Maternity care Practice (6 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

Purpose of the course
In this course, you will learn to carry out maternity care work under supervision

Competences
Guidance and interaction competence and supporting self-care
Health promotion competence
Clinical competence
Sustainable development

Learning outcomes
After completing the course, you will be able to work in a resource-based partnership with the family that gave birth.
Under the guidance, you will be able to plan, implement and evaluate the nursing work of the family that gave birth and take into account the implementation of the principles of sustainable development in the nursing work with the family that gave birth.
Under the guidance, you will be able to implement key treatment and research methods using digitalisation and implement safe medication.
Under the guidance, you will be able to implement multi-professional cooperation and you will be able to critically review and develop your skills.

Content

Internship in nursing of the woman and family who gave birth in accordance with the goals described above.

Materials

Paananen U., Pietiläinen S-L., Raussi-Lehto E., Väyrynen P., Äimälä A-M. 2017. Kätilöopiskelijan harjoittelun työkirja. Edita.

Teaching methods

Successfully completed professional practice

International connections

Training can be done abroad.

Completion alternatives

Harjoittelun opinnollistaminen
AHOT

Student workload

162 h

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

After completing the course, you will be able to work in a resource-based partnership with the family that gave birth.
Under the guidance, you will be able to plan, implement and evaluate the nursing work of the family that gave birth and take into account the implementation of the principles of sustainable development in the nursing work with the family that gave birth.
Under the guidance, you will be able to implement key treatment and research methods using digitalisation and implement safe medication.
Under the guidance, you will be able to implement multi-professional cooperation and you will be able to critically review and develop your skills.

Professional practise is assessed as approved/failed according to separate assessment criteria. The assessment criteria are visible in the electronic training guidance environment.

Qualifications

The student masters the contents of anatomy and physiology as well as the fields of pharmacology and medicine that are related to the above-mentioned nursing studies.
The student masters the methods of health promotion, internal medicine nursing and mental health, substance abuse and crisis care.
The student knows the basics of evidence-based decision making.
The student masters the basics of maternity and female nursing.
The student masters the basics of nursing for children and young people.

Further information

The evaluation of the course is based on the evaluation criteria of traineing in midwifery studies.
Assessment methods:
- self-assesment
- qualitative assessment by the instructor
- qualitative assessment by the teacher