zoom.us/j/62492642735?from=addon Pihlström Therese
Åkermarck Erica
2021-10-22 08:00 - 16:00 E491 Clinical Competences Modul 3 Eronen Lotta
Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
2021-10-22 08:00 - 16:00 E490 Clinical Competences Modul 3 Eronen Lotta
Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
2021-10-22 08:00 - 16:00 E488 Clinical Competences Modul 3 Eronen Lotta
Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
2021-10-25 08:30 - 16:30 E490 Clinical Competences Karbin Daniela
Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
2021-10-25 08:30 - 16:30 E491 Clinical Competences Karbin Daniela
Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
2021-10-25 08:30 - 16:30 E488 Clinical Competences Karbin Daniela
Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
2021-10-26 08:30 - 10:30 Clinical Competences Theory exam Appelroth Maria
Eronen Lotta
Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
2021-11-10 08:00 - 16:00 B326 Clinical Competences Modul 4 Appelroth Maria
Ekman Petra
Mannevaara Pauleen
Nyberg Anu
Sjölund Terese
2021-11-10 09:00 - 16:00 E487.3 Clinical Competences Modul 4 Appelroth Maria
Ekman Petra
Mannevaara Pauleen
Nyberg Anu
Sjölund Terese
2021-11-10 09:00 - 16:00 E492 Clinical Competences Autumn 2021 Debriefing during simulations Appelroth Maria
Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
2021-11-10 09:00 - 16:00 E486 Clinical Competences Autumn 2021 Mannevaara Pauleen
2021-11-10 09:00 - 16:00 E491 Clinical Competences Autumn 2021 Mannevaara Pauleen
2021-11-29 09:00 - 12:00 NS21 TopUp Academic Blog Presentations Gray Pamela
Mannevaara Pauleen
2021-12-02 08:00 - 16:00 E487.2 Clinical Competences Simulation Eronen Lotta
Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
2021-12-02 09:00 - 16:00 E487.3 Clinical Competences Simulation Eronen Lotta
Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
2021-12-02 09:00 - 16:00 E492 Clinical Competences Simulation Eronen Lotta
Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
2021-12-10 13:00 - 15:00 E385 Re-exam Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese
2021-12-10 13:00 - 15:00 E383 Re-exam Mannevaara Pauleen
Sjölund Terese

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