Study Guide

Objective

The Student:
- has knowledge of and understand the importance of child- and family-centered nursing care
- can explain the normal physical and psychological development and health of children and adolescents to identify deviations
- can apply a health-promoting approach in working with children and adolescents
- is familiar with and can identify health problems, health risks, and risk environments affecting children, adolescents, and families
- has knowledge of and understands the characteristics of pediatric nursing care
- has knowledge of the nursing care of the most common diseases in children
- can perform advanced medication management for children
- can identify and analyze nursing care needs in pediatric patients
- can perform nursing care planning and documentation according to the Finnish classification system
- has knowledge to identify child abuse and act on suspicion of abuse
- understands and have basic knowledge of resuscitation and can perform key care measures for sick children

Content

Development of children and adolescents
Monitoring the health of children and adolescents
Developmental psychology
Children in hospitals and pediatric reference values
Pain and pain management
The most common diseases in children such as asthma, allergies, infectious diseases, diabetes, and childhood cancer
Medication management for children
Child abuse
Basic and advanced resuscitation
Use of Terveysportti

Qualifications

No prior requisites

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Criteria for evaluation of the exam
The student has a superficial knowledge of the subject.

Assessment criteria for written work
The student has followed the instructions, and their knowledge of the other students' work is inadequate. The student shows limited substance knowledge, it can be essential.

The student shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' written work. The student followed the instructions for the written work. They have a deficient knowledge of the substance also touching the essential.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Criteria for evaluation of the exam
The student can account for the literature, reflect and motivate his / her views.

Assessment criteria for written work
The student has followed the instructions for the written work and shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' written work. The student master the substance of his work, but the application is limited.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Criteria for evaluation of the exam
The student shows in his answer an in-depth knowledge and maturity beyond the traditional.

Criteria for evaluation of written work individually or in groups
The student has followed the instructions for the written work and shows that she has mastered the substance. They have read the other participants' written work and can ask relevant questions and lead a discussion at the seminar. The written work and the possible opponentship show something out of the ordinary (technical execution, oral presentation, mature reflections, independent working methods).

The student has followed the instructions for the written work and shows that she has mastered the substance. They have read the other participants' work and can ask relevant questions and lead a discussion at the seminar.