Study Guide

Objective

Perioperative nursing 4 cr PEHO
Objectives
Students will
- Understand the treatment path for perioperative patients
- Know how to describe the perioperative treatment process of adult patients
- Be able to work in multiprofessional surgical and anaesthetic teams at the different phases of perioperative nursing
- Become proficient in the fundamentals of surgical and anaesthetic nursing and learn to base their actions on the latest research information
- Understand the special features of medication and fluid therapy for perioperative patients
- Identify infection risks related to perioperative nursing and know how to minimise them
- Become familiar with the most common anaesthetic and analgesic methods
- Know how to prepare patients for anaesthesia and procedures
- Know how to use patient examination, monitoring and care instruments safely, interpret the resulting information and act accordingly
- Know how to report on and document the different phases of perioperative treatment
- Learn to identify the special features of guidance and support provided to perioperative patients
- Be aware of the safety risks in surgical and anaesthetic wards and know how to ensure safe activities
- Understand the tasks of anaesthetic nurses, circulating nurses and surgeon’s assistants and identify the key instruments used
- Know how to use health care technology in nursing
- Be able to perform immediate postoperative observation in the recovery room
- Know how to describe the fundamentals of radiological examinations and radiotherapy
- Know how to prepare and protect patients for examinations and ensure their own safety

Content

Contents
The study unit comprises 2 cr of studies offered in English
Perioperative nursing PEHO
- Perioperative nursing (organisation, tasks and areas of responsibility in team work, care environment)
- Patient and occupational safety in the surgical ward, incl. infection prevention, instrument safety, reporting, documenting, use of checklists
- Team preparation before the procedure (instrument collection, surgical hand disinfection, sterile clothing)
- Patient preparation in the surgical ward (incl. operating position, disinfection of the area of operation)
- Operating positions
- Main instruments and surgical assistance
- Immediate postoperative observation in the recovery room
Anaesthesiology and Pharmacology 1 cr ANFA
- Anaesthetic procedures
- Observation and care of anaesthetised patient
- Medication and fluid therapy during anaesthesia and in the recovery room; drugs used in different anaesthetic procedures, anti-microbial prophylaxis, anti-nausea medication, fluid therapy during surgery
Radiography and Radiotherapy 1 cr RASä
- Radiological examinations and radiotherapy
- Radiation safety: Patient and occupational safety

Evaluation scale

H-5