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Clinical Placement, Surgical and Perioperative Nursing

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: SSHH0014
Curriculum: SH 2020K
Level: Bachelor of Nursing
Year of Study: 3 (2023)
Semester: Spring
Credits: 13 cr
Responsible Teacher: Koskimäki, Riitta
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Courses During the Year 2023

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
3013SH2019-34DK2022-08-15 – 2023-01-08Johanna Latvala, Riitta KoskimäkiFinnish2022-08-01 – 2022-09-06
3016SH2020-3B2022-08-22 – 2023-07-30Johanna LatvalaFinnish2022-08-01 – 2022-09-06
3017SH2020-3C2022-08-22 – 2023-07-30Johanna Latvala, Riitta KoskimäkiFinnish2022-08-01 – 2022-09-06
3018SH2020-23DK, SH2020-34DK2023-08-02 – 2023-12-20Miia JoensuuFinnish2023-08-01 – 2023-09-06
3019SH2020-23CK2023-01-01 – 2023-07-31Miia JoensuuFinnish2022-12-01 – 2023-01-10

Still need to take the course? See the courses during the academic year 2023-2024.

Learning Outcomes

The student applies health promotion methods in nursing with a client-/patient-oriented approach. The student plans the patient's nursing and applies different nursing methods. The student evaluates his/her own way of working and the function of work community, with different approaches, with ethical approach among others. The student acts with responsibility and promotes patient safety in the nursing.
Places for clinical placement:bed departments and outpatient departments, operating rooom, day- case surgery.

Student's Workload

Total work load: 347 h
The assesment of student's own learning 1 h is included in contact lessons.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Clinical basics of nursing
deepening of medication knowledge
The clinical study of nursing care
Clinical Placement Medical Nursing and Clinical Placement Mental Health Nursing

Contents

The surgical patient's pre-, intra and postoperative nursing.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Supervised clincal practice in the surgical bed ward and operation room 11 cr (7 weeks).
Exercises 2op.
Assignment.

Assessment Criteria

Pass evaluation:
Student
- understands and can apply the ethical principles of nursing
- can operate flexibly in multiprofessional teams
- is motivated to work in the field of nursing
- can make independent decisions, under supervision, related to the patient´ s nursing
- is able to make nursing documentation and follow the principles of data security and data protection
- can carry out pharmacotherapy safely and can follow and can anticipate the effects of the medical treatment
- can evaluate the client's/the patient's health and ability to function and can monitor the changes which take place in them
- can support and guide the patients and their family
- can plan,implement and evaluate patient-oriented nursing
- realistic self-evaluation skills, knows his/her own development needs
- knows the most important examination and nursing procedures, is able to use the nursing instruments and apparatus

Fail-evaluation

Student
- does not follow the principle of professional secrecy
- does not observe agreed rules and instructions
- is not able to work in multiprofessional groups
- has insufficient knowledge basis of nursing and the students makes mistakes when applying it, the student is not able to do independent decision-making in nursing
- the clinical practice is unplanned, the objectives of the clinical practice and self-assessment are insufficient and in adequate
- cannot identify his/her own skills or development needs, is not able to work independently during the latter part of the clinical practice period
- is not able to implement patients' individual nursing although under supervision
- is not able to evaluate the patients ´ state of vital functions, nor report of them
- documentation is defective
- does not present a pharmacotherapy passport or the notes are unclear and defective
- there are several mistakes in implementing pharmacotherapy ,the student does not have a command a medical dosage calculation and does not know the medicines that are most common in the work unit
- cannot evaluate the need for guidance among the patient and the close relatives
- does not know the most common examination and nursing procedures, does not either have the ability to use the apparatus in a safe manner

Assessment Methods

Pass-evaluation on clinical practice period and learning diary.


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