General provisions

The course is offered in term 4 in the Nursing programme. 6 credits of the course are theoretical studies: 3 credits Health sciences with focus on nursing and 3 credits Medical science. Clinical placement consists of 4.5 credits: 3 credits Health sciences with focus on nursing and 1.5 credits Medical science. The subjects are integrated.

The course aims to enable the students to develop their knowledge in nursing care and medical science in public health work and primary health care and a professional and scientific approach.

Entry requirements

Successful completion of the courses from term 1, successful completion of at least 24 credits in term 2, including successful completion of clinical placement and 15 credits from term 3, including successful completion of clinical placement (in total 69 credits)

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding

On completion of the course, the student will be able to: describe

- nursing chain/cooperation between primary health care, hospital care and other community organisations

- levels of care within the health care organisation

- patient groups in primary health care

explain and plan for

- methods and strategies for public health work

- the nurse's role in public health work

- motivational interviewing

- quality improvement

- basic epidemiological methods and concepts

- research in health sciences and medical science of public health

- living habits and living conditions in connection with health

- differences in public health

- the health care responsibilities for women victims of violence

Skills and ability

- perform nursing interventions in connection with examinations and treatments

- identify health risks and participate in prevention and health promotion work

- inform, teach and give support to patients and families/close relations

- apply hygienic principles, procedures and safety precautions

- administration of drugs

- apply motivational interviewing

- perform minor quality improvement work

Judgement and approach

On completion of the course, the student will be able to

- based on a holistic perspective assess patients' need of nursing care

- assess patients' resources and ability to self-care and compliance to treatment

- reflect upon and examine critically the application of various nursing interventions

- reflect upon, examine critically and evaluate prevention and health promotion interventions

- reflect on the value and knowledge from epidemiological studies

- reflect on patients' narratives during conversations

Content

HEALTH SCIENCES WITH FOCUS ON NURSING

The course consists of theoretical studies and clinical placement

- public health aims, public health strategies, nationally and regionally

- health promotion work in the community, group and individual level

- pandemic

- theories that explain health inequalities in public health and medical research

- The importance of living habits on health such as alcohol and tobacco, stress and physical activity

- personal quality improvement

- organisation/cooperation between primary care, community health care and hospital care

- telephone counselling

- violence against women, the health care liability in case of violence in close relations

- assessment, planning and implementation of nursing interventions for patients in primary health care

- health risks and work with health promotion and preventive interventions

- assessment of the patient's resources and ability to self-care and life style changes

- teaching and support such as motivational interviewing to the patient and family in order to promote health, compliance to treatment and rehabilitation

- information and teaching to co-workers

- hygienic principles, procedures and safety precautions

- ethical and cultural aspects

- administration of drugs

MEDICAL SCIENCE

The course consists of theoretical studies and clinical placement

- epidemiological methods and concepts

- primary care in collaboration with community care, nursing and hospital care and other community organisations

- different groups of patients in primary care

- organisation and cooperation between primary and hospital care

- health promotion methods and strategies in primary health care

- levels of care within the health care organisation

Instruction

The student shall search, apply and evaluate evidence-based knowledge and in case of nursing - and treatment interventions follow current laws, statutes and ordinances.

WORKING METHODS

Lectures, work in cohort groups, role plays, individual work, seminars and web-based teaching and clinical/practical proficiency training. Clinical placement with organised supervision in primary health care.

COMPULSORY PARTS

Introduction to course, scheduled cohort group meetings, seminars, clinical/practical proficiency training, clinical placement, study assignments with written presentation and examination. Lectures on motivational interviewing, science methodology/epidemiology, quality improvement.

Assessment

Examination is continuous throughout the course in the form of written and oral assignments individually and in groups. The assignments are examined during current course based on the guidelines (date and time), stated by course coordinator/examiner. During clinical placement, examinations are carried out regarding clinical/practical skills and specific theoretical assignments, professional approach, treatment and co-operation ability. All parts and written individual final examination must be approved in order to that the course in its entirety will be regarded as passed.

Other regulations

Student who has failed examination may retake the examinations four times (= in total five examinations). Student who has not passed clinical placement has the right to retake the clinical placement once.

Interrupted clinical placement

A student may fail and be forced to interrupt the clinical placement prematurely if there is a noticeable risk that the student due to incompetence may injure another individual or valuable property if he or she continues the clinical education.

An individual plan should be decided for the student and given to him or her in writing. This plan, to be decided by the programme committee, must state the knowledge and skill shortages at hand, the support the student may receive from the department and also state how and when the assessment will take place. A student is entitled to a maximum of two assessment occasions, however no more than once a year. The student may not participate in the clinical placement again until the programme committee has controlled and accepted the required knowledge and skills of the student.

Decisions on the individual study plan may be delegated by the programme committee to a student welfare committee or equivalent with student representation.