Deepening Nursing PracticeLaajuus (20 cr)

Objective

PURPOSE
In this course, you will deepen your skills in evidence-based nursing, nursing planning, implementation, and evaluation, as well as independent decision-making in your chosen nursing field. You will learn how to act as an expert using multi-expertise. You have the knowledge to critically evaluate and develop your actions and nursing environment, taking into account ethical principles.

Learning outcomes of the course
Evidence-based and decision-making competence
Patient Safety and Quality Assurance competence
Clinical competence
Internationalisation and communications competence

Outcomes
You will be able to base your decision-making on evidence-based nursing in your area of expertise. You can make independent, evidence-based decisions at different stages of the care path.
You can apply problem-solving skills appropriate to ethical situations.
You will be able to evaluate the knowledge base of your area of expertise and develop your own activities critically and creatively.
You will master the key clinical interventions in your area of expertise.
You can use and apply technology in nursing.
You apply the aims in your area of expertise.

Content

Clinical nursing interventions and deepening multidisciplinary knowledge in the chosen field of nursing.
For nursing students, the Future Factory project (5 ECTS) is implemented in the Developing Nursing Expertise module. The Project Planning online course (3 ECTS) is completed before the deepening practice and the implementation of the project (2 ECTS) in connection with the deepening practice in a multidisciplinary student team.

Qualifications

You master the basics, key concepts, and methods of social and health customer relationships and the business environment. You master the goals, basics, and methods of nursing and client-centered nursing. You can use evidence-based knowledge in nursing decision making. You master the methods of assessing the patient's clinical examination and need for care. You have completed your pharmacology and medical studies as well as your basic studies and related training before the start of the course. You have at least 140 ECTS credits before you start this course (one 4 week internship may be missing).

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

You have advanced knowledge of the development of your area of expertise, as well as a critical understanding and application of theories and policies in the field. You are able to create personal knowledge based on the international and latest knowledge base of the course. You can evaluate it critically and show creative thinking. You are able to use information and communication technology in a creative way to acquire, modify, produce and transmit information in your field.
You are able to develop your own field with your own skills and can present them in presentations that are relevant to working life. You can evaluate own skills and acquired skills in a comprehensive, critical and developmental way. You are able to make independent evidence-based decisions at different stages of the care path in an entrepreneurial manner and have internalized problem-solving skills appropriate to ethical situations. You have the ability to evaluate the knowledge base of your area of expertise and your own activities and to develop them critically and creatively. You master the essential clinical interventions of your area of expertise by utilizing and applying technology in nursing.
You are able to work skillfully, client-oriented and taking into account diverse cultural differences in multidisciplinary and possibly multicultural working groups.