Person-Centered Care in Different Health Care Settings

The overall aim of this course is that the student shall, with increasing independence and in the
context of the placement, be able to provide person centered, ethical and
safe evidence based care for complex health needs in geriatric and psychiatric care
and in primary and emergency care.

After completing the course, the student shall, with increasing independence, be able
to:

• systematically assess, critically evaluate and prioritize the health status of patients on the basis of non acute or acute nursing and medical needs with a holistic view of the person, as well as plan, implement and evaluate care in consultation with the patient
• demonstrate a professional approach to patients and families
• critically reflect on various health perspectives related to curative care, palliative care, rehabilitative care, health promotion and prevention as well as palliative care with the purpose of providing person centered care,
• perform CPR for children
• demonstrate the ability to take into account ethical considerations and the importance of the individual’s needs in connection with the planning and implementation of health care
• actively and in collaboration with other professions, on the basis of safety, ethics and patient participation, assess, prioritize, plan, implement, evaluate, document and report on the patient’s health status
• demonstrate the ability to identify the patient’s need for information, and inform as well as educate patients, families and / or students
• prepare and administer drugs, and evaluate and provide information about the effects of drugs and the most common side effects of drug therapy
• reflect on the management of drugs and supplies in relation to cost, environment and sustainable society
• use and evaluate medical technical equipment and information systems in health care
• in consultation with supervisors, plan and prioritize tasks in the care, and allocate tasks among those in the care team
• identify areas in need of method improvement and work-practices improvement to promote the quality of care
• integrate evidence based knowledge with the patient’s wishes in the planning and implementation of health care.

Integrated in course content are the subjects nursing and medical science.

The course includes in depth application of the nursing process and the preparation and use of care plans based on evidence based knowledge during the placement in geriatric, psychiatric, primary and emergency care. Students will receive training in communication with patients and families with complex care needs as well as training in the work related role and in terms of collaboration with staff from different professions.

The course includes assessment of the patient’s condition. Students learn the responsibility of the nurse to take appropriate measures. It also includes continued training in drug management, medical treatments and medical-technology skills. A health promotion and disease prevention perspective is applied, as are an ethical approach and
a holistic view of the person.

Continuous assessment of clinical skills during the placement, written assignments and oral presentations.

Teaching methods are placement, lectures, proficiency training and obligatory seminars.

The Swedish grades U–G.

Grade Reports:

• Primary care 7.5 credits
• Psychiatric care 7.5 credits
• Geriatric care 7.5 credits
• Emergency care 7.5 credits

If a student does not achieve the objectives of the placement during the regular period, the examiner may decide to extend the placement by one week at each stage. This can be done provided that the examiner determines that the student, as a result of this extension, will be able to achieve the goals and provided that the extension is practically feasible. At the end of the extension, there will be a new assessment of the student’s performance. If the student has still not achieved the goals, he/she will receive the grade Fail, which means that the placement can only be put to reexamination in the respective module. Students have the right to a total of three placement periods. There can only be an extension during the regular placement period. Regular time counts as one (1) period, even if there has been an extension of two weeks.

During the placement, a student can receive the grade Fail in advance if he/she exhibits a lack of knowledge, skills and / or attitudes that means that he/she poses a risk to others physically and/or mentally. The student must then terminate his/her internship and will receive the grade Fail in that part of the course. Decisions on failure in advance are made by the examiner in consultation with the supervisor and clinical lecturer, or equivalent. In conjunction with the decision, an individual development plan for the student will be drawn up by the examiner after consultation with the student, program director and course coordinator. The development plan shall identify the knowledge, skills and attitudes the student needs to acquire for him/her to gain permission to resume his/her placement. The development
plan should also indicate the time of inspection of the relevant knowledge. If during a check the student is deemed not to have acquired the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes, a time for a new check shall be decided on. A total of two checks on eligibility to resume placement based on the individual development plan that was put in place due to failure in advance may be granted.