Internal Medicine and Surgical Nursing 1 (7 cr)

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Content scheduling

Objectives
Students will
- Learn to plan, administer and evaluate individual patient care and to explain their actions
- Learn to identify the changes that internal medicine or surgically treated illnesses and injuries cause to patients and their family members
- Learn to apply internal medicine and surgical treatment methods in individual cases
- Know how to perform ethically in different care situations and work communities
- Learn to provide personal guidance to patients and their family members in promoting health and treating illness and in rehabilitation
- Understand the responsibility of nurses in caring for internal medicine and surgically treated patients
- Learn to promote occupational and patient safety in their work
- Know how to use aseptic techniques in different treatment situations
- Gain proficiency in pharmacotherapy related to the care of internal medicine and surgical patients (medication passport)
- Learn to document information about the care of internal medicine and surgical patients

Objective

NURSING OF SURGICAL AND INTERNAL MEDICINE PATIENTS 1 practical training 7 ECTS SIKI 1

Objectives
• Students will know how to determine and document surgical and internal medicine patients’ needs for care, plan and administer care and evaluate the effectiveness of care
• Students will learn to identify the changes that internal medicine or surgically treated illnesses and injuries cause to patients and their family members
• Students will learn to apply the internal medicine and surgical treatment methods appropriate for each individual patient
• Students will gain proficiency in pharmacotherapy related to the care of internal medicine and surgical patients (medication passport)
• Students will know how to support and give advice to patients and their family members about managing health problems and performing lifestyle changes and rehabilitation required for common surgical and internal medicine disorders
• Students will be able to determine the appropriate customer-oriented teaching and counselling methods, such as individual and group counselling in order to support the patient’s self-care and commitment to treatment
• Students will know the roles and responsibilities of different professional groups and understand the significance of cooperation in maintaining and promoting the functional capacity of surgical and internal medicine patients in the context of a multiprofessional team
• Students will know how to perform ethically in different care situations and work communities
• Students will learn to act in a way that promotes occupational and patient safety

Content

Contents
• Treatment paths of surgical and internal medicine patients
• Working in a multiprofessional working group
• Examination and test methods applied in the treatment of surgical and internal medicine patients
• Performing pharmacotherapy
• Determining the patient’s level of nutrition and related care
• Patient counselling and training methods
• Self-care support and commitment to treatment
• Nursing process and structural documentation
• Rehabilitation and follow-up care
• Occupational and patient safety
• Ethical and responsible activities

Teaching methods

Kliininen harjoittelu
Oppimistehtävä

International connections

Työelämälähtöisyys

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Hyväksytty suoritus edellyttää:

Ennen jakson alkua:
- CV:n laatiminen ja pitäminen aktiivisena harjoittelujakson loppuun asti
- Perehdytystunnille osallistuminen
- Yhteyden ottaminen omaan harjoitteluyksikköön viimeistään 2 viikkoa ennen jakson alkua

Jakson aikana:
- Aktiivinen opiskelu harjoitteluyksikössä
- Henkilökohtaisten tavoitteiden laatiminen SunHarkassa
- Työvuorojen laatiminen yhdessä ohjaajan kanssa
- Väliarviointiin osallistuminen ja itsearviointi, kirjaaminen arviointikeskusteluun SunHarkassa
- Oppimistehtävän laatiminen ja palauttaminen jakson loppuun mennessä
- Loppuarviointiin osallistuminen ja itsearviointi SunHarkassa
- Ohjaajan vahvistus hyväksytystä harjoittelujaksosta ohjaaville opettajille


Jakson jälkeen:
- Palautetunnille osallistuminen
- SunHarkka kirjaukset valmiina