Teaching starts Spring, Autumn

Language of instruction Norwegian

Prerequisites and co-requisites

ME-106 Scientific Theory, Ethics and Governmental- and Municipal Knowledge
NV-101 Medical and Biological Topics I
SY-101 Nursing I
SYP101 Clinical Studies - Nursing Home
SV-118 Social Science I
NV-102 Medical and Biological Topics II
NV-001 Medicament Calculation

Recommended previous knowledge

The course is a continuation of SY-201 Nursing 2 and NV-201 Medical and Biological Topics 3

Learning outcomes

The expected level of competence in clinical studies will depend on the year of attendance. Please refer to the students' learning management system Fronter for guidelines.

On successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• plan, carry out and verify nursing to various groups of patients
• perform practical nursing procedures in a quality-assured manner
• use hygienic principles when nursing
• perform nursing in acute situations
• cooperate with own and other professional groups
• guide and instruct student colleagues, patients and relatives
• conduct nursing to groups
• handle situations where crisis, grief and death are involved
• show an understanding for patients' experiences and reactions to illness and treatment and be considerate of patients' and relatives' rights regarding information and participation
• handle medication and observe its effects and side effects in order to secure safe medical treatment
• acquire knowledge of and be able to use information technology as a tool in practising nursing
• reflect upon own professional development and progression
• reflect upon ethical and professional dilemmas related to practising nursing in mental health care
• reflect upon problems related to experience-based practical training in preventative health services, pregnancy and post-natal care and paediatric nursing (applies to all first and second year students as from the academic year 2009/10)
• use current literature and the latest research findings in order to evaluate and justify actions and skills
• have critical and analytical abilities when practising the profession

Course contents

ECTS credits distribution based on the National Curriculum:

• Nursing functions and tasks in community health services 5 credits
• Nursing functions and tasks in specialised health services 5 credits
• Pathology, diseases and pharmacology 2 credits
• Ethics 0.5 credit
• Psycology and education 1.5 credit
• Sociology and social anthropology 1 credit

1.5 of the listed credits are related to preparing practice/reflection notes on practice and 13.5 credits are related to clinical studies in cooperation with patients and their relatives.

Students will study and practise nursing both in the community health services and in the specialised health services on patients with different somatic diseases. Students will acquire skills, knowledge and beliefs related to the nurse's role and responsibility in mental health care.

Teaching methods

Compulsory participation in experience-based practical training. *
Nine weeks supervised clinical studies in cooperation with patients/relatives. Compulsory attendance in all clinical studies (90%). For more details about teaching- and working methods please refer to the students' learning management system Fronter.

* Applies to all first and second year students as from the academic year 2009/10.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment of clinical studies is pass / fail (please refer to section five in the regulations of the National Curriculum). In order to pass the clinical studies students must be able to document a minimum of 90% attendance rate, participated in experience-based practical training* in the fourth semester (related to preventative health services, pregnancy and post-natal care and paediatric nursing) and have the following course reguirements approved:

• an assignment related to mental health care
• reflection notes of which one is related to professional ethics
• reflection groups
• presentation of clinics
• participation in first-aid training (if course is attended in fourth semester)

* Applies to all first and second year students as from the academic year 2009/10

Requirements related to clinical studies, assignment related to mental health care, reflection notes, clinics, as well as participation in first-aid training are further described in the students´ learning management system Fronter.

The student´s period of clinical studies is assessed according to a prescribed assessment form. The expected level of skills in each area appears in detail in the assessment form for each period of clinical studies.
Please refer to the students´ learning management system Fronter for more information.

Type of course Practical

Year of study

Second og third year of bachelor's programme

Name of lecturer/contact person

Study programme Coordinator: Marthe M. Fensli (marthe.m.fensli@uia.no)

Recommended or required reading Available on request

Mode of delivery Face-to-face