Orientation Practice in Family Nursing (3 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Content scheduling

Laboratory and simulation teaching, demonstration of learning and drug calculation take place simultaneously with Maternity and Female Nursing and Child and Adolescent Nursing.

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

Materials

Botha Elina ja Ryttyläinen-Korhonen Katri. 2016. Naisen hoitotyö. Sanoma Pro.
Åstedt-Kurki P., Jussila AL. ym. 2008. Kohti perheen hyvää hoitamista. Helsinki: WSOY.Oppimateriaalit.
Storvik-Sydänmaa, Tervajävi ja Hammar. 2019. Lapsen ja perheen hoitotyö. Sanomapro.
Nursing clinal practice guidelines Current care guidelines
The main Nursing Recommendations and Current Care Recommendations related to family nursing.

Teaching methods

In this course, you will attend an orientation lecture on family care and prepare a portfolio for the family care course. Additionally, you will practice methods of assisting in women’s and maternity care as well as child care in lab learning environments. At the end of the course, you will demonstrate your competence through an assessment. Attendance is mandatory for practice sessions. The course includes a contact teaching session for medical calculations and a medical calculation exam.

Exam schedules

Family nursing course portfolio
Demonstration of learning
Drug calculation exam

The schedule is in the Moodle learning environment.

Student workload

Laboratory and simulation teaching, drug calculations and demonstration of learning 3 ECTS

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.

Further information

During the course, assessment is carried out on the principle of continuous feedback. Self-assessment and peer review also play a key role. Assessment is based on the objectives and assessment criteria of the course.

Criteria for the approved course portfolio:
You can apply the theory of family care to the context of family care. You justify and reflect on choices in the course portfolio using relevant and evidence-based multidisciplinary information. You can comprehensively assess your ability to carry out family care work.