Study Guide
Study Guide
#savoniaUAS
Curricula starting in 2022 and earlier
Savonia's new Study Guide (curriculum starting in 2023 and after) can be found here.
| Basis of Education | Competence Standards | Structure of Studies | Development of Expertise | Methods and implementation | Course Table |
Course Description
| Code | 4 NURHHOTA1 |
| Name | Internship: Nursing Assessment and Interventions Practice |
| Credits | 10 ects |
| Objectives | The student is able to -work in accordance with the nursing values, principles and statutes -understand the limits of his or her responsibility interact professionally with the client/patient and respect his or her personality and individualism -identify the client’s/patient’s nutritional health, daily functional ability and need for nursing care - help the clients/patients maintain their functional abilities and advise them on basic nutrition issues and provide respectful nursing care -work aseptically correctly according to the infection prevention principles -use essential nursing methods and instruments |
| Content | Aseptic and infection control, nursing interventions: taking care of hygiene, nutrition/fluid therapy and secretion, vital functions: monitoring blood pressure, pulse, respiration, temperature, consciousness and blood sugar, use of aids, medical treatment: implementing medical treatment and monitoring the effectiveness, functional ability and nutrition: monitoring daily functional ability and assessing nutritional health, structural documentation. |
| Requirements | Internship in different nursing environments (intensified sheltered housing units, nursing homes, health centre in-patient wards)Participation in simulations and seminars.Active participation in VireTori activities. Assignments. |
| Grading Scale | Passed - 0 |
| Course material | To be announced at the beginning of the course. -Material in Moodle. Perry, A., Potter, P.A., Stockert, P. & Hall, A. 2019. Essentials for Nursing Practice. 9th Edition. Elsevier.E-book available Perry, A., Potter, P.A., & Ostetendorf, W.F. 2018. Clinical Nursing Sklills and Techniques. 9th Edition. Elsevier. E-book available from 2014 edition. -Hygienepassport https://hygienepassport.fi/ -National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health http://www.valvira.fi/web/en/front-page -Ministry of Social Affairs and Health http://stm.fi/en/frontpage |
| Prerequisites | Nursing Assessment and Interventions must be completed/started. Anatomy, Physiology and Basics of Diagnostics 1 must be completed/started, Basics of Pharmacological Treatment must be completed/started. |
| Other Considerations | Possible travel and/ or housing expenses |
| Contact | Koponen Leena |
We reserve the right to make changes to the curriculum due to the need to update the content being studied.