Professional Practice IVLaajuus (12 cr)

Objective

: The students work in a resource-based cooperative relationship in post-natal care of the mother, the family and the newborn. Under guidance, the students are responsible for implementing the nursing process in cooperation with families and multiprofessional networks, drawing on evidence-based decision-making. The students have mastered key treatment and examination methods, and they are able to implement drug therapy and the methods of health promotion in family nursing.

Content

Pediatric- and adolescent nursing
Post-natal care of the mother and family

Qualifications

The students have basic capabilities for promoting the health of families and for planning, implementing and evaluating family nursing. They have passed the pharmaceutical calculation test.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Pass (S):
Students
• comply with the ethical principles of family nursing and requirements of patient safety
• plan, implement and evaluate post-natal nursing of the mother, the family and the newborn in a customer-oriented manner, applying multidisciplinary evidence-based knowledge
• are skilled in key treatment procedures and the safe use of implements
• implement safe drug therapy
• are able to counsel and prepare a patient for key examinations related to family nursing
• communicate clearly, both orally and in writing, using the patient record system
• under guidance, implement goal-oriented counselling of children, young people and their families in a resource-based manner, drawing on appropriate guidance and teaching material
• follow the work community rules, act with initiative and demonstrate ability for cooperation
• assess their own actions critically and suggest targets for development.