•   Patient- and Client Safety NU22BC04-3002 06.01.2025-16.02.2025  3 credits  (NU23D-V) +-
    Competence objectives of the study unit
    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
    Prerequisites
    Patient Safety and Service design in Social and Health Care
    Content of the study unit
    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
    Assessment criteria
    Failed (0)
    Did not achive any of the criteria
    Assessment criteria – satisfactory (1-2)
    See separate framework for evaluation
    Name of lecturer(s)

    Carina Gädda

    Learning material

    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

    Learning methods

    lectures, group discussion and seminar

    Objects, timing and methods of assessment

    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.

    Teaching language

    English

    Timing

    06.01.2025 - 16.02.2025

    Enrollment date range

    02.12.2024 - 07.01.2025

    Group(s)
    • NU23D-V
    Responsible unit

    Faculty of Health and Welfare

    Teachers and responsibilities

    Rika Levy-Malmberg, Carina Gädda

    Degree Programme(s)

    Degree Programme in Nursing

    RDI share

    0.00 credits

    Share of online studies

    0.00 credits

    Assessment scale

    H-5

    Timing and attendance

    Spring 2025 campus Vaasa, the course will be via WebEx

    Student's schedule and workload

    27 hours are equal to 1 ECTS

    Assessment criteria
    Failed (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.