Orientation Practice in Family Nursing (3 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Purpose of the course
After completing this course, you will have readiness to use family nursing methods.

Competences of the course
Health promotion skills
Guidance and interaction competence
Clinical competence

Outcomes of the course
You understand the diversity of families and are able to apply the key empowering methods of family nursing in simulation situation. You understand the growth and developmental stages of a child and are able to apply growth and developmental monitoring methods as well as examinations and nursing care in a simulation situation.
You are able to apply monitoring and nursing methods with pediatric illnesses.
You are able to apply sexual and reproductive health examination and nursing care in a simulation situation.

Content

In this course, you will learn the basics of family nursing, women’s and maternity nursing, as well as methods for assisting in pediatric nursing. The course will cover the following themes:

Diversity of families
Evidence-based family nursing
Family resource-focused counseling
Role maps
Monitoring growth and development of a child
Children's emotional and safety skills
Essential examinations and assistance in examinations of a sick child
Newborn and child resuscitation
Gynecological examinations and care, and support during examinations
Treatment of unplanned out-of-hospital childbirth
Neonatal basic care
Baby massage
Basics of breastfeeding guidance
Medication calculation

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass
You demonstrate understanding of family diversity and you demonstrate the ability to use key empowering methods in family nursing in a simulation situation.
You demonstrate understanding of the growth and developmental stages of a child and you demonstrate the ability to implement growth and developmental monitoring methods as well as examination and assistance methods in the case of a sick child.
In simulation situation, you demonstrate your ability to perform examination and nursing care methods of sexual and reproductive health.
You demonstrate your ability to perform medication calculation needed in the implementation of medication treatment.

Qualifications

The student masters the contents of anatomy and physiology as well as of pharmacology and medicine related to the above mentioned nursing studies.
The student masters the methods of health promotion, medical nursing, mental health, substance abuse and crisis management.
The student knows the basics of evidence-based decision making.