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Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

Finnish

Type of course

Compulsory

Cycle/level of course

First

Recommended year of study

1

Total number of ECTS

10 cr

Competency aims

Comptency aims:

LANGUAGE:

-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

-Demonstrates knowledge of appropriate
recording
of the clients/patients nursing care process,
and
is capable of evaluating whether data recorded
in
the patient data repository is up-to-date,
correct
and of good quality

CARING PROCESS (Future and leadership):

-Nursing interventions and nursing care process

-Structural nursing care data

-Significance of producing real time data in a
client contact

-Evaluation and application of produced data

-Leadership and professional co-operation
skills
of the employee

-Demonstrates ability to priorate the task
flexibly

-Motivates members of their working community
and
is able to give and receive feedback.

-Demonstrates ability to work according to the
principles of cost-efficiency, Sustainable
development taking into account the environment

-Demonstrates ability to guide fellow students
and
co-workers

-Understands how health care and social welfare
services are produced and organized, and how
they
are controlled and monitored in Finland

ONCOLOGY:

-Evaluation of the quality and significance of
data Applies their knowledge of major cancers
to
the nursing care.

-Major cancers (breast cancer)

-Applies knowledge of anatomy and physiology,
pathophysiology, applied pharmacology and
medication to the planning, implementation and
assessment of medication for treatment of
cancers.

PAEDIATRIC (mental health):

-Applies their knowledge of major diseases of
children/adolescents in nursing care.

-Paediatric nursing and paediatric diseases

-Interventions and methods used in the nursing
care of children and adolescents

-Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of
family work and is able to put them into
practice.

-Family nursing care and interventions

-Demonstrates knowledge of key interventions
used
in the nursing care of patients with mental
health
disorders and psychiatric conditions.

-Interventions and methods used in nursing care
of mental health disorders and psychiatric
conditions

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes: At the end of the course the
students will have knowledge about
cancer patients in Finland, the peadiatric
patient
with mental disorders, knowledge in leadership
as
a nurse, improved Finnish language skills for
nurses. Familiar with the Finnish health care
system as a whole and have knowledge in finding
different solutions and services for the
patient.

Course contents

On-line lectures, on-line articles and material
from Oppiportti, teams- phone calls to
teachers,
reflections in groups using zoom, presentation
of
written assignment using Teams or Zoom, and
opponenting other student`s assignments.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

This course is meant for Top-Up students.
Finnish 3 cr, Clinical Skills 7 cr

Additional information

The course is mainly held in Finnish,and partly in
English. The given material
will be in Finnish with additional material in
English. All material will be found on-line.

Recommended or required reading

All material and links are found on ItsLearning

Study activities

  • Lectures - 20 hours
  • Small-group work - 16 hours
  • Individual studies - 100 hours
  • Internet-based studies - 118 hours
  • Seminars - 16 hours

Workload

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

Mode of Delivery

Supported virtual education

Assessment requirements

To pass the course the student should pass the
following examinations:
Examination 1 written assignment x 2
Examination 2 opponent story
Examination 3 Nursing Care Plan
Examination 4 Passed Syöpätaudit quizz
All netbased courses (verkkokurssit) should be
done
Three (3) assignments in the Finnish language
Only for Top-Up students: Quiz about pediatric
care

Teacher

  • Gray Pamela
  • Herva Marja
  • Paakkonen Heikki
  • Sjölund Terese
  • Stockmann-Broo Christine

Examiner

Sjölund Terese

Group size

No limit

Assignments valid until

12 months after course has ended

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