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Nursing in Emergency and Outpatient ServicesLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: K702DL29OJ

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • English

Responsible person

  • Hannele Kauppila

Objective

Competence goals

You can apply evidence-based information in assessing the need and urgency of a patient's care and in making decisions.
You are able to carry out emergency and reception care work for people of different ages as part of a multi-professional working group.
You are able to prepare and refer the patient to clinical examinations and treatment procedures in emergency and reception care work and to draw the necessary conclusions. You can guide and support the patient individually in self-care and health promotion.
You understand the connection between the northern region and distances in emergency and reception care work and you are able to use digital services in the social and health sector.

Content

Contents

Special features of emergency care nursing work
- Assessment of the need and urgency of treatment (triage)
- Key clinical trials and treatment interventions

Special features of reception nursing
- Self-care guidance and support
- Reception nursing work in different operating environments

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Under guidance, you can assess the need for and urgency of care and decision making and identify your role as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Under guidance, you can prepare and refer patients for clinical examinations and treatments in emergency and reception services.
You know national guidelines and recommendations for emergency and reception services.
You know different referral methods in emergency and reception services.
You know the role of the northern region and distances in emergency and reception services and know available digital services in social services and healthcare.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

You can assess the need for and urgency of care and decision making and act as part of a multidisciplinary team.
You can prepare and refer patients for clinical examinations and treatments in emergency and reception services and make conclusions.
You can use national guidelines and recommendations for nursing in emergency and reception services.
You can guide and support patients in self-care and in improving health using different methods in emergency and reception services.
You understand the role of the northern region and distances in emergency and reception services and can use digital services in social services and healthcare.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

You can independently assess the need for and urgency of care and decision making as part of a multidisciplinary team.
You can independently prepare and refer patients for clinical examinations and treatments in emergency and reception services and make the conclusions required.
You can critically use national guidelines and recommendations for nursing in emergency and reception services.
You can provide clients with individual guidance and support in self-care and in improving health in different operating environments in emergency and reception services.
You analyse the role of the northern region and distances in emergency and reception services and based on your assessments, can use digital services in social services and healthcare.

Enrollment

24.03.2025 - 16.09.2025

Timing

17.09.2025 - 12.10.2025

Credits

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing K

Office

Kosmos, Tietokatu 1, Kemi

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Henri Perälä
  • Kaisa Tarkiainen
Responsible person

Kaisa Tarkiainen

Scheduling groups
  • Group A (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Group B (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Student groups
  • K72D23S
    Nursing (day time learning) Kemi autumn 2023
Education groups
  • Group A
  • Group B

Objective

Competence goals

You can apply evidence-based information in assessing the need and urgency of a patient's care and in making decisions.
You are able to carry out emergency and reception care work for people of different ages as part of a multi-professional working group.
You are able to prepare and refer the patient to clinical examinations and treatment procedures in emergency and reception care work and to draw the necessary conclusions. You can guide and support the patient individually in self-care and health promotion.
You understand the connection between the northern region and distances in emergency and reception care work and you are able to use digital services in the social and health sector.

Content

Contents

Special features of emergency care nursing work
- Assessment of the need and urgency of treatment (triage)
- Key clinical trials and treatment interventions

Special features of reception nursing
- Self-care guidance and support
- Reception nursing work in different operating environments

Location and time

Course info 17.9.2025 on campus. Lecture, seminars and workshops in weeks 38-41 on campus.

Materials

The literature will be announced in the course info.

Teaching methods

Lectures, group work, independent work, seminars, online courses, workshops, exam.

Employer connections

Practical training info will be held on 7.10.2025.

Exam schedules

Exam 7.10.2025 at 8.15 on campus.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Under guidance, you can assess the need for and urgency of care and decision making and identify your role as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Under guidance, you can prepare and refer patients for clinical examinations and treatments in emergency and reception services.
You know national guidelines and recommendations for emergency and reception services.
You know different referral methods in emergency and reception services.
You know the role of the northern region and distances in emergency and reception services and know available digital services in social services and healthcare.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

You can assess the need for and urgency of care and decision making and act as part of a multidisciplinary team.
You can prepare and refer patients for clinical examinations and treatments in emergency and reception services and make conclusions.
You can use national guidelines and recommendations for nursing in emergency and reception services.
You can guide and support patients in self-care and in improving health using different methods in emergency and reception services.
You understand the role of the northern region and distances in emergency and reception services and can use digital services in social services and healthcare.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

You can independently assess the need for and urgency of care and decision making as part of a multidisciplinary team.
You can independently prepare and refer patients for clinical examinations and treatments in emergency and reception services and make the conclusions required.
You can critically use national guidelines and recommendations for nursing in emergency and reception services.
You can provide clients with individual guidance and support in self-care and in improving health in different operating environments in emergency and reception services.
You analyse the role of the northern region and distances in emergency and reception services and based on your assessments, can use digital services in social services and healthcare.

Assessment methods and criteria

Case studies in groups: Max 20 points. 100% attendance in seminars is needed.
Workshops: Minimum 75% attendance.
Online courses: Approved /Failed.
Exam: Max 25 points. Student must have at least 12,5 points to pass the exam.
Courses numeric grading (1-5) consists of combined result of the case assignment and the exam, and it will be given after passing/approved all the objectives of the course.

Enrollment

18.03.2024 - 26.05.2024

Timing

27.05.2024 - 30.09.2024

Credits

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing K

Office

Kosmos, Tietokatu 1, Kemi

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 25

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Anne-Marita Syväjärvi
  • Eija Kehus
  • Kaisa Tarkiainen
Responsible person

Kaisa Tarkiainen

Student groups
  • K72D22S
    Nursing (day time learning) Kemi autumn 2022

Objective

Competence goals

You can apply evidence-based information in assessing the need and urgency of a patient's care and in making decisions.
You are able to carry out emergency and reception care work for people of different ages as part of a multi-professional working group.
You are able to prepare and refer the patient to clinical examinations and treatment procedures in emergency and reception care work and to draw the necessary conclusions. You can guide and support the patient individually in self-care and health promotion.
You understand the connection between the northern region and distances in emergency and reception care work and you are able to use digital services in the social and health sector.

Content

Contents

Special features of emergency care nursing work
- Assessment of the need and urgency of treatment (triage)
- Key clinical trials and treatment interventions

Special features of reception nursing
- Self-care guidance and support
- Reception nursing work in different operating environments

Location and time

Course info 27.5.2024 at 10-11.30 in Zoom. Introduction lecture online in Zoom. Seminar and workshops at weeks 33-35 at campus.

Materials

The literature will be announced in the course info.

Teaching methods

Lectures, team work, independent work, seminars, online courses, workshops, exam.

Employer connections

Practical training info 27.8.2024.

Exam schedules

Course Exam is on 27.8.2024 at 8.15-9.45.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Under guidance, you can assess the need for and urgency of care and decision making and identify your role as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Under guidance, you can prepare and refer patients for clinical examinations and treatments in emergency and reception services.
You know national guidelines and recommendations for emergency and reception services.
You know different referral methods in emergency and reception services.
You know the role of the northern region and distances in emergency and reception services and know available digital services in social services and healthcare.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

You can assess the need for and urgency of care and decision making and act as part of a multidisciplinary team.
You can prepare and refer patients for clinical examinations and treatments in emergency and reception services and make conclusions.
You can use national guidelines and recommendations for nursing in emergency and reception services.
You can guide and support patients in self-care and in improving health using different methods in emergency and reception services.
You understand the role of the northern region and distances in emergency and reception services and can use digital services in social services and healthcare.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

You can independently assess the need for and urgency of care and decision making as part of a multidisciplinary team.
You can independently prepare and refer patients for clinical examinations and treatments in emergency and reception services and make the conclusions required.
You can critically use national guidelines and recommendations for nursing in emergency and reception services.
You can provide clients with individual guidance and support in self-care and in improving health in different operating environments in emergency and reception services.
You analyse the role of the northern region and distances in emergency and reception services and based on your assessments, can use digital services in social services and healthcare.

Assessment methods and criteria

Case studies in groups: Numeric grading 1-5, 100% attendance in seminars.
Workshops: Minimum 75% attendance.
Online courses: Approved /Failed.
Exam: numeric grading 1-5.
Courses numeric grading will be given after passing/approved all the objectives of the course.

Enrollment

13.03.2023 - 12.09.2023

Timing

13.09.2023 - 31.10.2023

Credits

5 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing K

Office

Kosmos, Tietokatu 1, Kemi

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Mira Oinas-Mäenalanen
  • Kaisa Tarkiainen
Responsible person

Kaisa Tarkiainen

Student groups
  • K72D21S

Objective

Competence goals

You can apply evidence-based information in assessing the need and urgency of a patient's care and in making decisions.
You are able to carry out emergency and reception care work for people of different ages as part of a multi-professional working group.
You are able to prepare and refer the patient to clinical examinations and treatment procedures in emergency and reception care work and to draw the necessary conclusions. You can guide and support the patient individually in self-care and health promotion.
You understand the connection between the northern region and distances in emergency and reception care work and you are able to use digital services in the social and health sector.

Content

Contents

Special features of emergency care nursing work
- Assessment of the need and urgency of treatment (triage)
- Key clinical trials and treatment interventions

Special features of reception nursing
- Self-care guidance and support
- Reception nursing work in different operating environments

Location and time

Weeks 37-40.
Course info 13.9.2023 at 8.15- 9.45 in Zoom.

Teaching methods

Videolectures, team work, independent work, seminars, online courses, workshops.

Exam schedules

Exam 5.10.2023 at 8.15- 9.45.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Under guidance, you can assess the need for and urgency of care and decision making and identify your role as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Under guidance, you can prepare and refer patients for clinical examinations and treatments in emergency and reception services.
You know national guidelines and recommendations for emergency and reception services.
You know different referral methods in emergency and reception services.
You know the role of the northern region and distances in emergency and reception services and know available digital services in social services and healthcare.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

You can assess the need for and urgency of care and decision making and act as part of a multidisciplinary team.
You can prepare and refer patients for clinical examinations and treatments in emergency and reception services and make conclusions.
You can use national guidelines and recommendations for nursing in emergency and reception services.
You can guide and support patients in self-care and in improving health using different methods in emergency and reception services.
You understand the role of the northern region and distances in emergency and reception services and can use digital services in social services and healthcare.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

You can independently assess the need for and urgency of care and decision making as part of a multidisciplinary team.
You can independently prepare and refer patients for clinical examinations and treatments in emergency and reception services and make the conclusions required.
You can critically use national guidelines and recommendations for nursing in emergency and reception services.
You can provide clients with individual guidance and support in self-care and in improving health in different operating environments in emergency and reception services.
You analyse the role of the northern region and distances in emergency and reception services and based on your assessments, can use digital services in social services and healthcare.

Assessment methods and criteria

Case studies in groups: pass/to be completed, 100% attendance in seminars.
Minimum 75% attendance in workshops.  
Exam: 1-5