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Surgical Nursing (5 cr)

Code: 7031489-3028

General information


Enrollment

02.07.2020 - 30.09.2020

Timing

01.08.2020 - 31.12.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Anna-Maija Karapuu

Groups

  • PSHTS19D

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)

International connections

Learning meetings in teams, exchange students participation

Content scheduling

Surgical Nursing (2 cr)
Orientation and introduction 26.8
Learning meeting 1. 31.8
Learning meeting 2. 8.9
Learning meeting 3. 10.9
Learning meeting 4. 15.9
LM-seminar 23.9

Evaluation scale

H-5