Opinto-opas

The student
- knows how to monitor an adult’s body temperature, respiration and circulatory systems, knows the normal values and is able to implement nursing care to resolve problems in these systems
- knows the ABCDE –method and how to assess patient’s vital signs based on the ABCDE method
- knows how to assess a patient’s pain and is aware of various methods of pain management
- takes responsibility for his/her learning and actions during small-group learning activities and commits himself/herself to goal-oriented problem solving process in small-group education.

Clinical and microbiological investigations
The student
- knows the most common clinical and microbiological investigations.

First Aid
The student
- is able to act on his/her own initiative in different emergency situations in the most common illness and emergency situations taking into consideration safety and the need of mental first aid.

Nursing
- monitoring of the circulatory system
- monitoring of respiration and nursing methods of respiratory support
- monitoring of body temperature and nursing actions and methods related to imbalances of thermal regulation
- assessment of a patient’s vital signs based on the ABCDE –method and reporting of patient’s condition (ex ISBAR)
- pain types and pain management using non-pharmacological nursing methods
- basics of gas calculations

Clinical and microbiological investigations
- the most common clinical and microbiological investigations

First Aid
- recognition of emergency situations and call for help
- first aid for a person who is unconscious or suffering from a fit
- basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation and CPR-D (defibrillation) of children or adults
- first aid of trauma patients
- mental first aid

Nursing

The student

- knows the basic requirements of human blood circulation, breathing, and heat regulation, and can identify nursing interventions in these areas

- knows the normal values of the different monitoring areas

- knows the types of pain and can identify nursing interventions to help in pain management

Clinical and microbiological examinations

The student

- is familiar with key laboratory tests and is able to search for instructions in manuals

- is able to perform venous and skin stitch sampling under supervision

- is able to perform ECG registration under supervision

Emergency care

The student

- knows how to give first aid in the most common illness and accident situations, taking into account the need for safety and mental first aid

Nursing

The student

- knows how to monitor adult activity regarding the thermoregulatory, respiratory and circulatory systems, knows their normal functions and knows in detail how to perform nursing interventions for problems in the mentioned areas

- knows how to monitor pain and is aware of different methods of pain management

Clinical and microbiological examinations

The student

- is able to apply his/her knowledge regarding key laboratory tests

- understands pre-analytic factors and knows the methods for handling samples

- is able to search for instructions in manuals

- is able to perform venous and skin stitch sampling under supervision

- is able to perform ECG registration under supervision and analyse the quality of the registration

Emergency care

The student

- knows how to provide emergency care in the most common illness and accident situations, taking into account the need for safety and mental first aid

Nursing

The student

- analyses, explains in detail and combines knowledge regarding the thermoregulatory, respiratory and circulatory systems, knows their normal functions and knows in detail how to perform nursing interventions for problems in the mentioned areas, in various professional contexts

Clinical and microbiological examinations

The student

- is able to supplement his/her personal awareness with professional knowledge

- is able to assess the indications of main laboratory tests and understands the connection between the the methods of handling lab samples and their quality and results

- is able to interpret the knowledge from the instruction manuals

-is able to perform venous and skin stitch sampling under supervision

- is able to perform ECG registration under supervision, analyse its quality and explain possible error factors

Emergency care

The student

- knows how to diversely apply his/her knowledge of emergency care in the most common illness and accident situations, and reflects on his/her performance from many different viewpoints, explaining in detail his/her own actions

- takes into account the need for safety and mental care in emergency treatment

Johanna Kangaspunta

All material will be updated before orientation

FIRST AID: https://www.redcross.org.uk/first-aid, Course material

NURSING CARE:
Janice L. Hinkle, Kerry H. Cheever. Brunner & Suddarth's textbook of medical-surgical nursing. 2018. 14th edition:
Concepts and Challenges in Patient Management: Pain management.
Gas Exchange and Respiratory Function: Assessment of Respiratory Function, Respiratory Care Modalities: Noninvasive Respiratory Therapies. Cardiovascular and Circulatory Function: Assessment of Cardiovascular Function.

NICE guideline: Hypertension in Adults Diagnosis and Management(August 2019) Parts 1.1-1.3 and only Lifestyle interventions from 1.4. Available online

Randle, Jacqueline.; Coffey, Frank, Bradbury, Martyn. 2009. Oxford handbook of clinical skills in adult nursing. Chapter 3 Assessment of the patient, pages 23- 59, 72-73, Chapter 5 Pain management and "last offices", pages 106- 113, Chapter 10 Respiratory system, pages 286- 305
Available online

-Anne-Marie Brady, Catherine McCabe, and Margaret McCann. 2013 "Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing : A Systems Approach" eBook by John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Chapter 1: Principles of Nursing Assessment.pp:35-45.
Available online

-All the material provided by the teachers.
-Material produced within the small group work.

Clinical and microbiological investigations
Joint EFLM-COLABIOCLI Recommendation for venous blood sampling (Tabula)
Basten, G. 2013. Blood Results in Clinical Practice; Chapter 1: Understanding blood tests,
-All the material provided by the teachers.
-All the material produced within the small group work.

Theory lessons, skills stations, group work, independent study, online studying

All the skills stations, small groups, Orientation to the course, and Orientation to First Aid and Orientation to Clinical examinations are mandatory. All the tasks must be submitted and completed according to instructions given by the teachers

FIRST AID:
100% attendance during the course, including lectures and skill stations.
Active participation in all forms of study
Pass the following:
Resuscitation skills test
Skills test day
Exam: 70% of total points is needed for passing the test

Clinical and microbiological investigations
100% attendance during small groups (ECG and venepuncture & capillary sampling)
Exam: 50% of total points is needed for passing the test

Nursing:
Individual exam week 50
Changed 28.10.20. Exam on week 51 due to timetable
Written assignments and tasks given by the teacher must be completed before the exam ( week 50)

All skills tests according to students' location and pandemic situation 2020 / in the beginning of 2021

Englanti

19.10.2020 - 31.01.2021

16.09.2020 - 15.10.2020

6 op

20NURKEN

0 - 20

Nancy Kamau, Johanna Kangaspunta, Pasi Vehniäinen, Tarja Friman, Tarja Friman

Up-dates on the plan are possible before the orientation class.

Nursing

Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing

TAMK Pääkampus

0-5

Nursing theory individual exam either in classroom ( 1st choice) or in the Moodle week 50 depending on the students location and pandemic situation
Changed 28.10.20. Exam on week 51 due to timetable
Retake I week 2 on Exam , retake II week 5 on Exam

First aid EXAM according to First Aid teacher

Clinical and microbiological investigations exam according to teacher

tot 4cr=162 hours of study
Nursing care: 18 contact hours, 46h independent study
Small group work: 6 contact hours, 35h independent group work
First Aid:
Microbiology: