Advanced Studies in Nursing of Internal Medicine and Surgical Patients (5 cr)
Code: 7031500-3003
General information
Enrollment
02.05.2019 - 09.09.2019
Timing
26.08.2019 - 27.09.2019
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Health and Well-being
Campus
Kupittaa Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
- English
Seats
10 - 30
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Saara Laaksonen
- Tarja Bergfors
- Tuija Leinonen
Groups
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PSHTS17A
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PSHTS17C
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PTHTK17B
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PSHTS17B
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PTHTK17A
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PSHTK17B
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PSHTK17A
Objective
Advanced Studies in Nursing of Internal Medicine AND Surgical Patients 5 cr SIKSY
Objective
Students will
- Students will learn to determine the need for demanding special care of internal medicine/surgical patients, to plan, administer and evaluate such care, as well as to support and provide guidance for patients and their family members.
- Students will gain proficiency in the main treatment methods of internal medicine and surgical patients, treatment-related technology and the creation of a safe care environment.
- Students will master the main nursing treatment methods, treatment-related technology and the creation of a safe care environment.
- Students will enhance their competence in demanding pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy administered to internal medicine and surgical patients.
- Students will learn to treat patients suffering from a grave illness or trauma and their family members.
- Students will learn to provide patient guidance related to surgical operations and to plan the support and rehabilitation of patients facing permanent changes in body image and functional capacity.
- Students will know how to determine the need for, to plan, administer and evaluate the care of patients in demanding perioperative care
- Students will enhance their skills and knowledge in demanding nursing of patients in surgical units
- Students will master the treatment methods of perioperative nursing, treatment-related technology and the creation of a safe care environment.
- Students will deepen their competence in the pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy of surgical patients
Content
Contents
Advanced Studies in Internal Medicine Nursing 2 cr SISY
- Nursing of patients suffering from multiple internal medicine disorders
- Demanding arrhythmia
- Multi-illness internal medicine patient
- Pacemaker patients
- Kidney deficiency
- Neurological patients
- More profound and broader treatment of topics dealt with in SIHO
Advanced Studies in Surgical Nursing 2 cr KISY
- Nursing of thoracic and blood vessel surgical patients
- Nursing of patients with multiple injuries
- Nursing of neurosurgical patients
- Nursing of patients with burns
Perioperative Nursing 1 cr PESY
- Anaesthesia for special groups
- Special anaesthesia, procedures
- Massive fluid therapy and blood transfusion during surgery
- Demanding perioperative nursing of surgically treated patients
Materials
SIKSY exam material:
Hinkle JL & Cheever KH. 2014.Brunner & Suddarth´s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing. 13th International edition OR newer. Wolters Kluwer. Lippincott Williams& Wilkins.
CH 21 Respiratory care modalities
•Pneumothorax
•Hemothorax
•Thoracentesis
•Closed chest drainage systems
•Tracheostomy
•Pulmonary embolism
Ch 23, Management of Patients with Chest and lower respiratory tract disorders: Pneumonia, Tuberculosis, penetrating trauma
Ch 26 Management of patients with Dysrhythmias and conduction problems, pacemakers
Ch 27 Management of patients with coronary vascular disorders
•Invasive coronary artery procedures
•Surgical Procedures: Coronary artery revascularization
Ch 28 Management of Patients with structural, infectious and inflammatory cardiac disorders: Valvural disorders, cardiomyopathy,pericarditis, endocarditis, myocarditis.
Ch 29 Management of Patients with complications from heart disease: heart failure
Ch 49 Assessment and management of patients with hepatic disorders
Ch 54 Management of patients with kidney disorders:Renal failure, Renal replacement therapies
Ch 62 Management of patients with burn injury
Ch 66 Management of patients with neurologic dysfunction
Ch 67 Management of patients with cerebrovascular disorders: hemorrhagic stroke
Ch 68 Management of paients with neurologic trauma: Brain injury
Ch 69 Multiple Sclerosis
Ch 70: Parkinsons disease
Content scheduling
Students' objectives
Students will
Students will learn to determine the need for demanding special care of internal medicine/surgical patients, to plan, administer and evaluate such care, as well as to support and provide guidance for patients and their family members.
Students will gain proficiency in the main treatment methods of internal medicine and surgical patients, treatment-related technology and the creation of a safe care environment.
Students will master the main nursing treatment methods, treatment-related technology and the creation of a safe care environment.
Students will enhance their competence in demanding pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy administered to internal medicine and surgical patients.
Students will learn to treat patients suffering from a grave illness or trauma and their family members.
Students will learn to provide patient guidance related to surgical operations and to plan the support and rehabilitation of patients facing permanent changes in body image and functional capacity.
Students will know how to determine the need for, to plan, administer and evaluate the care of patients in demanding perioperative care
Students will enhance their skills and knowledge in demanding nursing of patients in surgical units
Students will master the treatment methods of perioperative nursing, treatment-related technology and the creation of a safe care environment.
Students will deepen their competence in the pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy of surgical patients
Contents
Advanced Studies in Internal Medicine Nursing 2 cr SISY
Nursing of patients suffering from multiple internal medicine disorders
Demanding arrhythmia
Multi-illness internal medicine patient
Pacemaker patients
Kidney deficiency
Neurological patients
More profound and broader treatment of topics dealt with in SIHO
Advanced Studies in Surgical Nursing 2 cr KISY
Nursing of thoracic and blood vessel surgical patients
Nursing of patients with multiple injuries
Nursing of neurosurgical patients
Nursing of patients with burns
Perioperative Nursing 1 cr PESY
Anaesthesia for special groups
Special anaesthesia, procedures
Massive fluid therapy and blood transfusion during surgery
Demanding perioperative nursing of surgically treated patients
Evaluation scale
H-5