Family nursing practice 1 (9 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

The student acts in empowering partnership with diverse families and children/adolescents within their communities. Student is able to implement the nursing process and culturally sensitive nursing care in collaboration with families and multidisciplinary networks using evidence-based decision making.
Student masters essential clinical health promotion and nursing interventions and methods, and administers medications safely. Student has basic knowledge about vaccinations and has the skills to perform vaccinations safely.

Content

Vaccination theory

Simulation practices:
Empowering culturally sensitive counseling of families
Assisting in emergency labour
Bathing and massaging a newborn
Assisting in breastfeeding
Growth and measuring of children
Testing child's hearing and vision
Small procedures in pediatric nursing care
Airway management and resuscitation of pediatric patients
Vaccinations

Drug calculations

Materials

Relevant guidelines
Current evidence based articles
Vaccination online course

Teaching methods

Face-to-face learning and distance learning

Employer connections

Practical training in units or organizations working with children/adolescents and/or their families. Practice assignment on ethical questions in family nursing.

Student workload

Simulations and case study 49h
E-learning (vaccination) 27h
Drug calculations 5h
Professional practice 152h
Practice assignment 10h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student demonstrates his/her ability to act in empowering partnership with diverse families and children/adolescents. Student is able to implement the nursing process and culturally sensitive nursing care in collaboration with families and multidisciplinary networks using evidence-based decision making with support.Student masters essential clinical and health promotion nursing interventions and methods, and administers medications safely. Student has basic knowledge about vaccinations and has the skills to perform vaccinations safely.

Fail (simulations): Student does not meet the learning outcomes of the course
Fail (professional practice): According to the criteria for failed professional practice in nursing education

Qualifications

Student has knowledge of promoting health of families and planning, implementing and evaluating family, pediatric and adolescent nursing.The student demonstrates mastering drug calculations before the practical training.