Basics of Surgical and Perioperative Nursing (5cr)
Course unit code: TH00CK52
General information
- Credits
 - 5 cr
 
- Teaching language
 - Finnish
 
Objective
BASICS OF SURGICAL AND PERIOPERATIVE NURSING 5 ETCS KIHO
The course includes 1 ETCS of studies in English
Objectives 
Student:
•	is familiar with the clinical pathway and treatment process of surgical patients and can work in a way that promotes patient safety 
•	understands the significance of lifelong learning in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of patient care and learns about the methods of assistance, examination and treatment of surgical patients 
•	knows how to work in a multiprofessional team to support the patient's self-treatment and to use different guidance methods and evidence-based information.
•	develops their professional skills in teamwork and in different networks
•	demonstrates initiative in nursing and develops self-management skills 
•	develops their aseptic competence in the nursing of perioperative patients
•	learns about digital medical devices used in patient care
                    
Content
Contents
•	Multidisciplinary team and group work
•	Clinical pathways of surgical patients
•	Surgical and perioperative nursing and rehabilitation
•	Pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative nursing
•	Roles and tasks of the surgical team
•	Key anaesthesia methods
•	Methods of examination, treatment and assistance
•	Guidance competence
•	Recording and reporting of treatment
•	Digital medical devices in surgical and perioperative nursing