Study Guide

Objective

The student:
- can describe conditions for and challenges with the work regarding patient and client safety within the social and health care areas of activity
- know the laws and recommendations regarding and the supervision of patient and client safety in Finland
- know how digital systems ensure patient safety by predicting risks, risk management, reporting and follow-up
- describe opportunities and challenges in ensuring client and patient safety when using digital e-Health services
- describe what a safety culture entails when healthcare is digitized
- reflect on ethical positions for the patient / client in the digital world

Content

Patient safety today and tomorrow
Welfare technology as a tool that supports patient and client safety
Security for the patient and the client in the digital world

Location and time

Spring 2025 campus Vaasa, the course will be via WebEx

Materials

In this course, Moodle acts as a platform where all the material is available: instructional videos, lecture materials, a list of the course objectives and content, and instructions for assignments
References:
Jones, K. P., Cachaper, G. A., Danley, K., Morgan, M. K., Maduro, R. S., McGee, G. W., Danley, S. C., & Zimbro, K. S. (2023). Equitable Nurse Assignments Within the Context of Census-Driven Staffing Models. MEDSURG Nursing, 32(2), 101–117.

Riaz, T., Akram, M., Rashid, A., Ansari, R., Laila, U., Bankole, M. M., Kayode, A. A. A., Ozdemir, F. A., Sołowski, G., Alinia-Ahandani, E., Altable, M., Adetuyi, B. O., Akhter, N., Akhtar, N., Ghauri, A. O., Egbuna, C., Sfera, A., & Parmar, P. (2023). Creating culture of safety: Risk management in healthcare and nursing. International Archives of Integrated Medicine, 10(8), 15–21.

Brown, C., & Brown, M. (2023). Blood and blood products transfusion errors: what can we do to improve patient safety? British Journal of Nursing, 32(7), 326–332. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2023.32.7.326

LENBURG, C. B., KLEIN, C., ABDUR-RAHMAN, V., SPENCER, T., & BOYER, S. (2009). THE COPA MODEL: A Comprehensive Framework Designed to Promote Quality Care and Competence for Patient Safety. Nursing Education Perspectives (National League for Nursing), 30(5), 312–317.

Yilmaztürk, N., Kose, İ., & Cece, S. (2023). The effect of digitalization of nursing forms in ICUs on time and cost. BMC Nursing, 22(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-023-01333-6

Tuppal, C. P., Vega, P. D., & Tuppal, S. M. P. (2022). Towards a theory of communion‐in‐caring. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 36(2), 524–535. https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.13049

Vasilica, C., Wynn, M., Davis, D., Charnley, K., & Garwood-Cross, L. (2023). The digital future of nursing: making sense of taxonomies and key concepts. British Journal of Nursing, 32(9), 442–446. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2023.32.9.442

Raja, M., Kymre, I. G., Bjerkan, J., Galvin, K. T., & Uhrenfeldt, L. (2023). National digital strategies and innovative eHealth policies concerning older adults’ dignity: a document analysis in three Scandinavian countries. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09867-w

Teaching methods

lectures, group discussion and seminar

Student workload

27 hours are equal to 1 ECTS

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See separate framework for evaluation

Assessment methods and criteria

The course is assessed according to the scale 1-5. It is the assignments that are assessed, but e.g. a lively and reflective participation in the discussions can raise the grade.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Did not achive any of the criteria

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

In order to obtain 1 (satisfactory), the participants should have helpfully performed the tasks with answers that meet the learning objectives.

In order to obtain 2 (extremely satisfactory), the participant should, in addition to what is stated for grades 1, have completed the course in a satisfactory manner and shown activity and own initiatives.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

In order to obtain 3 (good), the participant should have completed the course in a satisfactory manner and in his / her answers shown proof that he / she has read the literature and on the basis of this presented well-thought-out answers and actively participated in the discussions.

To obtain 4 (extremely good) the same things are required as for the grade 3, but the participant's answers show a greater depth, further own reflections in the tasks and a more lively activity in the discussions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

To obtain 5 (praiseworthy) the participant should have completed the course and in their answers shown that he / she has read and understood the literature by presenting answers and comments that are excellent and include their own reflections. The participant should actively participate in the discussions, refer to a larger amount of scientific literature and be able to show how his / her knowledge has been deepened during the course.

Qualifications

Patient Safety and Service design in Social and Health Care

Objective

The student:
- can describe conditions for and challenges with the work regarding patient and client safety within the social and health care areas of activity
- know the laws and recommendations regarding and the supervision of patient and client safety in Finland
- know how digital systems ensure patient safety by predicting risks, risk management, reporting and follow-up
- describe opportunities and challenges in ensuring client and patient safety when using digital e-Health services
- describe what a safety culture entails when healthcare is digitized
- reflect on ethical positions for the patient / client in the digital world

Content

Patient safety today and tomorrow
Welfare technology as a tool that supports patient and client safety
Security for the patient and the client in the digital world

Location and time

Spring 2024 campus Vaasa, the course will be via WebEx

Materials

In this course, Moodle acts as a platform where all the material is available: instructional videos, lecture materials, a list of the course objectives and content, and instructions for assignments
References:
Jones, K. P., Cachaper, G. A., Danley, K., Morgan, M. K., Maduro, R. S., McGee, G. W., Danley, S. C., & Zimbro, K. S. (2023). Equitable Nurse Assignments Within the Context of Census-Driven Staffing Models. MEDSURG Nursing, 32(2), 101–117.

Riaz, T., Akram, M., Rashid, A., Ansari, R., Laila, U., Bankole, M. M., Kayode, A. A. A., Ozdemir, F. A., Sołowski, G., Alinia-Ahandani, E., Altable, M., Adetuyi, B. O., Akhter, N., Akhtar, N., Ghauri, A. O., Egbuna, C., Sfera, A., & Parmar, P. (2023). Creating culture of safety: Risk management in healthcare and nursing. International Archives of Integrated Medicine, 10(8), 15–21.

Brown, C., & Brown, M. (2023). Blood and blood products transfusion errors: what can we do to improve patient safety? British Journal of Nursing, 32(7), 326–332. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2023.32.7.326

LENBURG, C. B., KLEIN, C., ABDUR-RAHMAN, V., SPENCER, T., & BOYER, S. (2009). THE COPA MODEL: A Comprehensive Framework Designed to Promote Quality Care and Competence for Patient Safety. Nursing Education Perspectives (National League for Nursing), 30(5), 312–317.

Yilmaztürk, N., Kose, İ., & Cece, S. (2023). The effect of digitalization of nursing forms in ICUs on time and cost. BMC Nursing, 22(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-023-01333-6

Tuppal, C. P., Vega, P. D., & Tuppal, S. M. P. (2022). Towards a theory of communion‐in‐caring. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 36(2), 524–535. https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.13049

Vasilica, C., Wynn, M., Davis, D., Charnley, K., & Garwood-Cross, L. (2023). The digital future of nursing: making sense of taxonomies and key concepts. British Journal of Nursing, 32(9), 442–446. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2023.32.9.442

Raja, M., Kymre, I. G., Bjerkan, J., Galvin, K. T., & Uhrenfeldt, L. (2023). National digital strategies and innovative eHealth policies concerning older adults’ dignity: a document analysis in three Scandinavian countries. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09867-w

Teaching methods

lectures, group discussion and seminar

Student workload

27 hours are equal to 1 ECTS

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See separate framework for evaluation

Assessment methods and criteria

The course is assessed according to the scale 1-5. It is the assignments that are assessed, but e.g. a lively and reflective participation in the discussions can raise the grade.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Did not achive any of the criteria

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

In order to obtain 1 (satisfactory), the participants should have helpfully performed the tasks with answers that meet the learning objectives.

In order to obtain 2 (extremely satisfactory), the participant should, in addition to what is stated for grades 1, have completed the course in a satisfactory manner and shown activity and own initiatives.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

In order to obtain 3 (good), the participant should have completed the course in a satisfactory manner and in his / her answers shown proof that he / she has read the literature and on the basis of this presented well-thought-out answers and actively participated in the discussions.

To obtain 4 (extremely good) the same things are required as for the grade 3, but the participant's answers show a greater depth, further own reflections in the tasks and a more lively activity in the discussions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

To obtain 5 (praiseworthy) the participant should have completed the course and in their answers shown that he / she has read and understood the literature by presenting answers and comments that are excellent and include their own reflections. The participant should actively participate in the discussions, refer to a larger amount of scientific literature and be able to show how his / her knowledge has been deepened during the course.

Qualifications

Patient Safety and Service design in Social and Health Care