Practice: Care of Newborns Requiring Special Care (6 cr)
Code: BM25PR07-3001
General information
Enrollment
01.12.2025 - 30.06.2026
Timing
02.02.2026 - 31.12.2026
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Health and Welfare
Teaching languages
- Svenska
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Midwifery
Teachers
- Terese Österberg
Groups
-
UBM22D-VBarnmorska (YH), h22, dagstudier, Vasa
Objective
The student:
- can anticipate and intervene in the case of newborn infirmity
- can, under supervision, plan, implement, evaluate and document observation and evidence based care of newborns in need of special observation or specialty care
- can provide support, advice and guidance for parents with sick newborns
- masters safe drug treatment of newborns
- consider patient safety and apply aseptic principles in patient care
Content
Clinical practice under supervision and evaluation
Materials
Scientific articles
www.kaypahoito.fi
www.vårdhandboken.se
Teaching methods
Supervised clinical practice in neonatal care.
Supervision and assessment discussion with the teacher.
Individual reflections and case.
Information and seminar.
Exam schedules
All documents must be submitted to the teacher no later than one week after completing the internship.
Completion alternatives
Performed and approved clinical practice.
Reflection diary.
Participation in internship seminar.
Student workload
27h / cr
1.5 cr / working week = 40 hours. Of these, 38 hours are performed at the internship and 2 hours are considered for individual assignments. The seminar comprising 3 hours is included in the total working hours.
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The student:
- has achieved satisfactory goals for the internship section
- can receive feedback and show willingness to develop professional skills
- follows the worklist and keeps agreed times
- can ask questions that are relevant for learning a work
- for the most part, it works in a planned manner and has a basic accuracy at important work moments
- can perform tasks under supervision
- has basic knowledge and can ask questions that are relevant to learning a work
- can follow directives and instructions and take responsibility for tasks
- can make decisions concerning tasks at the basic level
- know the values and consider the ethical principles
- can communicate and respond to patients / clients / customers
- can work with others in the work team
Assessment methods and criteria
According to Plan for Clinical Studies.
Seminar mandatory.
Approved individual assignments
Qualifications
BM22BK07 Neonatal Care