Study Guide
Study Guide
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Curricula starting in 2022 and earlier
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Basis of Education | Competence Standards | Structure of Studies | Development of Expertise | Methods and implementation | Course Table |
Course Description
Code | 4 TRHTP04 |
Name | Caring Skills 1 |
Credits | 5 ects |
Objectives | The student is able to - describe the importance of the values and principles serving as the basis of good patient care - explain the importance of functional ability and rehabilitative care in welfare promotion - identify the clients’ care needs - follow various care practices in different situations and environments - explain the ABCDE method when examining the patient’s basic vital functions and the ISBAR method when reporting on them - describe the factors influencing patient safety and understand the importance of HaiPro - identify the elements of safe interaction - document patient care in line with the care process model and national documentation model - explain the importance of multiprofessional collaboration and the role of a radiographer in that - explain the legal and ethical bases of pharmacological treatment - explain a radiographer’s responsibilities and duties related to the safe implementation of pharmacological treatment - explain the basic concepts of pharmacological treatment, administration routes and pharmaceutical forms - explain the principles of the intravenous fluid and medication administration and is able to administer medication under supervision - explain the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of medication administered through different routes - explain the most common mechanisms of action - explain the factors affecting drug response, adverse reactions and drug interactions - name the main stages of the pharmacological treatment process - use the electronic databases of pharmacological treatment - perform accurate drug calculations - give first aid |
Content | Caring skills: - safe interaction with the client/patient and his or her mentoring - patient safety - ABCDE, ISBAR - care needs - care practices (help in daily actions and the use of technical aids, monitoring secretion and the use of aids, palliative and end of life care) - asepsis Basics of pharmacological treatment: - acts, decrees and other instructions regulating pharmacological treatment - basic concepts of pharmacological treatment - administration routes (per. os, per. rectum, s.c, i.m,) and pharmaceutical forms - intravenous fluid therapy and medication - pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics - adverse reactions and drug interactions, monitoring drug response - medication administration by a radiographer - the electronic drug databases - HaiPro - drug calculations Basic resuscitation: - PPE-D - first aid for respiratory and circulatory disorders, disorders of consciousness and for injuries - first aid for anaphylactic reactions |
Requirements | Active participation in lectures, skills workshops (100%), resuscitation demonstration and participation in first aid exercises (100%), accepted completion of independent assignments, accurate (100%) drug calculations, simulation studies, exams |
Grading Scale | 0 - 5 |
Course material | To be announced at the beginning of the course. |
Prerequisites | Anatomy and Physiology 5 cr |
Other Considerations | |
Contact | Jehkinen Riikka |
We reserve the right to make changes to the curriculum due to the need to update the content being studied.