NS-2-023

Nursing 2020 (top up) - Nursing competences

• 1 (2020-08-01 to 2020-10-25)
• 2 (2020-10-26 to 2020-12-31)

English

Compulsory

First

1

10 cr

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

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

INTERNAL MEDICINE AND INTENSIVE CARE (4
cr)

- patient assessment neuro respiratory
- I&O balance
- iv cannulation
- hanging iv solutions/iv antibiotics
-iv pumps
- abg/ arterial line
- Respiration
- tracheostomy
- oral nasal suctioning
- ambu-bag oxygenationVM
- CPAP/Bi-pap
- unconsious patient
- care for patient on ventilator
- deep suctioning (closed-open)
- setting up for intubation

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
- oncology nursing
- placing a patient on monitor (non-invasive)
- cvk/picc/mid-line

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

The student must have a previous nursing degree
from aborad.

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

• Lectures - 22 hours
• Practical exercises - 63 hours
• Individual studies - 145 hours
• Internet-based studies - 40 hours

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

Participation in tuition

Exams (written-, oral-, home-)

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

Participate in the skills days, accomplish the
online bloodtransfusion course

• Ekman Petra
• Eronen Lotta
• Gray Pamela
• Grönlund Anu
• Hagström Sarah
• Herva Marja
• Kielo Emilia
• Mannevaara Pauleen
• Sjölund Terese

Mannevaara Pauleen

https://arcada.itslearning.com/ External link

No limit (42 students enrolled)

12 months after course has ended

• 2021-01-15
• 2021-02-12

2020-08-01 to 2020-09-06

2020-12-16 - Exams