Surgical Patient NursingLaajuus (4 cr)

Objective

The student:

• Knows a surgical patient’s treatment path
• Knows the surgically treated patient’s treatment as a whole, its different starting points, specificities and ethical requirements for different patients
• Knows aseptic and systematic working methods
• Can promote and implement occupational and patient safety in the treatment of surgical patients
• Can plan, implement, monitor and evaluate safe and effective drug and fluid treatment of surgical patients
• Practises various methods of assisting surgical patients during nursing work
• Can plan, implement and evaluate surgical patient guidance and teaching based on the customer and team in cooperation with other experts
• Can support a surgical patient’s self-care in post-operation treatment in hospital and at home
• Can ensure an up-to-date flow of information at different stages of surgical patient care

Content

Contents

• Surgical patients’ treatment paths
• Most common illnesses requiring surgical treatment, their nursing and rehabilitation
• Assistance methods used in the treatment of surgical patients
• Pre-, intra- and post-operative nursing
• Aseptic techniques
• Assessment and treatment of acute pain
• Nursing of fistula patients
• Observation and care of surgical wounds
• Individual patient guidance and family guidance
• Documentation and reporting