Care need assessment and clinical examination (3cr)

Objective

In this course, you will familiarize yourself with the assessment of the need for care and gain basic skills in the clinical examination of a patient.

Competences of the course
Functioning in working life
Clinical competence
Evidence-based action and decision-making skills
Inter-nationality and multiculturalism.

Competence goals
You master the methods of clinical examination of the patient and assessment of the need for care, and you are able to distinguish between pathological changes in vital functions and normal ones.
You will recognize the key concepts and vocabulary of assessing the need for care in Finnish.
You will be able to guide a patient in Finnish during a clinical examination.
You apply medicine and other related sciences when planning, implementing and evaluating nursing work.
You are capable of clinical assessment and evidence-based decision-making within the limits of your own area of responsibility, consulting other experts when necessary and utilizing various communication tools.
You face the patient as an active actor, taking into account the multicultural way of working both in patient work and in the work community.
You apply the opportunities brought by technology and digitalization in assessing the need for care and in customer-oriented counseling in Finnish.

Content

Assessment of the urgency of care and guidance on care and services.
Assessment of the need for care using different communication channels.
Collecting the patient's preliminary information
Basics of examining the cardiovascular system, respiratory system, ears, eyes and stomach. Basics of psychiatric and neurological examination.
Identification of infectious diseases and guidance for treatment.
Identification of minor injuries and guidance for treatment.
Long-term disease monitoring and self-care guidance.

The course focuses on assessing the need for care and clinical examination of the patient. The course also introduces patient guidance in Finnish in the outpatient healthcare environment. The course supports learning Finnish vocabulary for nurse’s appointment.

Qualifications

Anatomy and physiology, pharmacology and medicine. Basics of nursing and medical treatment. Mental health nursing. Acute and perioperative nursing.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

You are familiar with methods related to assessing the patient's need for treatment and clinical research.
You recognize abnormal findings and know how to assess the need for treatment.
You are able to document findings partly in Finnish.
You know how to consult other experts through different communication channels.
You know how to draw conclusions related to the continuity of the patient's treatment.
You demonstrate customer-oriented interaction skills.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

You know methods of clinical examination of a patient and assessment of the need for care.
You identify abnormal findings and assess the need for care.
You are able to document findings in Finnish.
You know how to consult other experts using different communication channels.
You know how to draw conclusions to ensure the continuity of the patient's care.
You demonstrate customer-oriented interaction skills and counseling methods.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

You have a good command of the methods of clinical examination of a patient and assessment of the need for care.
You identify abnormal findings and based on them, you make an assessment of the need for care.
You are able to document findings partly in Finnish.
If necessary, you can consult other experts using different communication channels.
You know how to justify and evaluate the conclusions you make in order to secure the continuity of the patient's care.
You apply customer-oriented interaction skills and counseling methods suitable for the situation in Finnish.

Materials

Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines.
Sairaanhoitajan vastaanoton ohjeet.
Käypähoitosuositukset.
Alanen, P., Jormakka, J. & Kettunen, J. 2023. Oireista työdiagnoosiin. Sanoma Pro.
Other material announced during the course.