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

Code: 7031500-3011

General information


Enrollment

02.06.2021 - 30.09.2021

Timing

31.08.2021 - 30.09.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Campus

Salo IoT Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

5 - 30

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Marjo Kaarto
  • Henna Lehtola

Groups

  • MSAISS19
  • PSHSS19A
  • PSHSS19B

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

Evaluation scale

H-5