Acute Outpatient Care

31.12.2025 - 1.3.2026

5 cr

Face-to-face

-Characteristics of nursing work in acute emergency and outpatient care -Utilisation-based nursing: IV drug and fluid therapy, resuscitation, assessment, support and management of the vital signs of acutely ill patients -mental health, substance abuse and paediatric patients in the emergency setting - specific features -Social emergencies -Classification of the urgency of care needs triage -ECG interpretation in the critically ill patient -Home-based acute home care services and health technology -Working in pairs and teams, multidisciplinary skills -Critical thinking and problem solving -Quality of care, professional identity and ethical competence

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Dates

31.12.2025 - 1.3.2026

Scope

5 cr

1 component

Code

OS00DX98-3001

What you need to know before the course

What you will learn

-The student masters essential diagnostic examinations and procedures as a part of the patient's holistic care in acute outpatient environments -The student is able to form conclusions of somatic outpatients´ state and changes of health and adherence to self-care -Is able to plan and implement patient care in acute outpatient environments -Is able to apply safe intravenous medication and fluid therapies, pain care, interpret, support vital functions and manages ekg interpretation in acute patient -Is able to mind diffirent patients in acute care and detects social emergency -Is able to apply triage in order to enhance the quality and safety of patient care -Is able to apply evidence based nursing -Is able to evaluate personal competencies and development in different situations of interaction -Is able to solve professional problems and confections in multi professional teams

Additional information

Students choose their advanced studies in nursing according to their own career plan. It is worthwhile to find out in advance what educational and skills requirements employers have defined for nurses in different workplaces. In addition, different options may require you to complete certain courses before starting advanced studies (see preliminary information). Pre-requisite requirements also apply to elective courses. Information on the selection process and enrolment for advanced studies will be provided in advance. The course will take place in the Oulainen unit.

Organiser

Oulun ammattikorkeakoulu