SKOMPDPRA1 Clinical studies, Homebased Services/Nursing Home Course description

The course starts with a week of preparation for clinical training. The students will be introduced to the Norwegian understanding of supervision, management and the role and function of nurses in healthcare centres.

Admission to the programme.

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can give an account of the health-promoting, preventive, rehabilitating and alleviating function of nurses, including knowledge about palliative care
• can explain ageing processes and the special needs of the elderly
• can explain clinical assessment processes in nursing for the purpose of addressing the patient’s basic needs and improving his/her own resources in the course of the illness
• can explain the concept of patient-centred nursing
• can give an account of pharmacology and drug administration related to relevant diseases
• can refer to acts and regulations relating to drug administration
• can recognise relevant patient phenomena
• can give an account of the management and organisation of the health service
• is familiar with tools and methods for running innovation processes, implementation and continuous improvement work
• can elaborate on challenges relating to information security in nursing practice

Skills

The student can

• provide nursing care that attends to the patient’s basic needs and resources, with a focus on patients with permanent or recurring medical conditions
• organise, manage and coordinate nursing care for a group of patients
• use relevant medical/technical equipment
• apply infection control measures to prevent the spread of unwanted microbes
• apply mapping, assessment, documentation and communication tools in nursing practice
• reflect on and handle ethical issues, and adjust his/her practices in the performance of duties
• provide relevant drug administration and consider relationships between multi-diagnoses, polypharmacy and the patient’s condition
• use knowledge of legislation with particular focus on user participation and competence to give consent, internal control, the right to immediate assessment and treatment
• inform, teach and provide guidance to patients and next of kin about problems that arise in connection with illness, suffering and death
• use technology and digital solutions to support patients’ and next-of-kin’s resources, mastering possibilities and participation
• use knowledge about cultural competence and cultural literacy in the assessment, planning, provision and evaluation of nursing care
• adapt communication to the target groups’ special needs

Competence

The student

• can engage in cooperation across disciplines, professions, sectors, enterprises and levels, and initiate such cooperation
• can exchange points of view and experience with others in the field and in this way contribute to developing good practice
• can plan and carry out communication and interaction with patients and next of kin based on the principles of respect, co-determination and integrity
• can plan and carry out targeted cooperation processes with patients, next of kin and other practitioners, and can prevent and resolve conflicts
• can reflect on his/her own professional practice and power structures when working with elderly people

In this course, the student practice family therapy through guided practice, and attend lectures and workshops tied to the various family therapeutic approaches. The course runs over five semesters with a total of 300 guided practice hours over three semesters.

Presentation of the various family therapeutic approaches and exercises focused on these approaches is a mainstay of the course. The student gains insight into the development of the family therapeutic tradition and its place in the Norwegian welfare system. In the practice placement component of the course, supervised by experienced family therapists, the student is expected to practise family therapeutic approaches to change work in families. Throughout the course, the student works to integrate personal therapeutic development with theoretical, research-based knowledge, and experience from the field.

Language of instruction is Norwegian.

Police documentation

The student is required to provide police documentation at the start of the course, cf. Regulation regarding admission to higher studies, § 6-1 and § 6-2.

All clinical training have different mandatory activities and tasks in the implementation. See chapter on Clinical training.

Assessment of clinical training

The assessment is based on criteria set on the basis of the learning outcomes for the course, continuous assessment, and compulsory activities carried out by the students throughout the period of clinical training. Students’ clinical training can only be assessed if their attendance is sufficiently high (90%). For more information, see the general part of the programme description about assessment of clinical training.

Students are responsible for obtaining a copy of their assessment form from the supervisor. The form must be presented to the new supervisor in the next clinical training period.

Not relevant.

Pass-fail.

The following coursework requirements must have been approved for the student to take the exam:

• Coursework 1: Individual written assignment

The student must submit a written assignment of 1100 words (+/- 10%). The assignment is to be submitted before the start of the practical therapy training period. The coursework must be approved before the student can begin their practical therapy training period. Individual feedback is provided on the coursework. If the written assignment has not been approved, the student will be given one opportunity to submit an improved version by a given deadline.

• Coursework 2: Practical therapy training period

300 hours of practical therapy training must be assessed and approved before the student can present themselves for the exam in the subject. The practical supervisor approves the number of hours.

• Coursework 3: Attendance in teaching/workshops

There is a requirement for mandatory attendance with at least 75% participation in teaching/workshops. If the student has more than 25% absence, it cannot be compensated with coursework, and the student cannot proceed to the next academic year in the master's clinic or present themselves for the exam.

• Coursework 4: Individual practical report

The student submits an individual practical report of 8 pages (+/- 10%) at the end of the practical period. The practical report is approved and signed by the practical supervisor, confirming both the tasks performed and the completed 300 hours. The student must also sign their own report. The practical report must be approved by the course coordinator before the student's practical period is approved. If the practical report has not been approved, the student will be given one opportunity to submit an improved version by a given deadline.

• Coursework 5: Individual reflection note

The student submits an individual reflection note of 2 pages/about 900 words (+/- 10%) on their own work and development through self-driven supervision groups based on their own logging throughout the period. The reflection note is submitted at the end of the supervision group work. If the reflection note has not been approved, the student will be given one opportunity to submit an improved version by a given deadline.

All required coursework must be completed and approved by the given deadline for the student to take the exam.

The exam in the course is an individual portfolio containing two works: 1) an individual portfolio submission and 2) an individual oral exam based on a 15-minute excerpt from a recorded video from the practical therapy training. Both parts of the exam are equally weighted at 50/50. Both exam parts must be passed to pass the course.

1. Portfolio Submission Three components are submitted in one document, which should include the following:

• A written presentation of the video recording. The presentation should be 3/4 to 1 page long.
• A verbatim transcript of the dialogue in the 15-minute video clip.
• A genogram (family tree) of the family. This can be drawn on a separate sheet.

The portfolio must be passed to be eligible for the oral exam.

1. Oral Exam The oral exam lasts for 1 hour per candidate. The examination is based on the portfolio submission, the video recording from the practical therapy training, and the curriculum from all three years of study.

The oral examination is based on a 15-minute excerpt from a video recording of the student's clinical work, where the student is the primary therapist. The recording is done in the final term of the practical therapy training period. In the family conversation filmed for the exam, there should be at least two generations of the family present. The video recording should be brought by the candidate on an encrypted USB drive on the exam day.

If the student fails, the student must select a different sequence from the already submitted recording for re-examination and submit a new portfolio in accordance with the new recording.

If the student cannot attend the oral exam due to illness or other compelling reasons for absence, the same recording and the already submitted portfolio can be used for the postponed exam.