Clinical Placement, Public Health Nursing of a Family Expecting a Child
| Structure Type: | Study unit |
|---|---|
| Code: | STHH0005 |
| Curriculum: | TH 2021 |
| Level: | Bachelor of Public Health |
| Year of Study: | 4 (2024-2025) |
| Semester: | Spring |
| Credits: | 8 cr |
| Responsible Teacher: | Alaniemi, Ritva |
| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
Courses During the Academic Year 2024-2025
| Impl. | Group(s) | Study Time | Teacher(s) | Language | Enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3003 | TH2021-4A | 2024-11-01 – 2025-07-31 | Sanna Saikkonen | Finnish | 2024-08-01 – 2024-09-06 |
Learning Outcomes
The student is able to work independently within maternity care and to support families during the pregnancy and puerperium.
Student's Workload
Total work load 7,5 cr clinical training and scheduled studies in the classroom 0,5 cr
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Clinical placement in maternity units including rooming-in wards and antenatal clinics.
Assessment Criteria
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
Written asssignment during clinical placement. Pass or fail.
Further Information
Feedback on the course is given through the Spark-program