Academic Study Skills and Professional Growth (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Nurse`s profession
-Nurse’s competency requirements and operating environments
-First aid 1

Nursing science knowledgebase
-Essential concepts and principles of nursing care
-Nursing care process
-Evidence-based nursing care

Academic study and writing skills
-Information retrieval
-Academic writing: LUAS documents

Objective

Competence goals

You understand the significance of evidence-based knowledge and nursing science in nursing work.
You are familiar with the role of a nurse.
You can define the fundamental concepts in nursing, and describe the nursing care process. You are able to retrieve, analyse and assess information available in health sector publications and databases.
You know how to apply the document formats and referencing guidelines of the Lapland University of Applied Sciences.

Content

Contents

- Competence requirements of nurses, operational environment of nursing
- Evidence-based nursing
- Fundamental concepts and principles of nursing
- Nursing care process
- First Aid 1
- Information literacy
- Written communication: Forms and formats of Lapland UAS

Location and time

5.9-16.11.2023 Lapland University of Applied Sciences, Kemi

Materials

Material ja pre-recorded lectures in the Moodle.

Books:
-Berman, A., Snyder, Kozier B. & Erb G. 2008. Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing.
-Rautavaara-Nurmi, H, Westergård A, Henttonen T, Ojala M & Vuorinen, S. 2020. Hoitotyön taidot ja toiminnot. SanomaPro Oy.

Teaching methods

Independent study, independent assignments, workshops in campus, lectures in campus and online, first aid training in campus, essay.

Exam schedules

Essay independently. Essay return day 22.10.2023.

Student workload

5 credits is 135 hours student`s work

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

You define the essential concepts, principles and process of nursing care, and evidence-based operations.

You define a nurse’s job description and required competence.

You name a few key sources in your field and utilise the Lapland UAS instruction in your learning exercises.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

You describe the essential concepts, principles and process of nursing, and explain evidence-based operations.

You describe a nurse’s job description and required competence.

You utilise some key sources in the field and provide clear written reports in accordance with the Lapland UAS instructions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

You are able to link the essential concepts, principles and process of nursing care as part of evidence-based nursing.

You describe a nurse’s job description and required competence.

You utilise some key sources in the field and provide clear and fluent written reports in accordance with the conventions of the text type and the Lapland UAS instructions.

Further information

5.9.2023 studies starts in campus.