Aims

During the internship, the focus is on the following domain-specific learning outcomes (NVAO, 2012) and objectives. The professional bachelor of nursing

autonomously builds up a professional relationship with the person requesting care within a multicultural environment, aimed at the somatic, social, psychological and existential wellbeing of this person, both in familiar and in unfamiliar and/or complex care situations.

          Takes into account the needs, feelings and context of the person requiring care based on verbal and non-verbal communication.

          Communicates with the user and his social network with an active listening posture in complex, urgent and/or changing situations.

          Adapts the content and form of a conversation to the care context in complex, urgent and/or changing situations.

          Analyses his own verbal and non-verbal communication and makes adjustments where necessary.

          Maintains a balance between distance and proximity in the relationship with the person seeking care.

          Builds up a professional relationship of trust with the person seeking care and then acts as an enterprising advocate.                              

Provides evidence-based and theoretically sound nursing care based on clinical reasoning and an attitude of responsibility, ample initiative and proactivity, in accordance with general and professional legislation.

          Acting in a thoughtful manner, seeking timely advice.

          Provides nursing care based on a sense of responsibility and in accordance with general and professional legislation.

          Independently formulating a scientifically based nursing care plan in complex, urgent and/or changing situations and reviewing this with the nurse.

          Pro-actively searches for relevant data from the client's file, handovers and team meetings.

          Independently and in a structured manner adds observations to the data to be collected.

          Observes the caretaker before, during and after the care, examination and/or treatment.

          Makes connections between observations, illness, care and therapy, reactions and perspectives of the person requiring care in complex, urgent and/or changing situations.

          Identifies nursing diagnoses/problems on the basis of links between relevant data, illness, care and therapy, reactions and perspectives of the person requiring care.

          Determines concrete objectives based on own clinical reasoning, according to the treatment vision of the department and in consultation with the user.

          Imparts clinical reasoning, nursing interventions and any follow-up action based on acquired knowledge and evidence based practice.

In both simple and complex specialised care situations, providing client-centred and personalised nursing care, using appropriate technology and with attention to structure, punctuality and accuracy, so as to ensure the quality of care and the safety of the client in the concrete actions.

          Provides accurate and relevant information to the user on current care, health problems, examinations and treatment in complex, urgent and/or changing situations.

          Carries out nursing interventions and medical prescriptions correctly, responsibly and in a well-considered way in accordance with established procedures and protocols and makes informed decisions. Can demonstrate this in complex, urgent and/or changing situations.

          Acting in accordance with basic nursing principles (hygiene, sterility, comfort, privacy, self-care and participation, safety, ergonomics, economy and ecology) in complex, urgent and/or changing situations.

          Evaluating the care provided, looking for causes of non-achievement of goals and reviewing conclusions with the nurse or team.

          Based on the results of evaluation and consultation, they should make adjustments, identify opportunities and make new proposals.

Takes, from a vision on empowerment and shared decision making, autonomous initiatives on prevention and applies these adequately at all levels.  Organises methodically health promotion and patient education to individuals and groups.  Stimulates health-promoting behaviour in the person(s) seeking care.

          Appoints all relevant health risks and defines the right priorities in consultation with the patient and his social network (shared decision making).

          Stimulates independent health-promoting behaviour based on all relevant recognised health risks.

          Motivates self-reliance and compliance and can justify this on the basis of knowledge and insight (empowerment).

          Provides appropriate education with regard to health, welfare and autonomy to the care recipient and his social network, evaluates and adjusts the education undertaken.

          Independently refers (after consultation) to other care providers in the context of prevention and health promotion.

Is aware of the values and norms of themselves and the client and how these influence professional practice as a nurse.  Acting in an ethically responsible manner. Acting as an example to others.

          Analysing their own behaviour in relation to their values and norms and discussing this with others.

          Taking into account and anticipating the norms and values of the person being cared for.

          Has a basic attitude of empathy (listening, empathy, non-judgmental, understanding, ...).

Acts according to the holistic vision.

          Respects privacy, professional secrecy and the rights of the person requiring care.

          (Recognises ethical questions and dilemmas, makes these negotiable in the team and contributes to a responsible decision making process.

          Reports his/her own (near) incidents immediately and adjusts his/her attitude and actions. Can discuss other incidents in a professional manner.

          Acts as an advocate for the values and perception of the person requiring care.

Based on theoretical frameworks, international references, social context and experience, develops both a vision of nursing and a constructively critical attitude.

          Demonstrates an understanding of the mission and vision of the department and the organisation by relating these to their own experiences and reflecting critically on them.

          Formulate their own nursing vision.

          Articulate their own vision in relation to the vision of the department.

Builds intra- and inter-professional relationships and works effectively together towards common goals of care.

          Engages respectfully with various partners in care.

          Uses well-founded arguments when comparing his/her own opinion to the opinion of the team members.

          Cooperates efficiently with team members and other care providers, taking into account each other's tasks and competence. Uses opportunities to delegate.

          Actively participates in team meetings and independently discusses assigned patients. Independently organises a consultation moment around one or more care issues.

          Notes in various care situations where another discipline can make a contribution, integrates these in the care plan and discusses these, if possible, in the multidisciplinary consultation.

Communicates in an efficient and structured manner, both verbally and in writing, about the care relationship, the care content and the care process with all those involved in the professional terminology and adapted to the interlocutor.

          Correctly and adequately uses the appropriate information sources and channels for the care content, relationship and process.

          Uses professional language.

          Reports in a timely manner, orally, substantively correct, relevant, concise and structured to the right person in complex, urgent and/or changing situations.

          Reports in a timely manner, in writing, correctly as regards content, relevant, concise and structured, in complex, urgent and/or changing situations.

          Is able to discuss the assigned persons correctly, relevantly, concisely and in a structured way during a consultation in complex, urgent and/or changing situations.

organises and coordinates intra- and extra-mural care autonomously and in consultation with other care providers.

          Locates the caretaker in his care path. Assesses, interprets and monitors obstacles and levers in the continuity of care.

          Proactively consults with the person requiring care, his social network and other care providers on the care plan, its implementation and follow-up, so that continuity is always guaranteed and obstacles are proactively addressed.

          Organises the care in consultation, taking into account priorities and available resources in complex, urgent and/or changing situations and includes decisions from this in the care coordination of the assigned caretaker.

          Identifies opportunities in the coordination and organisation of care and makes them negotiable in the team.

Monitors and promotes the quality of the individual and overall care provision within his/her organisation.

          Provides care according to the criteria of quality of care: effective, efficient, safe, just, timely, continuous, multi- and interdisciplinary, client-oriented, according to the legal regulations and scientifically substantiated.

          Analyses his own actions and adjusts his own actions in accordance with the quality criteria, in consultation with the team and the care recipient.

          Applies the relevant quality procedures.

          Analyses existing care according to quality criteria, asks critical questions and formulates realistic proposals for adjustment on the basis of evidence-based practice.

          Actively participates in quality projects. Sees new opportunities within the current quality care and is able to discuss them.

Instructs, coaches and leads members of a structured team.

         Guides others (caregivers, fellow students) in achieving common goals.

          Confirms others in their qualities and stimulates them for further development.

          Is positive, objective and encouraging.

          Can give others constructive and objective feedback.

Searches professional and scientific literature in a focused and methodical way, assesses its relevance and usefulness, integrates new insights into professional practice and development, participates in practice-oriented scientific research.

          Searches out unfamiliar jargon and is able to explain it in comprehensible language.

          Selects professional and scientific literature appropriate to the problem at hand.

          The candidate should be able to evaluate research findings for its usefulness in nursing practice.

Takes action to make research results negotiable and makes proposals for implementation at departmental level.

          Participates in practice-oriented scientific research.

As an autonomous professional, contributes actively to the profiling of the profession and is critical of social evolutions and the economic, social and ethical policy.

          Acts as a role model for others (keeping to agreements, professional appearance, etc.).

          Consults the relevant professional organisations and their information sources and channels.

          States what he does in the area of self-care. Monitors his own boundaries as a professional and recognises the professional boundaries of others.

          Acting assertively in a professional capacity, based on their own personal nursing identity, in the best interests of the client, themselves and/or the team.

          Assert themselves as a nurse with their own professional expertise towards other team members and the organisation.

          Recognise the impact of economic, social and ehtical policies in their own work situations and be able to reflect critically on this.

Continuously reflects on their own nursing actions, analyses their learning needs and autonomously translates these into initiatives for professionalisation and balanced functioning.

          Prepares for internship in accordance with applicable agreements.

          Identifies own strengths and points of work (on all DLRs), enters into dialogue on these and proactively addresses their own points of work.

          Formulates a challenging development plan - SMART and adjusts it during the course of the internship.

          Independently and pro-actively starts working on his own learning process (continuous evaluation and adjustment).

          Asks for feedback and handles it constructively.

          Discusses stressful situations and looks for solutions. Continues to function adequately in stressful situations.

Previous knowledge

- There is a strict sequence with the OPO Clinical Education because of safety during the internship and the risk of harm to people: the student must have obtained a credit of the OPOs clinical education from phase 1, phase 2 and phase 3 before clinical education phase 4 can be started and takes the majority of the OPOs of phase 4 simultaneously OR credits have already been obtained from the OPOs of phase 4.

- In the event of non-tolerable theoretical shortcomings in stage 1 and/or 2, the student cannot commence an internship in stage 4.

- Subject to the results in EP 1, the internship may possibly start in semester 2 of phase 4.

Order of Enrolment

Mixed prerequisite:
You may only take this course if you comply with the prerequisites. Prerequisites can be strict or flexible, or can imply simultaneity. A degree level can be also be a prerequisite.
Explanation:
STRICT: You may only take this course if you have passed or applied tolerance for the courses for which this condition is set.
FLEXIBLE: You may only take this course if you have previously taken the courses for which this condition is set.
SIMULTANEOUS: You may only take this course if you also take the courses for which this condition is set (or have taken them previously).
DEGREE: You may only take this course if you have obtained this degree level.


STRICT (Z15547) OR STRICT (Z15845)

The codes of the course units mentioned above correspond to the following course descriptions:
Z15547 : Clinical Education 3
Z15845 : Clinical Education 3

Is included in these courses of study

• Bachelor of Nursing (Lier) 240 ects.
• Bachelor of Nursing - Short Programme for Non-Working HBO5/MBO4-Nurses (Lier) 240 ects.

Tolerances

This course unit is a non-tolerable course unit in the following study programme(s):

• Bachelor of Nursing (Lier) 240 ects.
• Bachelor of Nursing - Short Programme for Non-Working HBO5/MBO4-Nurses (Lier) 240 ects.