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Basics of Surgical and Perioperative Nursing (5 cr)

Code: TH00CK52-3012

General information


Enrollment

02.07.2024 - 22.09.2024

Timing

23.09.2024 - 01.11.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Nursing

Campus

Salo IoT Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

10 - 30

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Marjo Kaarto
  • Mari Tavasti

Scheduling groups

  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • PSHSK24A

Small groups

  • 1
  • 2

Objective

BASICS OF SURGICAL AND PERIOPERATIVE NURSING 5 ETCS KIHO

The course includes 1 ETCS of studies in English

Objectives
Student:
• is familiar with the clinical pathway and treatment process of surgical patients and can work in a way that promotes patient safety
• understands the significance of lifelong learning in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of patient care and learns about the methods of assistance, examination and treatment of surgical patients
• knows how to work in a multiprofessional team to support the patient's self-treatment and to use different guidance methods and evidence-based information.
• develops their professional skills in teamwork and in different networks
• demonstrates initiative in nursing and develops self-management skills
• develops their aseptic competence in the nursing of perioperative patients
• learns about digital medical devices used in patient care

Content

Contents
• Multidisciplinary team and group work
• Clinical pathways of surgical patients
• Surgical and perioperative nursing and rehabilitation
• Pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative nursing
• Roles and tasks of the surgical team
• Key anaesthesia methods
• Methods of examination, treatment and assistance
• Guidance competence
• Recording and reporting of treatment
• Digital medical devices in surgical and perioperative nursing

Evaluation scale

H-5