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 2026
Course start: 02.04.2026 (Compulsory)
Seminar: 28.04.2026 (Compulsory)

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

Exam schedules

Exam I 07.05.2026 14.00 - 16.00
Retake I: 22.5.2026
Retake II: 11.9.2026

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