Surgical Nursing (5cr)

Objective

Surgical nursing 5 cr KIHO
Objectives
Students will
- Become familiar with the most common surgical illnesses and the examination and treatment procedures used
- Understand the treatment path for surgical patients
- Gain insight into the foundations, special features and ethical requirements of the surgical treatment process of adult patients of different ages
- Learn to promote occupational and patient safety in the treatment of surgical patients
- Identify infection risks related to the treatment of surgical patients and know how to minimise them
- Learn to assess surgical patients’ needs for care and changes in them, as well the course to follow in sudden events.
- Become proficient in evidence-based surgical nursing methods that support coping
- Learn to plan, administer and evaluate safe and effective medication and fluid therapy for surgical patients
- Know how to plan, carry out and assess the guidance and education of surgical patients jointly with other experts, using a customer- or group-oriented approach
- Learn to use customer-driven education and guidance methods suitable for different situations
- Know how to ensure a current flow of information during the different treatment phases of surgical patients
- Learn to use health care technology in surgical nursing
- Know how to cooperate with patients and their family members as well as with other professional groups participating in the treatment of patients

Content

Contents
The study unit comprises 2 cr of studies offered in English
Surgical Nursing KIHO
Surgical Medicine and Pharmacology 1 cr KIFA
- Treatment path for surgical patients; elective and acute patient
- Pre-, intra- and post-operative nursing
- Most common illnesses requiring surgical treatment, their nursing and rehabilitation - Musculoskeletal diseases
- Gastrointestinal surgical diseases
- Urologic diseases
- Pulmonary, heart and vascular diseases

- Assistance methods used in the treatment of surgical patients - Personal guidance for patients and family members
- Treatment of acute pain and the most common analgesics
- Care of various surgical wounds and ostomies
- Documentation of treatment
- Fluid therapy and pharmacotherapy plan, calculation of fluid balance
- Blood transfusion (elective surgical patient)