Basics of Nursing and Simulation

24.8.2026 - 11.12.2026

10 cr

Registration open

Contents
• Professional interaction and care relationship
• Care process, decision-making and recording
• Patient safety, data security and ergonomics
• Methods of helping in nursing and supporting daily activities
• Monitoring the patient's condition and basic vital signs
• The need and significance of nutrients
• Diet according to nutrition recommendations at different ages
• Digital and health technology applications

Simulation of nursing basics HOSI
Clinical competence in nursing basics and pharmacotherapy as well as professional interaction and patient encounters are practiced in simulations.

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Fields

Health and welfare

Scope

10 cr

Code

TH00DL57-3005

Student
• is able to work professionally in a care relationship and recognise their own role as a nurse and strive to improve in it, and learn about multidisciplinary cooperation in health care.
• values the patient and is able to support them and their family members in all stages of life while taking their culture into account.
• is able to identify care needs and plan, implement and evaluate nursing in health care units.
• gains experience in recording care in accordance with the national recording model.
• can consider factors affecting patient safety and respond to an immediate need for help.
• can identify and strengthen the patient's resources.
• knows how to work aseptically and ergonomically while taking sustainable development into account.
• can identify nutritional needs and implement health-promoting nutrition for different age groups.
• learns to use digital and health technology devices in nursing older people
• advances their competence in nursing and pharmacotherapy and encountering clients.

Assessment scale

10 ECTS = 270 hours of student work.
Individual and group assignments, online courses 2 ECTS = 54 hours
Competency tests 1 ECTS = 27 hours
Classroom training and simulation 5 ECTS, HOSI simulation = 135 hours, of which 52 hours are contact teaching
Exam and preparation 1 ECTS = 27 hours
Nutrition 1 ECTS = 27 hours
Active guidance sessions 2 x 3 hours
7 theme days totaling 16 hours
Start of group work 2 x 2 hours

Textbook: Blomqvist M., Rummukainen T., Sainio T., Simola T. & Tyrisevä-Ryösö M. Basic Competence in Nursing. Sanoma Pro, 2022, 1st edition, and materials from the ItsLearning learning environment.

Other materials provided by the teacher during the course.

Basics of Nutrition: Voutilainen E., Fogelholm M. & Mutanen M. 2015. Nutrition Skills. Sanoma Pro. Sustainable Health from Food – National Nutrition Recommendations 2024. National Nutrition Council and Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. Helsinki 2024 (www.vrn.fi(Opens in a new tab))

Organiser

Turku University of Applied Sciences

Contact details

avoinamk@turkuamk.fi

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Health and well-being

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