Internal Medicine Nursing (5 cr)
Code: TH00BW33-3003
General information
Enrollment
05.06.2023 - 31.08.2023
Timing
01.08.2023 - 25.10.2023
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 Public Health Nursing
Teachers
- Jari Säämänen
Scheduling groups
- LAB A (Size: 16. Open UAS: 0.)
- LAB B (Size: 16. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
PTERTK23
Small groups
- LAB A
- LAB B
Objective
Students will
• Know how to describe the underlying mechanisms, symptoms, examinations and medical treatment of common internal diseases
• Students will know the most common internal diseases and the treatment path of internal medicine patients
• Students will be able to identify internal medicine patients’ needs for treatment, to plan, perform and assess the treatment and to make the required evidence-based conclusions
• Students will know how to perform the common treatment and nursing methods applied in the care of an internal medicine patient by observing patient safety
• Students will understand the importance and role of a nurse in the provision of guidance and support related to self-care
• Know how to perform the methods required in the provision of guidance and instructions related to self-care
• Know how to perform pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy methods commonly applied in internal medicine and how to observe and control the related effects, side effects and adverse effects
Content
Contents
• Internal medicine patient counselling, self-care support and commitment to treatment
• The treatment paths, treatment methods and pharmacotherapy of internal medicine patients
(with cardiovascular diseases, pulmonary diseases, diabetes, thyroid disorders, rheumatism, kidney and liver disorders, neurology)
• Monitoring and supporting the functionality of the respiratory, circulation and endocrine systems
• Advanced resuscitation
• How to use the ABCDE, NEWS and ISBAR tools
Evaluation scale
H-5