Study Guide

Objective

You know how to interact professionally and dialogically with customers and patients of different ages and backgrounds as well as their loved ones.
You know how to take customers’ and patients’ cultural background into account when you interact with them. You know how to act professionally and ethically in various interaction situations as well as digital environments.
You know how to follow work community skills in a multi-professional and multicultural work community. You know how to communicate verbally and in writing in a competent manner, following sector-specific practices and Lapland UAS guidelines.

Content

-Humane and respectful nurse-patient encounters
-Cultural sensitivity in nursing and work communities
-Cultural background in customer encounters and interaction
-Customer-oriented dialogic interaction
-Multi-professional work communities and teamwork
-Goal- and situation-oriented verbal and written communication in work and study situations

Location and time

At weeks 39-50 at campus.
Course info 26.9.2023 at 10.15-11.45 at campus.

Materials

Lecture and workshop materials.

The literature will be announced in the course info.

Teaching methods

Lectures and online lectures, two workshop days, group work, independent work, essay writing.

Exam schedules

Essay independently. Essay must be returned no later than 17.11.2024.

Content scheduling

Professional Interaction in Nursing
Multicultural Nursing
Academic study and writing skills
- Academic writing: LUAS documents

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1–2)
You identify the principles of professional interaction when meeting customers from different backgrounds. You define customer-oriented dialogic interaction in nursing. You know the importance of culture in interaction. You also identify ethical practices in digital environments.
You name the principles of multi-professional work and teamwork. You identify aspects of your communication skills. Your verbal communication is understandable. You identify different types of text used for studies and write an understandable written learning assignment based on the Lapland UAS writing and referencing guidelines.
Fail: You have not achieved level 1.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3–4)
You describe the principles of professional interaction when meeting customers from different backgrounds.
You explain customer-oriented dialogic interaction in nursing. You understand the importance of culture in interaction. You also apply ethical practices in digital environments.
You understand multi-professional work. You assess your communication skills. In your verbal communication, you take into account your interlocutors and the communication situation. You write clear written learning assignments, apply the instructions concerning the text type and follow the Lapland UAS writing and referencing guidelines.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
You follow the principles of professional interaction when meeting customers from different backgrounds. You use customer-oriented dialogic interaction in nursing and can evaluate it. You pay attention to the importance of culture in interaction situations. You also follow ethical practices in digital environments. You apply the principles of multi-professional work and teamwork. You develop your communication skills. Your verbal communication is clear and competent, you take your interlocutors and the situation into account very well, and you use various means of communication.
You write clear and consistent written learning assignments, following the text type instructions and the Lapland UAS writing and referencing guidelines.

Objective

You are familiar with the key concepts related to anatomy and physiology.
You can name and locate bones, joints and their parts and describe their structures and functioning. You can name and locate the main superficial muscles and describe their structures and functioning. You can name the main structures of the heart and blood vessels and describe their functioning.
You can name the structures of the respiratory system and describe its functioning. You can name the structures of the digestive system and describe its functioning.
You can name the structures of the urinary system and describe the formation of urine and the functioning of the organ system in the regulation of fluid and acid-base balance.
You can name the structures of the main sensory organs and the nervous system and describe their functioning. You understand the hormonal regulation of the body and can describe the functioning and regulation of the most important hormones in nursing.
You understand the body’s thermoregulatory mechanisms.

Content

-Key concepts of anatomy and physiology
-Key structures and functions of the human body: tissues, the musculoskeletal system, the circulatory system, the respiratory system, the digestive system, the urinary system and fluid balance, the senses and nervous system, hormonal regulation and thermoregulation

Location and time

24.10-13.12.2024 in Kemi campus

Materials

Peate, I. & Nair, M.(ed.) 2017. Fundamentals of anatomy and physiology for nursing and healthcare students. John Wiley & Sons Incorporated. Second edition. (e-book available)   

Leppäluoto, Rintamäki, Vakkuri, Vierimaa, Lauri. Anatomia ja fysiologia. Rakenteesta toimintaan. SanomaPro. 

Material in Moodle 

Teaching methods

Independent study, independent assignments and tests, teaching in campus and online, final exam.
At least 60 % attendance in the teachings is required.

Exam schedules

Final exam of Anatomy and physiology in campus on 13.12.2024, retake in campus in January 2025.

Further information

At least 60 % attendance in the teachings is required.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1–2)
You identify key concepts related to anatomy and physiology. You can name
the most important structures of the organ systems of the human body in terms of nursing. You can describe the functions of the human body’s organ systems and the basics of the regulatory systems.

Fail: You have not achieved a satisfactory level.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3–4)
You can describe the key concepts related to anatomy and physiology. You can describe
the most important structures of the organ systems of the human body in terms of nursing. You can describe and explain the functions of the human body’s organ systems and the basics of the regulatory systems.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
You can comprehensively describe the key concepts related to anatomy and physiology. You can describe and explain in their entirety the organ systems, their structures and functions and the regulatory systems of the human body most important for nursing.

Assessment methods and criteria

The grade of the course consists of final exam`s grade. Evaluation: 5-1 / failed
Other obligatory assignments and tests approved/failed or approved/completed.

Objective

3 cr = You are able to meet customers of different ages and in different life situations in the changing operating environments of the healthcare and social services sector.
You are able to interact with customers in a manner that is respectful and builds trust. You understand the roles of the different operating and service units as part of the care and service chain.
You can identify various third-sector providers and their cooperation as part of the healthcare and social service system.

5 cr = You are capable of professional and therapeutic interaction with customers/patients of different ages and backgrounds as well as their loved ones.
You are able to meet vulnerable customer groups from different cultures individually. You can work in multidisciplinary working groups and operating environments.
You can give service guidance by informing customers about different healthcare and social services and guiding them in making choices regarding the services.
You understand the need for change brought about by digitalisation in the changing operating environments of healthcare and social services.

Location and time

Spring semester 2025

Teaching methods

For SOTE training, you will use the MOODLE platform. When your registration for a training course has been accepted, Moodle will open automatically.

HOX!
You don`t need to be approved drug calculation for SOTE -practical training

Employer connections

You have several different options to complete this training.
For more information on the different possibilities in Training INFO.

International connections

This training can be completed on an exchange.

Completion alternatives

This training can be completed on an exchange.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass:
3 cr = You are able to meet customers of different ages and in different life situations in the changing operating environments of the healthcare and social services sector.
You are able to interact with customers in a manner that is respectful and builds trust. You understand the roles of the different operating and service units as part of the care and service chain.
You can identify various third-sector providers and their cooperation as part of the healthcare and social service system.
5 cr = You are capable of professional and therapeutic interaction with customers/patients of different ages and backgrounds as well as their loved ones.
You are able to meet vulnerable customer groups from different cultures individually. You can work in multidisciplinary working groups and operating environments.
You can give service guidance by informing customers about different healthcare and social services and guiding them in making choices regarding the services.
You understand the need for change brought about by digitalisation in the changing operating environments of healthcare and social services.

Fail:
3 cr = You are not able to meet customers of different ages and in different life situations in the changing operating environments of the healthcare and social services sector.
You are not able to interact with customers in a manner that is respectful and builds trust.
You do not understand the roles of the different operating and service units as part of the care and service chain.
You are not able to identify various third-sector providers and their cooperation as part of the healthcare and social service system.
5 cr = You are not capable of professional and therapeutic interaction with customers/patients of different ages and backgrounds as well as their loved ones.
You are not able to meet vulnerable customer groups from different cultures individually. You are not able to work in multidisciplinary working groups and operating environments.
You are not able to give service guidance by informing customers about different healthcare and social services and guiding them in making choices regarding the services.
You do not understand the need for change brought about by digitalisation in the changing operating environments of healthcare and social services.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment: pass/fail
Timesheet and needed papers must be returned as well.

Objective

You are able to plan, implement and evaluate the daily activities of patient or customer care in a responsible way.
You know how to work aseptically.
You are able to administer enteral and parenteral medications safely. You know how to guide patients in a way that promotes health.
You are able to interact professionally with patients, customers, relatives and staff. You can define your professional identity and develop your professional skills in terms of nursing competence and responsibilities.

Location and time

Training Camp at school on week 15, 9. - 11.4.2025
Guided Practice (basic care) 6 weeks on week 16 - 21 (14.4. - 25.5.2025)

Materials

Practical training course instruction for students (in moodle), Moodle material, Electrical Practical Training Work Book (eTyökirja) and eMedical passport (eLääkehoitopassi)

Teaching methods

Student participate in Training Camps (100%)
Practical training in health care environment.

Further information

Competence goals:
The student practices key nursing functions in simulation and authentic nursing environments
• Implements commonly agreed values and principles in nursing
• Practices client / patient encounter and professional interaction
• Practices aseptic work
Participates in the implementation of medication treatment under supervision
• Participates in the recording of nursing according to the process model

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The practical training that develops professional skills is assessed on a Pass (H)/Fail (0) basis

Pass:
You are able to plan, implement and evaluate the daily activities of patient or customer care in a responsible way.
You know how to work aseptically.
You are able to administer enteral and parenteral medications safely. You know how to guide patients in a way that promotes health.
You are able to interact professionally with patients, customers, relatives and staff. You can define your professional identity and develop your professional skills in terms of nursing competence and responsibilities.

Fail:
You are not able to plan, implement and evaluate the daily activities of patient or customer care in a responsible way.
You do not know how to work aseptically.
You are not able to administer enteral and parenteral medications safely.
You do not know how to guide patients in a way that promotes health.
You are not able to interact professionally with patients, customers, relatives and staff. You are not able to define your professional identity and develop your professional skills in terms of nursing competence and responsibilities.

Assessment methods and criteria

Pass:
The student observes the shared rules of the unit.
The students appropriately fills in the practical training documents and returns them.
The student hands in the requisite exercises in accordance with the agreed upon schedule.
The student participates in guidance discussions and assessments in accordance with the agreed upon practices.
The student’s activities at the unit are responsible and safety to patients.
The student prepares personal competence goals for the practical training and assesses their attainment.
Fail:
The student does not observe the shared rules of the unit.
The student does not hand in the requisite exercises in accordance with the agreed upon schedule.
The student neglects guidance and assessment discussions.
The student does not perform nursing tasks in a responsible manner that is safe to patients.
The student is incapable of receiving guidance.
The student fails to achieve the goals set for the practical training.

Objective

You know the key aspects of pharmacotherapy competence required of nurses as well as nurses’ responsibilities and ethical principles in the pharmacotherapy process.
You are familiar with the legislation that governs pharmacotherapy.
You can describe the principles of pharmacotherapy and pharmacology. You understand the most common side effects and interactions of drugs.
You can describe a safe uninterrupted pharmacotherapy process and understand the importance of a pharmacotherapy plan in the implementation of a safe pharmacotherapy process.
You know how to use reliable pharmacotherapy databases.
You are able to administer drugs by the natural route and give injections subcutaneously and intramuscularly based on evidence.
You master the medical dosage calculations required of nurses.

Content

-Nurses’ duties, responsibilities and ethical principles in the pharmacotherapy process
-Principles of pharmacotherapy and pharmacology
-Uninterrupted pharmacotherapy process
-Pharmacotherapy safety
-Pharmacotherapy databases
-Principles of enteral and parenteral pharmacotherapy
-Injections: SC, IM (deltoid, ventrogluteal and thigh) and ID
-Medical dosage calculation

Location and time

13.12.2024-9.4.2025 in Kemi campus

Teaching methods

Independent study, independent assignments, lectures, workshops, exams.

80 % attendance in the lectures and 100 % attendance in the workshops are required.

Exam schedules

-Exam of Medication and Pharmacology in campus 31.1.2025, retake in Exam classroom. Evaluation 1-5/failed.

-Drug calculation exam in campus 5.2.2025 for group A and 6.2.2025 for group B, 1. retake in campus 5.2.2025 for group A and 6.2.2025 for group B, 2. retake in campus 7.2.2025. Next retake in general drug calculation workshop. Evaluation approved/failed.

-Other assignments approved/completed.

Completion alternatives

Adams, M., Holland, N. & Urban, C. 2017. Pharmacology for Nurses. A Pathophysiologic Approach. Fifth Edition. Pearson.
Adams, M.P., Holland, Jr, L.N., Bostwick, P. M. 2011. Pharmacology for Nurses. A Pathophysiologic Approach, Pearson Education, New Jersey, USA. (Only Units 1 and 2)
Abrams, A.C., Pennington S.S., Lammon, C.B. 2009. Clinical Drug Therapy, Rationales for Nursing Practice, Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, China. (Only Partly)
Downie, G., Mackenzie, J., Williams, A., Hind, C. 2008. Pharmacology and medicines management for nurses. (Only Partly)
Saano S. & Taam-Ukkonen M. (2020) Lääkehoidon käsikirja. SanomaPro. (Section I) (voi olla myös uudempi painos)
Lapham R & Agar H. 2015. Drug Calculations for Nurses. A Step-by-Step Approach. Fourth Edition.
Lapham R. & Agar H. (2009) Drug calculations for nurses. A Step-by-Step approach. E-book.
Pussinen A-M. , Somerharju L. & Hannula J. (2017) Lääkelaskut ammattikorkeakouluihin. Edita.
Nikkola R., Nurkka N. & Paloposki S. (2016) Annos oivallusta. Harjoittelemalla lääkelaskennan osaajaksi. SanomaPro.
Materials in the Moodle

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1–2)
You can describe the key aspects of pharmacotherapy competence required of nurses, pharmacotherapy legislation and the responsibilities and ethical principles in the pharmacotherapy process.
You can describe the key principles of pharmacotherapy and pharmacology.
You can describe a safe uninterrupted pharmacotherapy process and the importance of a pharmacotherapy plan in the implementation of a safe pharmacotherapy process, and you can name reliable pharmacotherapy databases.
Under supervision, you are able to administer drugs by the natural route and give injections subcutaneously, intramuscularly and intradermally based on evidence.
You master medical dosage calculations.

Fail: You have not achieved a satisfactory level

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3–4)
You can apply the pharmacotherapy competence required of nurses, pharmacotherapy legislation and the ethical principles in the pharmacotherapy process. You can describe your responsible actions in the pharmacotherapy process.
You can describe and justify the key principles of pharmacotherapy and pharmacology.
You can describe and justify a safe uninterrupted pharmacotherapy process and the importance of a pharmacotherapy plan in the implementation of a safe pharmacotherapy process, and you identify reliable pharmacotherapy databases.
You are able to administer drugs by the natural route and give injections subcutaneously, intramuscularly and intradermally based on evidence.
You master medical dosage calculations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
You can apply and evaluate the pharmacotherapy competence required of nurses, pharmacotherapy legislation and the ethical principles in the pharmacotherapy process. You are able to act responsibly in the pharmacotherapy process.
You can apply the key principles of pharmacotherapy and pharmacology in the pharmacotherapy process. You understand and know how to follow a safe uninterrupted pharmacotherapy process and the importance of a pharmacotherapy plan in the implementation of a safe pharmacotherapy process, and you can use reliable pharmacotherapy databases.
You are able to administer drugs by the natural route and give injections subcutaneously, intramuscularly and intradermally based on evidence and giving reasons for your actions.
You master medical dosage calculations.

Assessment methods and criteria

The grade of Medication exam forms the grade of this course. Drug calculation exam and other obligatory assignments will be evaluated approved/failed.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

You have not achieved a satisfactory level.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

You can describe the key aspects of pharmacotherapy competence required of nurses, pharmacotherapy legislation and the responsibilities and ethical principles in the pharmacotherapy process.
You can describe the key principles of pharmacotherapy and pharmacology.
You can describe a safe uninterrupted pharmacotherapy process and the importance of a pharmacotherapy plan in the implementation of a safe pharmacotherapy process, and you can name reliable pharmacotherapy databases.
Under supervision, you are able to administer drugs by the natural route and give injections subcutaneously, intramuscularly and intradermally based on evidence.
You master medical dosage calculations.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

You can apply the pharmacotherapy competence required of nurses, pharmacotherapy legislation and the ethical principles in the pharmacotherapy process. You can describe your responsible actions in the pharmacotherapy process.
You can describe and justify the key principles of pharmacotherapy and pharmacology.
You can describe and justify a safe uninterrupted pharmacotherapy process and the importance of a pharmacotherapy plan in the implementation of a safe pharmacotherapy process, and you identify reliable pharmacotherapy databases.
You are able to administer drugs by the natural route and give injections subcutaneously, intramuscularly and intradermally based on evidence.
You master medical dosage calculations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

You can apply and evaluate the pharmacotherapy competence required of nurses, pharmacotherapy legislation and the ethical principles in the pharmacotherapy process. You are able to act responsibly in the pharmacotherapy process.
You can apply the key principles of pharmacotherapy and pharmacology in the pharmacotherapy process. You understand and know how to follow a safe uninterrupted pharmacotherapy process and the importance of a pharmacotherapy plan in the implementation of a safe pharmacotherapy process, and you can use reliable pharmacotherapy databases.
You are able to administer drugs by the natural route and give injections subcutaneously, intramuscularly and intradermally based on evidence and giving reasons for your actions.
You master medical dosage calculations.

Objective

You are able to define the key concepts of nursing and describe the nursing process.
You are able to discuss the importance of nursing values, ethical principles and guidelines in nursing and in your work.
You are able to identify ethical problems in nursing and discuss ethical conflicts. You are able to identify your strengths for professional growth.
You understand that nurses’ work is based on evidence and scientific nursing knowledge. You can describe nurses’ role in evidence-based nursing and know the main sources of evidence.
You are able to search for data in healthcare databases and scientific publications and process and evaluate them.

Content

-Nursing process and key concepts
-Nursing values, principles and ethical guidelines and decision-making
-Nurses’ professional competence requirements
-Evidence-based practice and nurses’ role in evidence-based care
-Healthcare evidence data sources

Location and time

4.9-26.9.2024 Lapland University of Applied Sciences, Kemi

Materials

Cranmer & Nhermchena 2013, Ethics for Nurses: Theory and Practice. Chapters 1-9. E-Book. Berman, A., Snyder, Kozier B. & Erb G. 2008 or 2012. Fundamentals of Nursing.Lecture materials, pre-recorded lectures and workshop materials in the Moodle. Also Ethical Guidelines of Nursing, ICN code of Ethics, Nurse´s Colleagility Guidlines

Teaching methods

Independent study, independent assignment, workshops in campus, lecture in campus.

Exam schedules

Exam indepently, retest will take place in the Exam space at a separate time.

Further information

4.9.2024 studies starts in campus.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1–2)
You define the key concepts of nursing and the nursing process. You know the values, ethical principles and guidelines of nursing. You identify different ethical problems in nursing. You identify your strengths that support your professional growth. You define evidence-based practice in nursing. You describe the nurse’s profession and the required competence. You use reliable sources of data in your field.
Fail: You have not achieved level 1

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3–4)
You describe the key concepts of nursing and the nursing process. You explain the values, ethical
principles and guidelines of nursing. You explain ethical problems of different levels in nursing. You describe your strengths that support your professional growth. You describe evidence-based practice in nursing. You understand the nurse’s profession and the required competence. You use a wide range of reliable sources of data in your field.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
You combine the key concepts of nursing and the nursing process as part of evidence-based nursing. You understand the importance of the values of nursing and the ethical principles and guidelines. You reflect on ethical issues of different levels in nursing and propose justified solutions for them. You apply and evaluate your strengths that support your professional growth. You understand and explain the competence required for the nurse’s profession. You use a wide range of reliable sources of data in your field and assess them.

Assessment methods and criteria

Independent exam 100%

Objective

You know the different stages of the patient education process and the most important patient guidance methods. You can identify health risk factors and target early support to those who need it. You can identify existing and new health threats and know how to include them in the promotion of customers’ and patients’ health.
You know the key concepts, principles, theories and providers of health promotion.
You can use various methods of promoting health and functional capacity for different target groups. You know the principles of customer-oriented structured recording.
You can observe the respiratory and circulatory functions of adults, know the normal functioning or these systems and can identify changes in them.
You know how to use the most common methods of assisting nursing in respiratory and circulatory problems.

Content

-Target-oriented patient education
-Patient-oriented and comprehensive use of education methods
-Customer and patient engagement and its improvement
-Public health and health promotion (the impact of nutrition, physical activity and sleep on overall health)
Healthcare information technology
-Structured recording
-Clinical nursing procedures: respiratory and circulatory control and monitoring methods (ABC: ECG, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, temperature and NEWS scoring) and nursing assistance methods

Location and time

I semester

Materials

Patient Education & Health Promotion material:

Gragg L, Davies M & Macdowall W. 2013. Health promotion theory. Open University Press 2013. 2nd ed. Also availabe as an E-book with Luc Finna HAKA-login.

Edelman C L & Mandle C L. 2010. Health Promotion Throughout Life Span. Mosby Elsevier.

Terveyden edistäminen. 2022. Duodecim Oppiportti. Also availabe as an E-book with Luc Finna HAKA-login in Duodecim Oppiportti.

Other material appointed by the teachers

Nursing Interventions & Clinical Nursing material:

Kozier, B.& Erb B. et al. 2008. Fundamentals of Nursing. Concepts, Process and Practice. Pearson Education, Inc, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. 

Skhole-material, 

Material of Dudecim Terveysportti and Oppiportti 

Moodle-material 

Red Cross Finland, 2014. First Aid instructions. Available at: https://www.redcross.fi/learn-first-aid/first-aid-instructions.  

Resuscitation council (UK). The ABCDE-approach. The Royal College of Physicians.  

National Early Warning Score (NEWS). Ethical guidelines of nursing: https://sairaanhoitajat.fi/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Ethical-Guidelines-of-Nursing.pdf.  

Standardising the assessment of acute illness severity in the NHS. London: RCP:2017:1-77. WHO. International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) http://www.who.int/classifications/icf/en/. 

Rautavaara-Nurmi, H., Westergård, A., Henttonen, T., Ojala, M: & Vuorinen, S. 2015. Hoitotyön taidot ja toiminnot. SanomaPro.  

Jones& Bartlett LEARNING. British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwiwes. 2020. Practice standard for BCCNM nurses. avaiblable: https://www.bccnm.ca/Documents/standards_practice/nurses/All_PS_Documentation.pdf. BNF Medicines Complete for Children (The British National Formulary BNF-Pediatric). 

Standardising the assessment of acute illness severity in the NHS. London: RCP: 2017:1-77. WHO. International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) http://www.who.int/classifications/icf/en/. 

Teaching methods

Lectures and lessons in contact teaching, school & web based.
Independent individual & small group tasks.
Seminars & webinars (100% attendance).
Workshops & simulations (100% attendance).
Hands skills practice, Training Camp, practical training.
Other methods to support learning and achieving course goals.

Exam schedules

Exam in Patient Education & Health Promotion 12.12.2024 in Moodle
Exam of Nursing Interventions 13.12.2024 (also includes from Patient Education and Health Promotion -course nursing intervention parts (documentation, breathing and blood circulation) 
Re-exam of nursing interventions on spring 2025, if needed

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1–2)
You can identify and describe the patient guidance process and the related legislation.
You can name and define the most important patient guidance methods.
You can identify and explain the concept of public health and name key health risk factors and threats.
You can explain the key concepts, principles, theories and providers of health promotion.
You can define the different stages of a customer-oriented and health-promoting guidance process and implement them under supervision.
You know and define various resource-driven methods of promoting health and functional capacity for different target groups and can implement them under supervision.
You identify the principles of structured recording.
You know and can assess patients’ basic vital functions in accordance with the ABC protocol, and you can support them under supervision.

Fail: You have not achieved level 1.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3–4)
You work mainly independently, responsibly and in compliance with legislation in the patient guidance process. You can choose and evaluate suitable patient guidance methods in a customer-oriented manner.
You can identify and explain the concept of public health and evaluate key health risk factors and threats.
You understand the key concepts, principles, theories and providers of health promotion.
You work mainly independently at different stages of the health-promoting guidance process and justify your actions at different stages of the process.
You mainly independently implement various resource-driven methods of promoting health and functional capacity for different target groups and can justify your actions.
You understand the principles of structured recording.
You can identify and assess patients’ basic vital functions according to the ABC protocol, and you can support them mainly independently.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
You can interpret patient guidance legislation and assess its implementation in patient guidance.
You can independently plan and provide patient guidance following the patient guidance process and combine different patient guidance methods and evaluate their suitability.
You understand the concept of public health and can evaluate and combine key health risk factors and threats.
You understand the key concepts, principles, theories and providers of health promotion and can combine them with nursing.
You operate independently and n a customer-oriented manner at different stages of the health-promoting guidance process and can evaluate and justify your actions at different stages of the process.
You implement various resource-driven methods of promoting health and functional capacity for different target groups independently and in a customer-oriented manner and can justify your actions.
You know the principles of structured recording.
You can independently assess and support patients’ basic vital functions according to the ABC protocol.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Fail: You have not achieved level 1.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

You can identify and describe the patient guidance process and the related legislation.
You can name and define the most important patient guidance methods.
You can identify and explain the concept of public health and name key health risk factors and threats.
You can explain the key concepts, principles, theories and providers of health promotion.
You can define the different stages of a customer-oriented and health-promoting guidance process and implement them under supervision.
You know and define various resource-driven methods of promoting health and functional capacity for different target groups and can implement them under supervision.
You identify the principles of structured recording.
You know and can assess patients’ basic vital functions in accordance with the ABC protocol, and you can support them under supervision.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

You work mainly independently, responsibly and in compliance with legislation in the patient guidance process. You can choose and evaluate suitable patient guidance methods in a customer-oriented manner.
You can identify and explain the concept of public health and evaluate key health risk factors and threats.
You understand the key concepts, principles, theories and providers of health promotion.
You work mainly independently at different stages of the health-promoting guidance process and justify your actions at different stages of the process.
You mainly independently implement various resource-driven methods of promoting health and functional capacity for different target groups and can justify your actions.
You understand the principles of structured recording.
You can identify and assess patients’ basic vital functions according to the ABC protocol, and you can support them mainly independently.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

You can interpret patient guidance legislation and assess its implementation in patient guidance.
You can independently plan and provide patient guidance following the patient guidance process and combine different patient guidance methods and evaluate their suitability.
You understand the concept of public health and can evaluate and combine key health risk factors and threats.
You understand the key concepts, principles, theories and providers of health promotion and can combine them with nursing.
You operate independently and n a customer-oriented manner at different stages of the health-promoting guidance process and can evaluate and justify your actions at different stages of the process.
You implement various resource-driven methods of promoting health and functional capacity for different target groups independently and in a customer-oriented manner and can justify your actions.
You know the principles of structured recording.
You can independently assess and support patients’ basic vital functions according to the ABC protocol.

Objective

You know how healthcare and social services are organised, produced, managed and supervised in Finland.
You know how societal decision-making is connected to the promotion of health and functional capacity.
You can guide customers in using public-, private- and third-sector healthcare and social services to promote health and well-being.
You are familiar with the data protection and security requirements concerning the processing of patient data in healthcare and social services.

Content

-Current legislation governing healthcare
-Multi-professional patient care and service paths
-Organisation of healthcare in Finland (management and supervision, healthcare and social service providers and the public, private and third sector)
-Data protection and information security in healthcare
-Customer and patient data systems, Kanta archive

Location and time

Course info on 15 January at 9-10.30 a.m. in Zoom.

Materials

The Course Material is on the Moodle platform.

Teaching methods

Independent online course

Exam schedules

Online Exam

Completion alternatives

Course is independent online course and group work as online.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1–2)
You identify how healthcare and social services are organised, produced, managed and supervised in Finland.
You know how societal decision-making is connected to the promotion of health and functional capacity. You identify some public-, private- and third-sector healthcare and social services to promote health and well-being.
You pass the tests on data protection in healthcare and information security in healthcare and social services.
Fail: You have not achieved competence level 1.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3–4)
You know how healthcare and social services are organised, produced, managed and supervised in Finland.
You know how societal decision-making is connected to the promotion of health and functional capacity.
You can guide customers in using public-, private- and third-sector healthcare and social services to promote health and well-being.
You pass the tests on data protection in healthcare and information security in healthcare and social services.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
You know comprehensively how healthcare and social services are organised, produced, managed and supervised in Finland, and you apply this knowledge to your work with patients and customers.
You know how societal decision-making is connected to the promotion of health and functional capacity, and you apply this knowledge to your work with patients and customers.
You can guide customers in using public-, private- and third-sector healthcare and social services to promote wide- health and well-being, giving reasons for the choice of services.
You pass the tests on data protection in healthcare and information security in healthcare and social services.

Objective

You deepen your knowledge of the different stages of the nursing process.
You know how to promote patient safety and prevent dangerous events in nursing.
You know the principles of work ergonomics in nursing and know how to apply them in patient care. You know the principles of infection control in nursing and know how to apply this knowledge when implementing infection control.
You can identify and assess patients’ needs in terms of rest, nutrition, excretion, cleanliness, movement and interaction, and you can plan and implement related nursing assistance methods in accordance with patients’ individual resources.
You know how to act in situations that require first aid.

Content

-Aspects of patient safety
-Patient safety legislation and ensuring patient safety
-Ergonomics in nursing
-Aseptic work, hand hygiene and common precautions
-Microbiology
-Diagnostic examinations (venous blood sampling)
-Clinical nursing procedures: nursing assistance methods related to patients’ daily activities, such as
hygiene assistance (basic care, bed washes), skin condition, pressure ulcer prevention,
taking care of nutrition (assisting with eating, NG tube insertion),
taking care of excretion needs (single and permanent bladder catheterisation, bowel function, excretion aids)
-Dying patient care
-Basics of first aid

Location and time

1. semester studies
Kosmos Campus autumn 2024 (starting on week 44)

Materials

Kozier, B.& Erb B. et al. 2008. Fundamentals of Nursing. Concepts, Process and Practice. Pearson Education, Inc, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. 

Skhole-material, 

Material from Dudecim Terveysportti and Oppiportti 

Studies and reports Moodle-material 

Instructions for the written assignments of LUAS and model of the thesis 

Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing. 2014. 13th ed. Lippincot’s. Ethical guidelines of nursing: https://sairaanhoitajat.fi/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Ethical-Guidelines-of-Nursing.pdf. 

International Association for the Study of Pain: Methodological Issues in Nonpharmacological Trials for Chronic Pain. https://www.iasp-pain.org/PublicationsNews/NewsletterIssue.aspx?ItemNumber=2091. 

International Council of Nurses. 2012. The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses. Available: https://www.icn.ch/sites/default/files/inline-files/2012_ICN_Codeofethicsfornurses_%20eng.pdf. 

Jasper, M., Rosser, M. & Mooney, G. 2013. Vital Notes for Nurses: Professional Development, Reflection and Decision-Making in Nursing and Healthcare (2nd Edition). 

John Wiley & Sons. Mcguire-Wolfe, C., 2017. Foundations of Infection Control and Prevention. 1st ed. Sudbury, United States: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. Peate, I. & Nair, M.(ed.) 2017.  

Perry, A., Potter, P.A., Stockert, P. & Hall, A. 2019. Essentials for Nursing Practice. (Chapter 17. Medication Administration) 9th Edition.Elsevier. E-book.available. 

Red Cross Finland, 2014. First Aid instructions. Available at: https://www.redcross.fi/learn-first-aid/first-aid-instructions.  

Resuscitation council (UK). The ABCDE-approach. The Royal College of Physicians.  

National Early Warning Score (NEWS). Ethical guidelines of nursing: https://sairaanhoitajat.fi/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Ethical-Guidelines-of-Nursing.pdf.  

Standardising the assessment of acute illness severity in the NHS. London: RCP:2017:1-77. WHO. International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) http://www.who.int/classifications/icf/en/. 

Rautavaara-Nurmi, H., Westergård, A., Henttonen, T., Ojala, M: & Vuorinen, S. 2015. Hoitotyön taidot ja toiminnot. SanomaPro.  

Teaching methods

Lessons, lectures, independent studies, group works, simulations, workshops, hands skills practice

Employer connections

Nursing Interventions Workshops
Training Camp before practical training spring 2025 (repeating all hand skills in nursing interventions that has been already learned)
6 weeks basic care practical training, A72D013-3001Guided Practice in Social and in Health Care Environments 10 cr, on spring 2025.

Exam schedules

Exam of Nursing Interventions 13.12.2024 (also includes from Patient Education and Health Promotion -course
nursing intervention parts (documentation, breathing and blood circulation) 

Re-exam of nursing interventions on spring 2025, if needed.

Content scheduling

-Aspects of patient safety 
-Patient safety legislation and ensuring patient safety 
-Ergonomics in nursing 
-Aseptic work, hand hygiene and common precautions 
-Microbiology 
-Diagnostic examinations (venous blood sampling) 
-Clinical nursing procedures: nursing assistance methods related to patients’ daily activities, such as 
hygiene assistance (basic care, bed washes), skin condition, pressure ulcer prevention, 
taking care of nutrition (assisting with eating, NG tube insertion), 
taking care of excretion needs (single and permanent bladder catheterisation, bowel function, excretion aids) 
-Dying patient care 
-Basics of first aid

Further information

Competence goals:

You deepen your knowledge of the different stages of the nursing process. 
You know how to promote patient safety and prevent dangerous events in nursing. 
You know the principles of infection control in nursing and know how to apply this knowledge when implementing infection control. 
You know the principles of work ergonomics in nursing and know how to apply them in patient care.
You can identify and assess patients’ needs in terms of rest, nutrition, excretion, cleanliness, movement and interaction, and you can plan and implement related nursing assistance methods in accordance with patients’ individual resources. 
You know how to act in situations that require first aid.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1–2)
You work as instructed, responsibly and professionally in the different phases of the nursing process and name the steps of the process.
You identify the aspects of patient safety and patient safety legislation. You work as instructed, recognising your professional responsibilities in ensuring and promoting patient safety and explaining your actions.
You identify and follow an ergonomic working method in different nursing situations, from both the patient’s and the nurse’s point of view.
You identify the principles of aseptic work and are able to describe its stages. You identify the principles of infection control.
You are able to assist in patients’ daily activities under supervision.
Fail: You have not achieved level 1.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3–4)
You work responsibly, professionally and mainly independently in the different phases of the nursing process and describe your actions in the nursing process.
You are able to apply patient safety aspects and legislation.
You work mainly independently, recognise your professional responsibilities in ensuring and promoting patient safety and can justify your actions.
You know how to follow an ergonomic working method in different nursing situations, from both the patient’s and the nurse’s point of view.
You know how to comply with the principles of aseptic work and know the principles of infection control. You are able to act independently, assisting in patients’ daily activities.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
You work responsibly and professionally in the different phases of the nursing process and evaluate your actions in the nursing process.
You work responsibly and professionally in ensuring and promoting patient safety and evaluate your actions.
You know how to follow and justify an ergonomic working method in different nursing situations, from both the patient’s and the nurse’s point of view.
You know how to comply with the principles of aseptic work and can justify your actions. You know and can justify the principles of infection control.
You are able to act independently and justify your actions in assisting patients’ daily activities, following the phases of the nursing process.

Assessment methods and criteria

Ergonomics in nursing 1 cr 
First Aid (EA1) 1 cr
Nursing Interventions exam (score 0-5)
Pre-assignments for different themes (approved - failed) / online courses/exams of Skhole and/or Oppiportti 
In simulations and workshops/hand skill trainings presence 100%.

Objective

You are able to plan, implement and evaluate the daily activities of patient or customer care in a responsible way.
You know how to work aseptically.
You are able to administer enteral and parenteral medications safely. You know how to guide patients in a way that promotes health.
You are able to interact professionally with patients, customers, relatives and staff. You can define your professional identity and develop your professional skills in terms of nursing competence and responsibilities.

Location and time

Training Camp at school on week 15, 9. - 11.4.2025
Guided Practice (basic care) 6 weeks on week 16 - 21 (14.4. - 25.5.2025)

Materials

Practical training course instruction for students (in moodle), Moodle material, Electrical Practical Training Work Book (eTyökirja) and eMedical passport (eLääkehoitopassi)

Teaching methods

Student participate in Training Camps (100%)
Practical training in health care environment.

Further information

Competence goals:
The student practices key nursing functions in simulation and authentic nursing environments
• Implements commonly agreed values and principles in nursing
• Practices client / patient encounter and professional interaction
• Practices aseptic work
Participates in the implementation of medication treatment under supervision
• Participates in the recording of nursing according to the process model

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The practical training that develops professional skills is assessed on a Pass (H)/Fail (0) basis

Pass:
You are able to plan, implement and evaluate the daily activities of patient or customer care in a responsible way.
You know how to work aseptically.
You are able to administer enteral and parenteral medications safely. You know how to guide patients in a way that promotes health.
You are able to interact professionally with patients, customers, relatives and staff. You can define your professional identity and develop your professional skills in terms of nursing competence and responsibilities.

Fail:
You are not able to plan, implement and evaluate the daily activities of patient or customer care in a responsible way.
You do not know how to work aseptically.
You are not able to administer enteral and parenteral medications safely.
You do not know how to guide patients in a way that promotes health.
You are not able to interact professionally with patients, customers, relatives and staff. You are not able to define your professional identity and develop your professional skills in terms of nursing competence and responsibilities.

Assessment methods and criteria

Pass:
The student observes the shared rules of the unit.
The students appropriately fills in the practical training documents and returns them.
The student hands in the requisite exercises in accordance with the agreed upon schedule.
The student participates in guidance discussions and assessments in accordance with the agreed upon practices.
The student’s activities at the unit are responsible and safety to patients.
The student prepares personal competence goals for the practical training and assesses their attainment.
Fail:
The student does not observe the shared rules of the unit.
The student does not hand in the requisite exercises in accordance with the agreed upon schedule.
The student neglects guidance and assessment discussions.
The student does not perform nursing tasks in a responsible manner that is safe to patients.
The student is incapable of receiving guidance.
The student fails to achieve the goals set for the practical training.

Objective

You know how healthcare and social services are organised, produced, managed and supervised in Finland.
You know how societal decision-making is connected to the promotion of health and functional capacity.
You can guide customers in using public-, private- and third-sector healthcare and social services to promote health and well-being.
You are familiar with the data protection and security requirements concerning the processing of patient data in healthcare and social services.

Content

-Current legislation governing healthcare
-Multi-professional patient care and service paths
-Organisation of healthcare in Finland (management and supervision, healthcare and social service providers and the public, private and third sector)
-Data protection and information security in healthcare
-Customer and patient data systems, Kanta archive

Location and time

Course info on 15 January at 9-10.30 a.m. in Zoom.

Materials

The Course Material is on the Moodle platform.

Teaching methods

Independent online course

Exam schedules

Online Exam

Completion alternatives

Course is independent online course and group work as online.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1–2)
You identify how healthcare and social services are organised, produced, managed and supervised in Finland.
You know how societal decision-making is connected to the promotion of health and functional capacity. You identify some public-, private- and third-sector healthcare and social services to promote health and well-being.
You pass the tests on data protection in healthcare and information security in healthcare and social services.
Fail: You have not achieved competence level 1.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3–4)
You know how healthcare and social services are organised, produced, managed and supervised in Finland.
You know how societal decision-making is connected to the promotion of health and functional capacity.
You can guide customers in using public-, private- and third-sector healthcare and social services to promote health and well-being.
You pass the tests on data protection in healthcare and information security in healthcare and social services.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
You know comprehensively how healthcare and social services are organised, produced, managed and supervised in Finland, and you apply this knowledge to your work with patients and customers.
You know how societal decision-making is connected to the promotion of health and functional capacity, and you apply this knowledge to your work with patients and customers.
You can guide customers in using public-, private- and third-sector healthcare and social services to promote wide- health and well-being, giving reasons for the choice of services.
You pass the tests on data protection in healthcare and information security in healthcare and social services.

Objective

You know the key aspects of pharmacotherapy competence required of nurses as well as nurses’ responsibilities and ethical principles in the pharmacotherapy process.
You are familiar with the legislation that governs pharmacotherapy.
You can describe the principles of pharmacotherapy and pharmacology. You understand the most common side effects and interactions of drugs.
You can describe a safe uninterrupted pharmacotherapy process and understand the importance of a pharmacotherapy plan in the implementation of a safe pharmacotherapy process.
You know how to use reliable pharmacotherapy databases.
You are able to administer drugs by the natural route and give injections subcutaneously and intramuscularly based on evidence.
You master the medical dosage calculations required of nurses.

Content

-Nurses’ duties, responsibilities and ethical principles in the pharmacotherapy process
-Principles of pharmacotherapy and pharmacology
-Uninterrupted pharmacotherapy process
-Pharmacotherapy safety
-Pharmacotherapy databases
-Principles of enteral and parenteral pharmacotherapy
-Injections: SC, IM (deltoid, ventrogluteal and thigh) and ID
-Medical dosage calculation

Location and time

13.12.2024-9.4.2025 in Kemi campus

Teaching methods

Independent study, independent assignments, lectures, workshops, exams.

80 % attendance in the lectures and 100 % attendance in the workshops are required.

Exam schedules

-Exam of Medication and Pharmacology in campus 31.1.2025, retake in Exam classroom. Evaluation 1-5/failed.

-Drug calculation exam in campus 5.2.2025 for group A and 6.2.2025 for group B, 1. retake in campus 5.2.2025 for group A and 6.2.2025 for group B, 2. retake in campus 7.2.2025. Next retake in general drug calculation workshop. Evaluation approved/failed.

-Other assignments approved/completed.

Completion alternatives

Adams, M., Holland, N. & Urban, C. 2017. Pharmacology for Nurses. A Pathophysiologic Approach. Fifth Edition. Pearson.
Adams, M.P., Holland, Jr, L.N., Bostwick, P. M. 2011. Pharmacology for Nurses. A Pathophysiologic Approach, Pearson Education, New Jersey, USA. (Only Units 1 and 2)
Abrams, A.C., Pennington S.S., Lammon, C.B. 2009. Clinical Drug Therapy, Rationales for Nursing Practice, Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, China. (Only Partly)
Downie, G., Mackenzie, J., Williams, A., Hind, C. 2008. Pharmacology and medicines management for nurses. (Only Partly)
Saano S. & Taam-Ukkonen M. (2020) Lääkehoidon käsikirja. SanomaPro. (Section I) (voi olla myös uudempi painos)
Lapham R & Agar H. 2015. Drug Calculations for Nurses. A Step-by-Step Approach. Fourth Edition.
Lapham R. & Agar H. (2009) Drug calculations for nurses. A Step-by-Step approach. E-book.
Pussinen A-M. , Somerharju L. & Hannula J. (2017) Lääkelaskut ammattikorkeakouluihin. Edita.
Nikkola R., Nurkka N. & Paloposki S. (2016) Annos oivallusta. Harjoittelemalla lääkelaskennan osaajaksi. SanomaPro.
Materials in the Moodle

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1–2)
You can describe the key aspects of pharmacotherapy competence required of nurses, pharmacotherapy legislation and the responsibilities and ethical principles in the pharmacotherapy process.
You can describe the key principles of pharmacotherapy and pharmacology.
You can describe a safe uninterrupted pharmacotherapy process and the importance of a pharmacotherapy plan in the implementation of a safe pharmacotherapy process, and you can name reliable pharmacotherapy databases.
Under supervision, you are able to administer drugs by the natural route and give injections subcutaneously, intramuscularly and intradermally based on evidence.
You master medical dosage calculations.

Fail: You have not achieved a satisfactory level

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3–4)
You can apply the pharmacotherapy competence required of nurses, pharmacotherapy legislation and the ethical principles in the pharmacotherapy process. You can describe your responsible actions in the pharmacotherapy process.
You can describe and justify the key principles of pharmacotherapy and pharmacology.
You can describe and justify a safe uninterrupted pharmacotherapy process and the importance of a pharmacotherapy plan in the implementation of a safe pharmacotherapy process, and you identify reliable pharmacotherapy databases.
You are able to administer drugs by the natural route and give injections subcutaneously, intramuscularly and intradermally based on evidence.
You master medical dosage calculations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
You can apply and evaluate the pharmacotherapy competence required of nurses, pharmacotherapy legislation and the ethical principles in the pharmacotherapy process. You are able to act responsibly in the pharmacotherapy process.
You can apply the key principles of pharmacotherapy and pharmacology in the pharmacotherapy process. You understand and know how to follow a safe uninterrupted pharmacotherapy process and the importance of a pharmacotherapy plan in the implementation of a safe pharmacotherapy process, and you can use reliable pharmacotherapy databases.
You are able to administer drugs by the natural route and give injections subcutaneously, intramuscularly and intradermally based on evidence and giving reasons for your actions.
You master medical dosage calculations.

Assessment methods and criteria

The grade of Medication exam forms the grade of this course. Drug calculation exam and other obligatory assignments will be evaluated approved/failed.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

You have not achieved a satisfactory level.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

You can describe the key aspects of pharmacotherapy competence required of nurses, pharmacotherapy legislation and the responsibilities and ethical principles in the pharmacotherapy process.
You can describe the key principles of pharmacotherapy and pharmacology.
You can describe a safe uninterrupted pharmacotherapy process and the importance of a pharmacotherapy plan in the implementation of a safe pharmacotherapy process, and you can name reliable pharmacotherapy databases.
Under supervision, you are able to administer drugs by the natural route and give injections subcutaneously, intramuscularly and intradermally based on evidence.
You master medical dosage calculations.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

You can apply the pharmacotherapy competence required of nurses, pharmacotherapy legislation and the ethical principles in the pharmacotherapy process. You can describe your responsible actions in the pharmacotherapy process.
You can describe and justify the key principles of pharmacotherapy and pharmacology.
You can describe and justify a safe uninterrupted pharmacotherapy process and the importance of a pharmacotherapy plan in the implementation of a safe pharmacotherapy process, and you identify reliable pharmacotherapy databases.
You are able to administer drugs by the natural route and give injections subcutaneously, intramuscularly and intradermally based on evidence.
You master medical dosage calculations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

You can apply and evaluate the pharmacotherapy competence required of nurses, pharmacotherapy legislation and the ethical principles in the pharmacotherapy process. You are able to act responsibly in the pharmacotherapy process.
You can apply the key principles of pharmacotherapy and pharmacology in the pharmacotherapy process. You understand and know how to follow a safe uninterrupted pharmacotherapy process and the importance of a pharmacotherapy plan in the implementation of a safe pharmacotherapy process, and you can use reliable pharmacotherapy databases.
You are able to administer drugs by the natural route and give injections subcutaneously, intramuscularly and intradermally based on evidence and giving reasons for your actions.
You master medical dosage calculations.

Objective

3 cr = You are able to meet customers of different ages and in different life situations in the changing operating environments of the healthcare and social services sector.
You are able to interact with customers in a manner that is respectful and builds trust. You understand the roles of the different operating and service units as part of the care and service chain.
You can identify various third-sector providers and their cooperation as part of the healthcare and social service system.

5 cr = You are capable of professional and therapeutic interaction with customers/patients of different ages and backgrounds as well as their loved ones.
You are able to meet vulnerable customer groups from different cultures individually. You can work in multidisciplinary working groups and operating environments.
You can give service guidance by informing customers about different healthcare and social services and guiding them in making choices regarding the services.
You understand the need for change brought about by digitalisation in the changing operating environments of healthcare and social services.

Location and time

Spring semester 2025

Teaching methods

For SOTE training, you will use the MOODLE platform. When your registration for a training course has been accepted, Moodle will open automatically.

HOX!
You don`t need to be approved drug calculation for SOTE -practical training

Employer connections

You have several different options to complete this training.
For more information on the different possibilities in Training INFO.

International connections

This training can be completed on an exchange.

Completion alternatives

This training can be completed on an exchange.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass:
3 cr = You are able to meet customers of different ages and in different life situations in the changing operating environments of the healthcare and social services sector.
You are able to interact with customers in a manner that is respectful and builds trust. You understand the roles of the different operating and service units as part of the care and service chain.
You can identify various third-sector providers and their cooperation as part of the healthcare and social service system.
5 cr = You are capable of professional and therapeutic interaction with customers/patients of different ages and backgrounds as well as their loved ones.
You are able to meet vulnerable customer groups from different cultures individually. You can work in multidisciplinary working groups and operating environments.
You can give service guidance by informing customers about different healthcare and social services and guiding them in making choices regarding the services.
You understand the need for change brought about by digitalisation in the changing operating environments of healthcare and social services.

Fail:
3 cr = You are not able to meet customers of different ages and in different life situations in the changing operating environments of the healthcare and social services sector.
You are not able to interact with customers in a manner that is respectful and builds trust.
You do not understand the roles of the different operating and service units as part of the care and service chain.
You are not able to identify various third-sector providers and their cooperation as part of the healthcare and social service system.
5 cr = You are not capable of professional and therapeutic interaction with customers/patients of different ages and backgrounds as well as their loved ones.
You are not able to meet vulnerable customer groups from different cultures individually. You are not able to work in multidisciplinary working groups and operating environments.
You are not able to give service guidance by informing customers about different healthcare and social services and guiding them in making choices regarding the services.
You do not understand the need for change brought about by digitalisation in the changing operating environments of healthcare and social services.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment: pass/fail
Timesheet and needed papers must be returned as well.

Objective

You deepen your knowledge of the different stages of the nursing process.
You know how to promote patient safety and prevent dangerous events in nursing.
You know the principles of work ergonomics in nursing and know how to apply them in patient care. You know the principles of infection control in nursing and know how to apply this knowledge when implementing infection control.
You can identify and assess patients’ needs in terms of rest, nutrition, excretion, cleanliness, movement and interaction, and you can plan and implement related nursing assistance methods in accordance with patients’ individual resources.
You know how to act in situations that require first aid.

Content

-Aspects of patient safety
-Patient safety legislation and ensuring patient safety
-Ergonomics in nursing
-Aseptic work, hand hygiene and common precautions
-Microbiology
-Diagnostic examinations (venous blood sampling)
-Clinical nursing procedures: nursing assistance methods related to patients’ daily activities, such as
hygiene assistance (basic care, bed washes), skin condition, pressure ulcer prevention,
taking care of nutrition (assisting with eating, NG tube insertion),
taking care of excretion needs (single and permanent bladder catheterisation, bowel function, excretion aids)
-Dying patient care
-Basics of first aid

Location and time

1. semester studies
Kosmos Campus autumn 2024 (starting on week 44)

Materials

Kozier, B.& Erb B. et al. 2008. Fundamentals of Nursing. Concepts, Process and Practice. Pearson Education, Inc, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. 

Skhole-material, 

Material from Dudecim Terveysportti and Oppiportti 

Studies and reports Moodle-material 

Instructions for the written assignments of LUAS and model of the thesis 

Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing. 2014. 13th ed. Lippincot’s. Ethical guidelines of nursing: https://sairaanhoitajat.fi/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Ethical-Guidelines-of-Nursing.pdf. 

International Association for the Study of Pain: Methodological Issues in Nonpharmacological Trials for Chronic Pain. https://www.iasp-pain.org/PublicationsNews/NewsletterIssue.aspx?ItemNumber=2091. 

International Council of Nurses. 2012. The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses. Available: https://www.icn.ch/sites/default/files/inline-files/2012_ICN_Codeofethicsfornurses_%20eng.pdf. 

Jasper, M., Rosser, M. & Mooney, G. 2013. Vital Notes for Nurses: Professional Development, Reflection and Decision-Making in Nursing and Healthcare (2nd Edition). 

John Wiley & Sons. Mcguire-Wolfe, C., 2017. Foundations of Infection Control and Prevention. 1st ed. Sudbury, United States: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. Peate, I. & Nair, M.(ed.) 2017.  

Perry, A., Potter, P.A., Stockert, P. & Hall, A. 2019. Essentials for Nursing Practice. (Chapter 17. Medication Administration) 9th Edition.Elsevier. E-book.available. 

Red Cross Finland, 2014. First Aid instructions. Available at: https://www.redcross.fi/learn-first-aid/first-aid-instructions.  

Resuscitation council (UK). The ABCDE-approach. The Royal College of Physicians.  

National Early Warning Score (NEWS). Ethical guidelines of nursing: https://sairaanhoitajat.fi/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Ethical-Guidelines-of-Nursing.pdf.  

Standardising the assessment of acute illness severity in the NHS. London: RCP:2017:1-77. WHO. International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) http://www.who.int/classifications/icf/en/. 

Rautavaara-Nurmi, H., Westergård, A., Henttonen, T., Ojala, M: & Vuorinen, S. 2015. Hoitotyön taidot ja toiminnot. SanomaPro.  

Teaching methods

Lessons, lectures, independent studies, group works, simulations, workshops, hands skills practice

Employer connections

Nursing Interventions Workshops
Training Camp before practical training spring 2025 (repeating all hand skills in nursing interventions that has been already learned)
6 weeks basic care practical training, A72D013-3001Guided Practice in Social and in Health Care Environments 10 cr, on spring 2025.

Exam schedules

Exam of Nursing Interventions 13.12.2024 (also includes from Patient Education and Health Promotion -course
nursing intervention parts (documentation, breathing and blood circulation) 

Re-exam of nursing interventions on spring 2025, if needed.

Content scheduling

-Aspects of patient safety 
-Patient safety legislation and ensuring patient safety 
-Ergonomics in nursing 
-Aseptic work, hand hygiene and common precautions 
-Microbiology 
-Diagnostic examinations (venous blood sampling) 
-Clinical nursing procedures: nursing assistance methods related to patients’ daily activities, such as 
hygiene assistance (basic care, bed washes), skin condition, pressure ulcer prevention, 
taking care of nutrition (assisting with eating, NG tube insertion), 
taking care of excretion needs (single and permanent bladder catheterisation, bowel function, excretion aids) 
-Dying patient care 
-Basics of first aid

Further information

Competence goals:

You deepen your knowledge of the different stages of the nursing process. 
You know how to promote patient safety and prevent dangerous events in nursing. 
You know the principles of infection control in nursing and know how to apply this knowledge when implementing infection control. 
You know the principles of work ergonomics in nursing and know how to apply them in patient care.
You can identify and assess patients’ needs in terms of rest, nutrition, excretion, cleanliness, movement and interaction, and you can plan and implement related nursing assistance methods in accordance with patients’ individual resources. 
You know how to act in situations that require first aid.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1–2)
You work as instructed, responsibly and professionally in the different phases of the nursing process and name the steps of the process.
You identify the aspects of patient safety and patient safety legislation. You work as instructed, recognising your professional responsibilities in ensuring and promoting patient safety and explaining your actions.
You identify and follow an ergonomic working method in different nursing situations, from both the patient’s and the nurse’s point of view.
You identify the principles of aseptic work and are able to describe its stages. You identify the principles of infection control.
You are able to assist in patients’ daily activities under supervision.
Fail: You have not achieved level 1.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3–4)
You work responsibly, professionally and mainly independently in the different phases of the nursing process and describe your actions in the nursing process.
You are able to apply patient safety aspects and legislation.
You work mainly independently, recognise your professional responsibilities in ensuring and promoting patient safety and can justify your actions.
You know how to follow an ergonomic working method in different nursing situations, from both the patient’s and the nurse’s point of view.
You know how to comply with the principles of aseptic work and know the principles of infection control. You are able to act independently, assisting in patients’ daily activities.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
You work responsibly and professionally in the different phases of the nursing process and evaluate your actions in the nursing process.
You work responsibly and professionally in ensuring and promoting patient safety and evaluate your actions.
You know how to follow and justify an ergonomic working method in different nursing situations, from both the patient’s and the nurse’s point of view.
You know how to comply with the principles of aseptic work and can justify your actions. You know and can justify the principles of infection control.
You are able to act independently and justify your actions in assisting patients’ daily activities, following the phases of the nursing process.

Assessment methods and criteria

Ergonomics in nursing 1 cr 
First Aid (EA1) 1 cr
Nursing Interventions exam (score 0-5)
Pre-assignments for different themes (approved - failed) / online courses/exams of Skhole and/or Oppiportti 
In simulations and workshops/hand skill trainings presence 100%.

Objective

You are familiar with the key concepts related to anatomy and physiology.
You can name and locate bones, joints and their parts and describe their structures and functioning. You can name and locate the main superficial muscles and describe their structures and functioning. You can name the main structures of the heart and blood vessels and describe their functioning.
You can name the structures of the respiratory system and describe its functioning. You can name the structures of the digestive system and describe its functioning.
You can name the structures of the urinary system and describe the formation of urine and the functioning of the organ system in the regulation of fluid and acid-base balance.
You can name the structures of the main sensory organs and the nervous system and describe their functioning. You understand the hormonal regulation of the body and can describe the functioning and regulation of the most important hormones in nursing.
You understand the body’s thermoregulatory mechanisms.

Content

-Key concepts of anatomy and physiology
-Key structures and functions of the human body: tissues, the musculoskeletal system, the circulatory system, the respiratory system, the digestive system, the urinary system and fluid balance, the senses and nervous system, hormonal regulation and thermoregulation

Location and time

24.10-13.12.2024 in Kemi campus

Materials

Peate, I. & Nair, M.(ed.) 2017. Fundamentals of anatomy and physiology for nursing and healthcare students. John Wiley & Sons Incorporated. Second edition. (e-book available)   

Leppäluoto, Rintamäki, Vakkuri, Vierimaa, Lauri. Anatomia ja fysiologia. Rakenteesta toimintaan. SanomaPro. 

Material in Moodle 

Teaching methods

Independent study, independent assignments and tests, teaching in campus and online, final exam.
At least 60 % attendance in the teachings is required.

Exam schedules

Final exam of Anatomy and physiology in campus on 13.12.2024, retake in campus in January 2025.

Further information

At least 60 % attendance in the teachings is required.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1–2)
You identify key concepts related to anatomy and physiology. You can name
the most important structures of the organ systems of the human body in terms of nursing. You can describe the functions of the human body’s organ systems and the basics of the regulatory systems.

Fail: You have not achieved a satisfactory level.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3–4)
You can describe the key concepts related to anatomy and physiology. You can describe
the most important structures of the organ systems of the human body in terms of nursing. You can describe and explain the functions of the human body’s organ systems and the basics of the regulatory systems.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
You can comprehensively describe the key concepts related to anatomy and physiology. You can describe and explain in their entirety the organ systems, their structures and functions and the regulatory systems of the human body most important for nursing.

Assessment methods and criteria

The grade of the course consists of final exam`s grade. Evaluation: 5-1 / failed
Other obligatory assignments and tests approved/failed or approved/completed.

Objective

You know the different stages of the patient education process and the most important patient guidance methods. You can identify health risk factors and target early support to those who need it. You can identify existing and new health threats and know how to include them in the promotion of customers’ and patients’ health.
You know the key concepts, principles, theories and providers of health promotion.
You can use various methods of promoting health and functional capacity for different target groups. You know the principles of customer-oriented structured recording.
You can observe the respiratory and circulatory functions of adults, know the normal functioning or these systems and can identify changes in them.
You know how to use the most common methods of assisting nursing in respiratory and circulatory problems.

Content

-Target-oriented patient education
-Patient-oriented and comprehensive use of education methods
-Customer and patient engagement and its improvement
-Public health and health promotion (the impact of nutrition, physical activity and sleep on overall health)
Healthcare information technology
-Structured recording
-Clinical nursing procedures: respiratory and circulatory control and monitoring methods (ABC: ECG, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, temperature and NEWS scoring) and nursing assistance methods

Location and time

I semester

Materials

Patient Education & Health Promotion material:

Gragg L, Davies M & Macdowall W. 2013. Health promotion theory. Open University Press 2013. 2nd ed. Also availabe as an E-book with Luc Finna HAKA-login.

Edelman C L & Mandle C L. 2010. Health Promotion Throughout Life Span. Mosby Elsevier.

Terveyden edistäminen. 2022. Duodecim Oppiportti. Also availabe as an E-book with Luc Finna HAKA-login in Duodecim Oppiportti.

Other material appointed by the teachers

Nursing Interventions & Clinical Nursing material:

Kozier, B.& Erb B. et al. 2008. Fundamentals of Nursing. Concepts, Process and Practice. Pearson Education, Inc, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. 

Skhole-material, 

Material of Dudecim Terveysportti and Oppiportti 

Moodle-material 

Red Cross Finland, 2014. First Aid instructions. Available at: https://www.redcross.fi/learn-first-aid/first-aid-instructions.  

Resuscitation council (UK). The ABCDE-approach. The Royal College of Physicians.  

National Early Warning Score (NEWS). Ethical guidelines of nursing: https://sairaanhoitajat.fi/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Ethical-Guidelines-of-Nursing.pdf.  

Standardising the assessment of acute illness severity in the NHS. London: RCP:2017:1-77. WHO. International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) http://www.who.int/classifications/icf/en/. 

Rautavaara-Nurmi, H., Westergård, A., Henttonen, T., Ojala, M: & Vuorinen, S. 2015. Hoitotyön taidot ja toiminnot. SanomaPro.  

Jones& Bartlett LEARNING. British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwiwes. 2020. Practice standard for BCCNM nurses. avaiblable: https://www.bccnm.ca/Documents/standards_practice/nurses/All_PS_Documentation.pdf. BNF Medicines Complete for Children (The British National Formulary BNF-Pediatric). 

Standardising the assessment of acute illness severity in the NHS. London: RCP: 2017:1-77. WHO. International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) http://www.who.int/classifications/icf/en/. 

Teaching methods

Lectures and lessons in contact teaching, school & web based.
Independent individual & small group tasks.
Seminars & webinars (100% attendance).
Workshops & simulations (100% attendance).
Hands skills practice, Training Camp, practical training.
Other methods to support learning and achieving course goals.

Exam schedules

Exam in Patient Education & Health Promotion 12.12.2024 in Moodle
Exam of Nursing Interventions 13.12.2024 (also includes from Patient Education and Health Promotion -course nursing intervention parts (documentation, breathing and blood circulation) 
Re-exam of nursing interventions on spring 2025, if needed

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1–2)
You can identify and describe the patient guidance process and the related legislation.
You can name and define the most important patient guidance methods.
You can identify and explain the concept of public health and name key health risk factors and threats.
You can explain the key concepts, principles, theories and providers of health promotion.
You can define the different stages of a customer-oriented and health-promoting guidance process and implement them under supervision.
You know and define various resource-driven methods of promoting health and functional capacity for different target groups and can implement them under supervision.
You identify the principles of structured recording.
You know and can assess patients’ basic vital functions in accordance with the ABC protocol, and you can support them under supervision.

Fail: You have not achieved level 1.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3–4)
You work mainly independently, responsibly and in compliance with legislation in the patient guidance process. You can choose and evaluate suitable patient guidance methods in a customer-oriented manner.
You can identify and explain the concept of public health and evaluate key health risk factors and threats.
You understand the key concepts, principles, theories and providers of health promotion.
You work mainly independently at different stages of the health-promoting guidance process and justify your actions at different stages of the process.
You mainly independently implement various resource-driven methods of promoting health and functional capacity for different target groups and can justify your actions.
You understand the principles of structured recording.
You can identify and assess patients’ basic vital functions according to the ABC protocol, and you can support them mainly independently.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
You can interpret patient guidance legislation and assess its implementation in patient guidance.
You can independently plan and provide patient guidance following the patient guidance process and combine different patient guidance methods and evaluate their suitability.
You understand the concept of public health and can evaluate and combine key health risk factors and threats.
You understand the key concepts, principles, theories and providers of health promotion and can combine them with nursing.
You operate independently and n a customer-oriented manner at different stages of the health-promoting guidance process and can evaluate and justify your actions at different stages of the process.
You implement various resource-driven methods of promoting health and functional capacity for different target groups independently and in a customer-oriented manner and can justify your actions.
You know the principles of structured recording.
You can independently assess and support patients’ basic vital functions according to the ABC protocol.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Fail: You have not achieved level 1.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

You can identify and describe the patient guidance process and the related legislation.
You can name and define the most important patient guidance methods.
You can identify and explain the concept of public health and name key health risk factors and threats.
You can explain the key concepts, principles, theories and providers of health promotion.
You can define the different stages of a customer-oriented and health-promoting guidance process and implement them under supervision.
You know and define various resource-driven methods of promoting health and functional capacity for different target groups and can implement them under supervision.
You identify the principles of structured recording.
You know and can assess patients’ basic vital functions in accordance with the ABC protocol, and you can support them under supervision.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

You work mainly independently, responsibly and in compliance with legislation in the patient guidance process. You can choose and evaluate suitable patient guidance methods in a customer-oriented manner.
You can identify and explain the concept of public health and evaluate key health risk factors and threats.
You understand the key concepts, principles, theories and providers of health promotion.
You work mainly independently at different stages of the health-promoting guidance process and justify your actions at different stages of the process.
You mainly independently implement various resource-driven methods of promoting health and functional capacity for different target groups and can justify your actions.
You understand the principles of structured recording.
You can identify and assess patients’ basic vital functions according to the ABC protocol, and you can support them mainly independently.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

You can interpret patient guidance legislation and assess its implementation in patient guidance.
You can independently plan and provide patient guidance following the patient guidance process and combine different patient guidance methods and evaluate their suitability.
You understand the concept of public health and can evaluate and combine key health risk factors and threats.
You understand the key concepts, principles, theories and providers of health promotion and can combine them with nursing.
You operate independently and n a customer-oriented manner at different stages of the health-promoting guidance process and can evaluate and justify your actions at different stages of the process.
You implement various resource-driven methods of promoting health and functional capacity for different target groups independently and in a customer-oriented manner and can justify your actions.
You know the principles of structured recording.
You can independently assess and support patients’ basic vital functions according to the ABC protocol.

Objective

You know how to interact professionally and dialogically with customers and patients of different ages and backgrounds as well as their loved ones.
You know how to take customers’ and patients’ cultural background into account when you interact with them. You know how to act professionally and ethically in various interaction situations as well as digital environments.
You know how to follow work community skills in a multi-professional and multicultural work community. You know how to communicate verbally and in writing in a competent manner, following sector-specific practices and Lapland UAS guidelines.

Content

-Humane and respectful nurse-patient encounters
-Cultural sensitivity in nursing and work communities
-Cultural background in customer encounters and interaction
-Customer-oriented dialogic interaction
-Multi-professional work communities and teamwork
-Goal- and situation-oriented verbal and written communication in work and study situations

Location and time

At weeks 39-50 at campus.
Course info 26.9.2023 at 10.15-11.45 at campus.

Materials

Lecture and workshop materials.

The literature will be announced in the course info.

Teaching methods

Lectures and online lectures, two workshop days, group work, independent work, essay writing.

Exam schedules

Essay independently. Essay must be returned no later than 17.11.2024.

Content scheduling

Professional Interaction in Nursing
Multicultural Nursing
Academic study and writing skills
- Academic writing: LUAS documents

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1–2)
You identify the principles of professional interaction when meeting customers from different backgrounds. You define customer-oriented dialogic interaction in nursing. You know the importance of culture in interaction. You also identify ethical practices in digital environments.
You name the principles of multi-professional work and teamwork. You identify aspects of your communication skills. Your verbal communication is understandable. You identify different types of text used for studies and write an understandable written learning assignment based on the Lapland UAS writing and referencing guidelines.
Fail: You have not achieved level 1.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3–4)
You describe the principles of professional interaction when meeting customers from different backgrounds.
You explain customer-oriented dialogic interaction in nursing. You understand the importance of culture in interaction. You also apply ethical practices in digital environments.
You understand multi-professional work. You assess your communication skills. In your verbal communication, you take into account your interlocutors and the communication situation. You write clear written learning assignments, apply the instructions concerning the text type and follow the Lapland UAS writing and referencing guidelines.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
You follow the principles of professional interaction when meeting customers from different backgrounds. You use customer-oriented dialogic interaction in nursing and can evaluate it. You pay attention to the importance of culture in interaction situations. You also follow ethical practices in digital environments. You apply the principles of multi-professional work and teamwork. You develop your communication skills. Your verbal communication is clear and competent, you take your interlocutors and the situation into account very well, and you use various means of communication.
You write clear and consistent written learning assignments, following the text type instructions and the Lapland UAS writing and referencing guidelines.

Objective

You are able to define the key concepts of nursing and describe the nursing process.
You are able to discuss the importance of nursing values, ethical principles and guidelines in nursing and in your work.
You are able to identify ethical problems in nursing and discuss ethical conflicts. You are able to identify your strengths for professional growth.
You understand that nurses’ work is based on evidence and scientific nursing knowledge. You can describe nurses’ role in evidence-based nursing and know the main sources of evidence.
You are able to search for data in healthcare databases and scientific publications and process and evaluate them.

Content

-Nursing process and key concepts
-Nursing values, principles and ethical guidelines and decision-making
-Nurses’ professional competence requirements
-Evidence-based practice and nurses’ role in evidence-based care
-Healthcare evidence data sources

Location and time

4.9-26.9.2024 Lapland University of Applied Sciences, Kemi

Materials

Cranmer & Nhermchena 2013, Ethics for Nurses: Theory and Practice. Chapters 1-9. E-Book. Berman, A., Snyder, Kozier B. & Erb G. 2008 or 2012. Fundamentals of Nursing.Lecture materials, pre-recorded lectures and workshop materials in the Moodle. Also Ethical Guidelines of Nursing, ICN code of Ethics, Nurse´s Colleagility Guidlines

Teaching methods

Independent study, independent assignment, workshops in campus, lecture in campus.

Exam schedules

Exam indepently, retest will take place in the Exam space at a separate time.

Further information

4.9.2024 studies starts in campus.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1–2)
You define the key concepts of nursing and the nursing process. You know the values, ethical principles and guidelines of nursing. You identify different ethical problems in nursing. You identify your strengths that support your professional growth. You define evidence-based practice in nursing. You describe the nurse’s profession and the required competence. You use reliable sources of data in your field.
Fail: You have not achieved level 1

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3–4)
You describe the key concepts of nursing and the nursing process. You explain the values, ethical
principles and guidelines of nursing. You explain ethical problems of different levels in nursing. You describe your strengths that support your professional growth. You describe evidence-based practice in nursing. You understand the nurse’s profession and the required competence. You use a wide range of reliable sources of data in your field.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
You combine the key concepts of nursing and the nursing process as part of evidence-based nursing. You understand the importance of the values of nursing and the ethical principles and guidelines. You reflect on ethical issues of different levels in nursing and propose justified solutions for them. You apply and evaluate your strengths that support your professional growth. You understand and explain the competence required for the nurse’s profession. You use a wide range of reliable sources of data in your field and assess them.

Assessment methods and criteria

Independent exam 100%