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Advanced Studies in Nursing of Internal Medicine and Surgical Patients (5 cr)

Code: 7031500-3007

General information


Enrollment

20.05.2020 - 17.08.2020

Timing

24.08.2020 - 02.10.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish
  • English

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Saara Laaksonen
  • Raili Hölttä

Groups

  • PSHTS18C
  • PSHTS18A
  • PSHTS18B

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

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