international study module for future health professionals...

International Study Module for Future Health Professionals

WellPro 2011 17th January to 15th April, 2011

Course and Study Information

WellPro 2011 International Study Module 2

WellPro 2011 International Study Module

This international study module will be implemented at Savonia University of Applied Sciences in Kuopio from week 3 to week 15 in 2011. The theoretical sub-modules are organised from January 18 to April 16, 2011. Placements are organised after the orientation part of the module beginning from the week 4.

Students can combine theoretical studies with the placement. The number of credits per each placement varies according to the personal learning agreement between the student and the sending and the receiving institution.

For more information please contact:

Eeva-Riitta Ylinen PhD, MNSc, RN, Senior Lecturer in Nursing

[email protected]

+358-44-7856467

Marja Silén-Lipponen PhD, MNSc, RN, Senior Lecturer in Nursing

[email protected]

+358-44-7856489

Savonia University of Applied Sciences

School of Health Care, Kuopio

P.O.Box 1028,

FIN – 70111 KUOPIO


CURRICULUM

WellPro COMPULSORY STUDIES 9 ECTS

Core studies are organized mainly for foreign students studying in the module.

• Cultural and Lingual Orientation 3 ECTS • Computing Information Utilization Skills 1 ECTS • Communication Skills 3 ECTS • Infection Control I 2 ECTS

WellPro COMMON VOLUNTARY STUDIES 12,25 ECTS

• Studying and Working Abroad 3 ECTS • Gerontology 0,75 ECTS • Pain Assessment and Management 3 ECTS • First Aid I 1,5 ECTS • Clinical Practice: Multi Professional Teamwork Health Care Practice 5 ECTS

WellPro SPECIALISED STUDIES

Biomedical Laboratory Sciences

• Clinical Parasitology 1 ECTS • Clinical Practice: Clinical Chemistry 5 ECTS • Clinical Practice: Clinical Hematology 5 ECTS • Clinical Practice: Clinical Histology & Cytology 4,5 ECTS • Clinical Practice: Clinical Immunohematology I 3 ECTS • Clinical Practice: Clinical Microbiology 4,5 ECTS • Clinical Practice: Clinical Molecular Biology and Gene Technology I 3 ECTS • Clinical Practice: Clinical Physiology including Clinical Neurophysiology 5 ECTS

Radiography and Radiation Therapy

• Radiation Protection II 1 ECTS • Radiation Protection III 1 ECTS

Physiotherapy

• Implementation of Physiotherapy 2 ECTS • Clinical Practice: Implementation of Physiotherapy 3 – 9 ECTS

Occupational Therapy

• Social and Cultural Environment 2 ECTS • Children’s and Adolescents’ Occupational Enabling 3 ECTS • Research and Development in Occupational Therapy 1 ECTS • Clinical Practice: Children’s or Adolescents’ Occupational Therapy 9 – 11 ECTS

Nursing

• Children’s and Adolescents’ Nursing 3 ECTS • Infection Control II 2 ECTS • Clinical Practice:Child and Adolescent Nursing Professional 7 ECTS • Clinical Practice: Community Health Promotion Practice 7 ECTS • Clinical Practice: Mental Health and Addiction Nursing 7 ECTS • Clinical Practice: Adult Somatic Health Nursing 7 ECTS

Oral Health Care

• General Diseases and Oral Health 3,5 ECTS • Multi Professional Co-operation 2 ECTS


COMPULSORY STUDIES

Cultural and Lingual Orientation

includes 2 instalments (1.5 ECTS + 1.5 ECTS)

Code: TVO012

Language of teaching: English

Credits: 3 ECTS

Cultural Orientation for Exchange Students (instalment) 1.5 ECTS

Learning Objectives:

• Students are familiar with some facts about Finland, their temporary home town Kuopio and facilities of Student House.

• Students are familiar with the hosting institution, the facilities for students and all services concerning their safety.

• Students know and understand their rights and duties as registered students of Savonia UAS School of Health Care.

• Students learn to know and understand the Finnish health care system and patients’ rights in Finland.

• Students get familiar with the organisation and buildings in their practice placements and the rights and duties of students during the practice.

Core Content: Students understand what are the main issues to adjust to a new country, culture and environment in order to make their studies as effectively as possible.

Learning and Teaching Methods:

• instruction in small groups • safety of incoming exchange students in Kuopio and practical placements and personal guidance • personal guidance to environment with help of trained tutor students • supervising teachers guidance to own studies • clinical mentors guidance to practical placements • independent work of students by Internet sources, handouts and other material to read • Library presentation

Grading Scale: Accepted (s) – failed (0)

Assessment Criteria: participation in teaching and guidance. “Distant exam” by email, student are able to provide an essee of essential information of the learning objectives without misunderstandings.

Study Material: Handouts, Internet sources and other material to read.

Contact person: Hannele Korpela, International Coordinator, MNSc, RN [email protected]

Finnish Language for Beginners (instalment), 1,5 ECTS

Learning Objectives: To learn the basics of Finnish to survive in simple everyday situations.

Core Contents:

• Introducing oneself • Numbers • Weekdays • Months • Verb conjugations • Formulating questions and replying appropriately • Finnish cases; asking and telling the way, things to say in everyday situations in family and education • Essential vocabulary and pronunciation

Learning and Teaching Methods: Contact teaching 20 lectures, personal guidance, student’s independent work 20 hours.


Grading Scale: 0 - 5

Assessment criteria: Regular participation to lectures, active interaction in small group work, written and oral exam.

Study material: Handout

Contact person: Pekka Kaartinen, Mr, Master of English and Nordic Philology

Computing Information Utilization Skills

Code:


Credits: 1 ECTS

Learning Objectives: Students will learn how to use Savonia’s information systems such as email and eLearning platform Moodle. Students will get familiar with common social media tools and how to use them in learning. Students will learn to use the library and its resources, and find an article/articles for their course assignment.

Core Content: Savonia’s information systems (username and password, email, Moodle) and social media tools Connect Pro, Wikispace, Blogs, Facebook etc. The library tutorials will focus on how to use the library services, the library online catalogue, and subject specific databases.

Assessment: Participation.

Learning and Teaching Methods: Group work, exercises and independent study using online databases, seeking information.

Grading Scale: Failed / passed

Assessment Criteria: Active participation.

Study Material: Study material in Moodle virtual learning environment. Literature will be announced in the beginning of the course.

Contact Person: Seppo Räsänen, Lecturer, Information technology, LSc

Communication skills

Code:


Credits: 3 ECTS

Learning Objectives: Students learn about oral communication and writing in a multicultural environment. Students learn how to give presentations, express opinions and write public documents in English.

Core Content: Cross-cultural communication, a variety of documents and articles, planning and giving presentations in a final seminar, putting together a portfolio.

Assessment: Active participation and successful completion of the assignments.

Learning and Teaching Methods: Lectures, group work, different writing and oral assignments and independent study.


Contact Person: Irene Hyrkstedt, Ulla Nissi ja Pekka Kaartinen


Infection Control I

Infection Control 1 is a part of 11 credit Nursing Basics course.

Code:


Credits: 2 ECTS

Learning Objectives: To understand how infection control is a basic and an important part of safe health care both in single patient and whole hospital level. Additionally the aim of this course is to help a student to form a complete understanding of infection prevention issues and embrace the fight against hospital infections and aseptic techniques of management operating practices.

Core Content:

• The most common contagious and infectious agents. • Environment, community and the individual's role in infection prevention. • Treatment-related infections and hospital infections. • Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization methods. • Personal hygiene, hand hygiene, protective clothing and protective equipment.

Food Hygiene criteria of food distribution and patient work. • Textiles cleaning and waste treatment in hospital setting. • Isolation precautions. • Hospital Infections disease law and regulations.

Assessment:

Learning and Teaching Methods: Lectures, group discussions and individual/group virtual learning in Moodle network environment.


Assessment Criteria: active participation

Study Material: Study material in Moodle virtual learning environment.

Hellsten S. (toim.) Infektioiden torjunta sairaalassa. Uusin painos. Suomen kuntaliitto. Gummerus.

(later some English literature will be introduced here)

Contact Person: Marja Silén-Lipponen


COMMON VOLUNTARY STUDIES

Studying and Working Abroad

Code: 10ATYV065

Language of Teaching: English

Credits: 3 ECTS

Learning Objectives:

• The student will learn to find the sources and deepen his/her knowledge about: • European Union and your home Finland / your home country as a member of it. • His/ her possibilities to study or work abroad. • His/ her possibilities to be more international at home country (Internationalization At Home IAH). • To understand and accept the rights of minorities to their own culture. • To solve the challenges between the tolerance and equality in his/ her work. • To be in operation in multicultural environment. • To be confront different clients in his/ her work. • To use the foreign language.

Core Contents: The student will learn to find information, to reflect and evaluate his/ her own skills, before and after the course in all learning objectives.

Learning and Teaching Methods: Independent online studying:

• To be acquainted to the information links. • To find the core information of course. • To complete the given tasks by reflecting his/ her skills within this course.

Crading scale: Failed / passed

Assessment criteria: The student will approve his/ her skills to find information, to use accurate source, to make a summary concerning the tasks of the course and his / her own options.

Gerontology

Gerontology study module is part of the medical studies.

Code: TLGER13


Credits: 0,75 ECTS

Learning Objectives: To acquaint the student with the basics of gerontology as a discipline, the connections between health and functional capacity, and the background of biological changes.

• Student can define gerontology as a discipline and know the differences between the gerontology and geriatric.

• Student understands ageing of the population and social and economical consequences of that. • Student knew the connections between physical activity, functional ability and ageing. • Student can promote of successful ageing in her or his future occupation. • Students start to think about her or his attitude relate to the older people.

Core Content: Gerontology as a discipline, ageing of the population and social and economical consequences of that, physical activity, functional ability and ageing and promote of successful ageing.

Assessment: Final written examination which includes short interview and lecture material.

Learning and Teaching Methods: Lectures (11 hours), self-study of literature and examination.

Grading Scale: 0 – 5

Study Material: Heikkinen, E & Rantanen, T. (toim.) 2008. Gerontologia. Keuruu: Duodecim. Pages: 16–278, 310–344, 402–539 and the lecture material. Also English literature is available.

N.B.: First or second-year students, but all students from different levels, can participate to the course.

Contact Person: Marja Äijö


Pain Assessment and Management

Code:


Credits: 3 ECTS

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

• Distinguish between different types of pain in terms of the similarities and differences in approach to assessment and management.

• Engage in pain assessment and care planning that takes account of all aspects of the pain experience.

• Identify barriers to effective pain control. • Recognize those individuals at risk for inadequate pain assessment and management. • Select and use valid and reliable pain assessment tools that are appropriate to the needs of the

patient and the demands of the care situation. • Describe the differences between physical dependence, (addiction), tolerance, and pseudoaddiction. • Identify basic physical and psychological comfort measures. • Demonstrate effective collaboration as a nurse(student)-member of the interdisciplinary team. • Ensure accurate record-keeping and communication. • Practice in accordance with an ethical code. • Reflect critically on effective ways of working with and improving care for people who have pain. • Regularly update personal knowledge that relates to all aspects of pain.

Core Content: • Types of pain. • Neural mechanisms of pain. • Location, intensity and quality of pain. • Relieving and exacerbating factors. • Impact of pain and unrelieved pain. • Influence of emotions, mood, sleep, socialization, culture and family. • Affect of personal beliefs, attitudes, meanings and disease condition attached to the pain. • Affect of spiritual beliefs, related to pain experience. • Pain behaviours. • Interdisciplinary pain management. • Assessment methods for specific groups and clinical settings. • Patients at risk for poor pain assessment and management. • Pharmacological pain management. • Psychological dependence (addiction), physical dependence, tolerance, and pseudo addiction. • Commonly used drugs and methods of drug delivery. • Non-pharmacological pain management. • Monitoring and management of effects and side effects of pain management(continuing care).

Assessment: Final exam, networks.

Learning and Teaching Methods: Lecturers, case studies, discussions, individual/group virtual learning in Moodle network environment.

Grading Scale: Failed / passed.


Literature: will be announced in the beginning of the course.

Contact Person: Eeva-Riitta Ylinen PhD, MNSc, RN, Senior Lecturer in Nursing


First Aid I

Code:


Credits: 1,5 ECTS

Learning Objectives: After the course the student should be able to:

• Understand the importance of first aid. • Recognize problems of sudden illness or injuries. • Call to the dispatch centre. • Give first aid to a casualty for sudden illness or injuries.

Core Content: • Importance of first aid. • Responsibility to help. • First aid instructions; failures in breathing, circulation and consciousness, resuscitation, injuries.

Assessment: Final exam, simulations.

Learning and Teaching Methods: Lecturers, case studies, discussions, simulations.


Study Material: Literature: will be announced in the beginning of the course.

N.B.: Attendance in simulations 100 %.

Contact Person: Päivi Smahl

Clinical Practice: Multi Professional Teamwork Health Care Practice

Code:


Credits: 5 ECTS

Learning Objectives: When completing multiprofessional teamwork practice, the student within the limits of language barrier should be able to:

• work collaboratively with both students and health care staff from various professional groups. • exploit the expertise of other professional groups in her/his own professional development. • work multiprofessionally in taking care of both single patient´s and patient groups health care needs.

Learning and Teaching Methods: Work seminars, groupwork, e-learning and participation into different multiprofessional practise sessions.


Assessment Criteria: Assessment criteria will be explained in the beginning of the course.

Contact Person: Senior Lecturer Helena Pennanen RN, M.Sc.


SPECIALISED STUDIES

Biomedical Laboratory Sciences

Clinical Parasitology

Code:


Credits: 1 ECTS

Learning Objectives: The student knows the appearance of the most general parasites and the infection ways. The student knows the principles of the parasitological working and identifies the most general parasites

Core Content:

• The most general parasites of urine, blood and feces. • Identification of the most general parasites. • Quality assurance of parasitological work.

Assessment: Learning and Teaching Methods: lessons and practice


Study Material: Will be informed later.

Contact Person:

Clinical Practice: Clinical Chemistry

Code: TBKKE91


Credits: 5 ECTS

Learning Objectives: Urine analysis: clinical chemistry and microscopy, clinical chemistry analysis with automation, protein electrophoresis, drug and hormone analysis for quality assurance.

To familiarise with clinical laboratory analysis process when planning and implementing clinical chemistry analyses according to quality assurance principles.

Laboratory information system. Quality assurance in clinical chemistry examinations, patient and laboratory safety. (Phlebotomy)

Assessment: Clinical practice and learning diary.

Study Material: International literature that is informed later.

Prerequisites: TBKKE1 Clinical chemistry 1

Placements: ISLAB (Eastern Finland Laboratory Centre Joint Authority Enterprise)

Contact Person: Reetta Pylkkönen, Ms.

Clinical Practice: Clinical Hematology

Code: TBKHE91


Credits: 5 ECTS

Learning Objectives: Complete blood count, blood smear; hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cell (RBC) count, white blood cell (WBC) count, white blood cell differential count, platelet (PLT) count.

Coagulation factor tests, erythrocyte sedimentation rate.

Laboratory information system. Quality assurance in hematological examinations, patient and laboratory safety.

Assessment: Clinical practise and learning diary.



Prerequisites: TBKHE I Clinical hematology I


Contact Person: Eila Räsänen, Ms.

Clinical Practice: Clinical Histology & Cytology

Code: TBKHS92


Credits: 4,5 ECTS

Learning Objectives: Tissue sample fixation, dissection, transport, processing, microtomy, staining, and microscopy for quality assurance.

Preparation of cell samples with various methods, staining and microscopy. Benign and malign cell separation in cytological samples from respiratory passages, urine and cervical smear samples.

Laboratory information system. Quality assurance in histological and cytological examinations, patient and laboratory safety.



Prerequisites: TBKHS1 Clinical histology and cytology 1

Placements: Kuopio University Hospital (KUH)

Contact Person: Hilkka Tapola, Ms.

Clinical Practice: Immunohematology I

Code: TBIHE91


Credits: 3 ECTS

Learning Objectives: ABO, Rh and other blood groups, antigen and antibody tests, crossmatching.

Laboratory information system. Quality assurance in immunohematological examinations, patient and laboratory safety.

Assessment: Clinical practise and learning diary

Study Material: International literature that is informed later

Prerequisites: TBIHE I Clinical Immunohematology I



Clinical Practice: Clinical Microbiology

Code: TBKMI91


Credits: 4,5 ECTS

Learning Objectives: Working principles of bacteriology, bacteriological cultivations, recognition of bacteria, and definitions of medicine sensitivity, indication of parasites, biochemical, immunological and gene technological applications in microbiological analyses. Laboratory information system. Quality assurance in microbiological examinations, patient and laboratory safety.


Study Material: International publications that is informed later.

Prerequisites: TBKMI1 Clinical microbiology 1


Contact Person: Leena Tikka, Ms


Clinical Practice: Clinical Molecular Biology and Gene Technology I

Code: TBMOG91


Credits: 3 ECTS

Learning Objectives: Isolation and purification methods of nuclein acids, PCR, gel electrophoresis, recombinant DNA techniques, hybridisation techniques, chromosome analysis. Laboratory information system. Quality assurance in immunohaematological examinations, patient and laboratory safety.

Assessment: Clinical practise and learning diary.


Prerequisites: TBMOG I Clinical molecularbiology and genetechnology I

Placements: ISLAB (Eastern Finland Laboratory Centre Joint Authority Enterprise) or University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio


Clinical Practice: Clinical Physiology Including Clinical Neurophysiology

Code: TBKFY91


Credits: 5 ECTS

Learning Objectives: Resting ECG registration, pulmonary function studies and clinical exercise test by national and international standards. In clinical neurophysiology EEG and ENMG registrations and evoked potentials.

Laboratory information system. Quality assurance, patient and laboratory safety


Study Material: International publications that is informed later.

Prerequisites: TBKFY1 Clinical physiology 1

Placements: Kuopio University Hospital (KUH)

Contact Person: Leena Tikka, Ms


Radiation and Radiation Therapy

Radiation Protection II

Radiation protection II is a part of 6 credits Medical radiation

Code:


Credits: 1 ECTS


• Know various measures of patient´s radiation dose. • Calculate of skin dose.

Core Content: • Absorbed Dose, Equivalent Dose, Effective Dose • Kinetic Energy Released in Matter • Entrance Surface Dose • Dose-Area-Product

Assessment: Networks, patient dose calculation in practice.

Learning and Teaching Methods: Networks, dose calculation exercises

Grading Scale: 0-5

Study Material: Material on Moodle.

Contact Person: Pirjo Leppässaari

Radiation Protection III

Radiation protection III is a part of 6 credits Medical radiation

Code:


Credits: 1 ECTS


• Use of safety protection methods and equipment accordingly. • Be a expert in radiation protection.

Core Content:

• National and international standards • Harms for health • General principles of radiation protection

Assessment: Networks

Learning and Teaching Methods: Networks

Grading Scale: 0-5

Study Material: Material on Moodle

Contact Person: Pirjo Leppäsaari


Physiotherapy

Implementation of Physiotherapy

Code:


Credits: 2 ECTS

Learning Objectives: The student is able to:

• Use physiotherapy assessment methods and clinical reasoning in the selection of physiotherapy methods.

• Apply physiotherapy methods in neurological, musculoskeletal, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.

• Evaluate the outcomes of physiotherapy in neurological, musculoskeletal, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.

Core Content: Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy. Neurological Physiotherapy. Respiratory and Cardiovascular Physiotherapy.

Learning and Teaching Methods: Key lectures, exercises, discussions, case studies.

Grading Scale: 0-5

Assessment Criteria: Participation in exercises, learning tasks.

Study Material: Carr J. & Shepherd R. 2003. Stroke rehabilitation: Guidelines for exercise and training to optimize motor skill. Edinburg: Butterworth-Heinemann. Tecklin (toim.) 1998. Pediatric Physical Therapy. Hough, A. 2001. Physiotherapy in respiratory care: an evidence-based approach to respiratory and cardiac management Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes Ltd. Other materials will be announced during the course.

Contact Person: Airi Laitinen and Tuija Sairanen

Clinical Practice: Implementation of Physiotherapy:

Code:


Credits: 3-9 ECTS


• Use physiotherapy assessment methods and clinical reasoning in the selection of physiotherapy methods.

• Apply physiotherapy methods in neurological, musculoskeletal, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.

• Evaluate the outcomes of physiotherapy in neurological, musculoskeletal, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.

Core Content: Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy or/and Neurological Physiotherapy or/and Respiratory and Cardiovascular Physiotherapy or/and pediatric physiotherapy or/and geriatric physiotherapy.

Assessment: Participation

Learning and Teaching Methods: Practice training


Assessment Criteria: Active Participation

Contact Person: Tuija Sairanen


Occupational Therapy

Social and cultural environment

Code: TOSOS1


Credits: 2 ECTS


• understand the cultural concept. • understand the social environment and its meaning to occupational participation. • value people with different cultural background. • apply cultural sensitiveness in multicultural interaction. • develop cultural competence in multicultural environment.

Core Content: Culture as a concept in occupational therapy. Cultural believes, values and habits. Multicultural environment. Client in multicultural environment.

Learning and Teaching Methods: Participation in social media environment, discussions, interview practice.

Grading Scale: 0-5

Assessment Criteria: Learning tasks and participation

Study Material: Bonder, B., Martin, L. ja Miracle, A. 2001. Culture in Clinical Care. Thorofare: Slack Inc. ,

Leavitt R.L. (toim.) 2001. Cross-cultural Rehabilitation An International Perspective. W.B. London: Saunders

Black, R.2007. Culture & occupation: a model of empowerment in occupational therapy Bethesda (MD) : AOTA Press, cop.

Kronenberg, F., Simo Algado,S., Pollard,N. (ed) 2005.Occupational therapy without borders. Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone

Contact Person: Sirpa Siikonen

Children’s and adolescents’ occupational enabling

Code: TOLAS1


Credits: 3 ECTS


• use play in occupational therapy • use purposeful assessment methods with children and adolescents • apply client-centered approach with children and adolescents • apply psychosocial frame of reference with children and adolescents

Core Content: Play in occupational therapy. The Ludic-model. Client-centered occupational therapy with children. Assessment methods. Psychosocial frame of reference in pediatric and youth occupational therapy.

Learning and Teaching Methods: Lectures. Practice. Discussion. Learning tasks

Grading Scale: 0-5

Assessment Criteria: Active participation in practice lessons. Complete learning tasks.

Study Material: Parham, L. D. & Fazio, L. 1997. Play in Occupational Therapy for children Kramer, P. & Hinojosa, J. (ed) 2010. Frames of reference for pediatric occupational therapy Case-Smith, J. (ed) 2001. Occupational Therapy for Children Olson, L.J. 1999. Psychosocial Frame of Reference. Ferland . F.2005.The Ludic Model Play, Children with Physical Disabilities and Occupational Therapy.Ottawa: CAOT Polatajko, H. & Mandich, A. 2004.Enabling Occupation in Children: The Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) Approach

Contact Person: Anne Kanto-Ronkanen and Sirpa Siikonen


Research and development in occupational therapy

Code: TOTUT1


Credits: 1 ECTS

Learning Objectives: The student is able to: • understand the principal of evidence-based research and practice. • use evidence .-based research in occupational therapy practice.

Core Content: Evidence-based occupational therapy research and practice.

Assessment: Participation

Learning and Teaching Methods: Lectures. Learning tasks

Grading Scale: 0-5

Study Material: Law, M., MacDermid, J. 2008. Evidence-based rehabilitation : a guide to practice. Thorofare (NJ) : Slack, cop. Kielhofner, G. 2006. Research in occupational therapy : methods of inquiry for enhancing practice. Philadelphia : F.A. Davis, cop.

Contact Person: Anne Kanto-Ronkanen

Clinical Practice: Children’s or Adolescents’ occupational therapy

Code:TOLAS91


Credits: 9-12 ECTS

Learning Objectives: The student is able to: • apply client-centered occupational therapy with different clients. • evaluate and document occupational therapy process.

Core Content: Occupational therapy process.

Learning and Teaching Methods: practice training


Assessment Criteria: Active partisipation

Contact Person: Anne Kanto-Ronkanen and Sirpa Siikonen


Nursing

Children’s and Adolescents’ Nursing

Code:


Credits: 3 ECTS


• pay attention to children’s rights, ethical guidelines of nursing, legislation and cultural issues while working with children, adolescents and families.

• identify the growth and development of children and adolescents and factors influencing on them. • recognize needs related to the growth and development of children and adolescents. • identify and implement the healthy nutrition of children and adolescents. • describe the effects of illness and hospitalization on children, adolescents and family members. • list health threats and problems of children and adolescents. • empower children, adolescents and family in health and welfare issues. • master the most common nursing methods and equipments used in observation and care of children

and adolescents. • master calculation needed in fluid- and pharmacotherapy. • implement fluid- and pharmacotherapy safely. • asses and relief the pain of children and adolescents by using different methods and procedures. • use play as a nursing method. • master advanced life support of infants and children and describe the care issues involved with

children’s acute situations. Core Content:

• Fundamentals and special characteristic of child and adolescent nursing. • Life-span and development of children with different ages and specific needs. • Nutrition and nutritional recommendations of infants and children. • Family care: reactions of children, adolescents and family members towards illness and

hospitalization; family empowerment; co-operation in child welfare. • Children’s fluid- and pharmacotherapy. • Medical and non-medical pain assessment and relief. • Play as a nursing method. • Advanced life support of infants and children. • Care issues involved with children’s acute situations. • Care of newborns and infants: childcare; baby massage; breast feeding. • Nursing issues involved with different health problems of children and adolescents.

Assessment: Final exam, medical calculation test, networks, simulations, mind map.

Learning and Teaching Methods: Lectures, case studies, workshops, discussions, networks, mind mapping, simulations.

Grading Scale: 0-5

Study Material: Material on Moodle. Literature: will be announced in the beginning of the course.

N.B.: Attendance to class room teaching 75 %, in simulations 100 %.

Contact Person: Pirkko Jokinen, Arja Lång and Helena Pennanen


Infection Control II

Infection control 2 is one part of 5 credit Advanced nursing skills course.

Code:


Credits: 2 ECTS

Learning Objectives: To understand the importance of infection control costs of the individual and for society level. Additionally the aim is to know nationally and internationally the current problematic microbes and the infections they cause, to know the vulnerable or at risk patient groups and treatment-related infections and how to prevent those patients against the infections. Moreover, the aim is to update the knowledge of isolation and infection control precautions and to know legislation and government directives which control safety of patient care.

Core Content: • Costs of the infections on patient care, hospital and national level. • Current nationally and internationally infections causing microbes and infectious diseases. • Current isolation precautions and revision of the methods. • Safety of personnel against the environment based infections and nosocomial infections. • Nosocomial infection surveillance, information and prevention.

Learning and Teaching Methods: Lectures, group discussions, individual/group virtual learning studies in Moodle network environment and visit to local infection control work unit.


Assessment Criteria: Active participation.


Topical articles of infection control.

Hellsten S. (toim.) Infektioiden torjunta sairaalassa. Uusin painos. Suomen kuntaliitto. Gummerus. (later some English literature will be introduced here).

Contact Person: Marja Silén-Lipponen

Clinical Practice: Child and Adolescent Nursing Professional

Code: THLN9


Credits: 7 ECTS

Length: 5 weeks (185h)

Learning Objectives: After child and adolescent nursing professional practice the student within the limits of language barrier should be able to:

• pay attention to children’s rights, ethical guidelines of nursing, legislation and cultural issues while working with children, adolescents and families.

• identify the growth and development of children and adolescents and factors influencing on them. • recognize needs related to the growth and development of children and adolescents. • identify and implement the healthy nutrition of children and adolescents. • describe the effects of illness and hospitalization on children, adolescents and family members. • list health threats and problems of children and adolescents. • empower children, adolescents and family in health and welfare issues. • master the most common nursing methods and equipments used in observation and care of children

and adolescents . • master calculation needed in fluid- and pharmacotherapy. • implement fluid- and pharmacotherapy safely. • asses and relief the pain of children and adolescents by using different methods and procedures. • use play as a nursing method. • master advanced life support of infants and children and describe the care issues involved with

children’s acute situations.


Assessment: Learning assessment by using placement assessment tool: pass/fail (mentoring nurse and self assessment).

Learning and Teaching Methods: Performed practice training in selected placement (185h/5 weeks). Critical incident discussions with mentoring teacher and student peers. Grading Scale: Failed / passed

Prerequisites: Bachelor in Nursing 2nd or 3rd year

N.B.: Placements: Kuopio University Hospital

• Children’s Neurological Outpatient clinic and ward • Children’s Oncology and Haematology ward • Children’s Acute ward • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) • Children’s Surgical Ward

Contact Person: Principal Lecturer Pirkko Jokinen, Senior Lecturer Arja Lång, Senior Lecturer Helena Pennanen

Clinical Practice: Community Health Promotion

Code: THYHT9


Credits: 7 ECTS

Length: 5 weeks (185h)

Learning Objectives: When completing the community health promotion practice course, the student is able to respond to the following questions within the limits of the language barrier:

• Health promotion: o What are the national health problems/challenges/strengths of Finnish people? o How can I empower Finnish people for health and wellbeing? o Where (service system) and how (methods) is health promotion conducted in Finland?

• Decision making: o Can I practice naturally and flexibly in the home care environment or in doctor`s

appointment? • Patient education:

o Can I use health promotions techniques in interaction with clients? o Are worrying life-situations of clients concern to me?

• Collaboration: o Can I interact as a member of a multicultural team? o Do I know the principles of the Ottawa Charter and their impact in the political decision

making on national and international levels? • Clinical:

o Can I use appropriate nursing methods in the home care environment or in doctor`s appointment?

• Pharmacotherapy: o Can I assess the medication of an elderly client?

Assessment: Performed practice training in the selected placement units (185 h / 5 weeks)

Implementing the community analysis assignment.

Learning and Teaching Methods:


Assessment Criteria: Placement evaluation by using the placement performance evaluation tool.

Community analysis assignment evaluation by using the pass/fail scale.

Prerequisites: 2nd or 3rd year

N.B.: Placements:The students will be practicing in one of the community Social and health centres of North-Savo including the following services:

community doctor’s office, home health care, maternity/child health care and school health care.

Contact Person: Principal Lecturer Liisa Koskinen [email protected] , Senior Lecturer Eeva Berg [email protected]


Clinical Practice: Mental Health and Addiction Nursing Professional

Code:THMT91


Credits: 7 ECTS

Length: 5 week (185h)

Learning Objectives: When completing mental health nursing professional practice, development on the following areas has taken place within the limits of the language barrier.

• Ethical: Student reflects with others the ethical dilemmas connected with mental health nursing and nursing people with addictions.Student reflects with others the stereotypes and negative attitudes connected with mental illness and substance abuse.

• Patient education: Student can conduct health education/patient counselling among mental health clients or clients with substance abuse within the limits of the language barrier.

• Collaboration: Student can interact as a member of a therapeutic community. Student can interact as a member of a multiprofessional team and network.

• Multicultural: Student understands the meaning of culture and sub-cultures in the context of mental health nursing and nursing people with addictions.

• Research: Student can search for and utilize appropriate nursing research. • Clinical: Student can carry out one-to-one therapeutic relationship with a client and utilize staff

counselling within the limits of the language barrier.

Assesment:

• Performed practice training in the selected placement(s) (185 h / 5 weeks). • Teaching session to the clinical staff (plan and evaluation according to the instructions). • Two critical incidents (in the Moodle learning environment according to the instructions). • Self-assessment and learning diary (in the Moodle learning environment according to the

instructions).

Assesment Criteria:

• Placement evaluation by using the placement performance evaluation tool: Failed / passed • Teaching session self and peer evaluation: Failed / passed • Two critical incidents: Failed / passed • Self-assessment and learning diary: Failed / passed

Prerequisities: Level: Bachelor in Nursing; 2nd or 3rd year

Contact Persons Principal Lecturer Liisa Koskinen [email protected], Senior Lecturer Marjukka Nurro [email protected]

Placements: The student will be placed in 1-2 of the following placements

• Mental health units among adults, adolescents or children • Community mental health unit • Hospital or community unit for addictions


Clinical Practice: Adult Somatic Health Nursing

Code:


Credits: 7 ECTS

Length: 5 week (185h)

Learning Objectives: When completing adult somatic health nursing professional practice, development on the following areas has taken place within the limits of the language barrier:

• know the values and principles of nursing and ability to apply knowledge in internal medicine/perioperative nursing.

• analyse, design, implement and evaluate internal medicine/perioperative patients care needs. • know the patient´s vital signs checking, testing, maintenance and management. • maintain the principles of aseptic operation. • maintain the internal medicine and perioperative nursing activities. • secure the patient's medication, fluid therapy and blood transfusion criteria, and is dominated by drug

calculation. • understand the importance of patient education and knows the different methods in the treatment

process at different stages. • understand and use the multi-professional co-operation as an essential way of internal medicine and

perioperative patient management. Assesment:

• Placement evaluation by using the placement performance evaluation tool: pass/fail. • Teaching session self and peer evaluation: pass/fail. • Self-assessment and learning diary: pass/fail.

Learning and Teaching Methods: Practice in a ward.

Assesment Criteria:

• Performed practice training in the selected placement(s) (185 h / 5 weeks). • Teaching session to the clinical staff (plan and evaluation according to the instructions). • Self-assessment and learning diary (in the Moodle learning environment according to the

instructions).

Prerequisities: Bachelor in Nursing; 2nd or 3rd year

Contact Persons Senior Lecturer Eeva-Riitta Ylinen, Senior Lecturer Marja Silén-Lipponen

Placements: The student will be placed in 1 of the following placements depending on the availability of the practice possibilities and students own wishes:

• Medical ward • Surgical ward

• Operating room

• Intensive care unit


Oral Health Care

General Diseases and Oral Health

Code: TSYLSA


Credits: 3,5 ECTS

Learning Objectives: Studies provide the student with knowledge of different diseases and medication associated with oral health, capability of producing individual treatment plan when the patient is suffering from general disease.

Core Content: General disease and medication affecting oral health such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and arthritis, diabetic syndrome and thyroid disease, renal failure and hepatic disease, eating disorders, bronchial asthma, viral hepatitis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), epileptic disorder and Parkinson`s disease, cancer, skin- and anemic illness. Patient case.

Assessment: Final exam, networks and exercises.

Learning and Teaching Methods: Lectures, virtual learning in Moodle network environment, discussions, exercises.

Grading Scale: 0-5


Literature: Darby, L.D., Walsh, M. 2010. Dental hygiene: Theory and practice (pages 753 – 998). Saunders: Elsevier.

N.B.: Attendance to class room teaching 75%.

Contact Person: Tarja Ruokokoski

Multi Professional co-operation

Code: TSMONI1


Credits: 2 ECTS

Learning Objectives: After the course the student should be able to identify factors to take into account when co-operating with other professionals and describe the significance of the culture apply to the customer work describe factors of culture which are related to the oral health care to understand the significance of the culture to the contents and operation of to know factors which are related to the culture of the health care of the mouth.

Core Content: Multi professional co-operation, culture awareness and how it is developing, cultural encounter, culture of oral health care.

Assessment: Final exam, networks.

Learning and Teaching Methods: Lectures, workshops, networks, mind mapping.

Grading Scale: 0-5


Literature will be announced in the beginning of the course.

Contact Person: Kaarina Sirviö

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