Studieguide

Lärandemål

The students
- are familiar with the treatment and service chains of social and health care
- understand the basic principles of health legislation in Finland and will be able to apply laws and regulations to his/her health care practice
- have skills in the clinical laboratory examination process, especially the preanalytical phase (preparations, equipment, the process of examination and the specimen collection)
- are familiar with quality development and management
-realize the importance of good co-operation between the different units in the caring community as a prerequisite for the good quality of laboratory examinations.
- consider security and occupational safety as well as sustainable development in the laboratory.
- see its role and responsibility as a professional to work for global sustainable social development

Innehåll

Health care and social welfare in Finland
Different organizations
Different aspects of sustainable development
Basic knowledge about the clinical laboratory work and lab tests (brief history, working process, meaning of lab tests' resultat in patient care, etc)
Reference range, type of specimen
Patient preparation for lab-tests and preanalytical issues
Occupational safety, legislation
Laboratory equipment
Specimen collection procedures
Performing capillary puncture
Microbiological, cytological specimens,
Venipuncture
Near patient testing: EKG, CRP, INR-TT, HBG, etc.
Specimen handling and storage

Tid och plats

Autumn 2023

Studiematerial och rekommenderad litteratur

Course literature:



Laboratoriotutkimusten näytteenotto (2021, Friman, Tarja; Kuparinen, Marja; Lehto, Liisa & Liikanen Eeva)
Näytteenottajan käsikirja (2016, Matikainen, Anna-Mari; Miettinen Marja & Wasström, Kalle)
Klinisk kemi: Kortfattad analystolkning (2014, Lund-Egloff, D. & Löwbeer, C.)

Course material on Moodle

Undervisningsmetoder

Lectures, tasks and discussions.
Selfstudies.

Bedömningsmetoder (förverkligande) och -kriterier (studieperioder/kurser)

Assignments dead-line on Moodle

Förverkligandets alternativa prestationssätt

Examination

Studerandes tidsanvändning och belastning

Lectures x h, self studies and digital teaching methods x h

Tilläggsuppgifter för studerande

More information is found in Moodle

Vitsordsskala

H-5

Bedömningskriterier, tillfredsställande-synnerligen tillfredsställande (1-2)

Exam
answers depend heavily on words and expressions found in the literature
has superficial knowledge of the subject, but shows a basic understanding of the subject

Written assignment
The student has partially followed the instructions for the written assignment. The student shows limited to a deficient knowledge of the knowledge of the substance.

Arviointikriteerit, goda-synnerligen goda (3-4)

Exam
can account for the literature, reflect and motivate his/her views
can give an independent account of the literature
understands most of the topic
presents independent views and can apply ideas to analogous situations
can motivate some of their claims and positions
can give some own examples

Written assignment
The student has mostly followed the instructions for the written assignment and has mastered the substance of her/his work, but the application is limited. The student can ask relevant questions and can lead a discussion at the seminar.

Arviointikriteerit, berömliga (5)

Exam
has in-depth knowledge of the subject
can analyze and interpret subject facts
master the subject versatile
has a broad grasp of the subject
presents original and apposite examples

Written assignment
The student has followed the instructions for the assignment and shows that she/he has mastered the substance. She/he have read the other participants' assignments and can ask relevant questions and can lead a discussion at the seminar. The assignment and the possible opponentship show something out of the ordinary (technical execution, oral presentation, mature reflections, independent working methods)

Bedömningsmetoder (förverkligande) och -kriterier (studieperioder/kurser)

Individual assignments are graded 0-5, where 0 is a failed grade and 1-5 are passed grades

Förkunskapskrav

No prerequisite

Tilläggsuppgifter

The language of the course, examination and the literature is English.