Nursing of Surgical Patients and the Care Environment (5 op)

Tavoitteet

The Student is able to
- describe how changes to the vital functions of a surgical patient can be anticipated and assessed before surgery, during surgery and after surgery
- apply their physiological and anatomical knowledge-base in the observation of a surgical patient's vital functions and in their care
- apply methods for the examination, observation and maintenance of the vital functions of a surgical patient in a patient-centred nursing and taking into account the needs of special groups (trauma patients, neurosurgery patients, heart surgery patients)
- use different methods of documentation and reporting related to the care of a surgical patient
- plan and apply the methods for a surgical patient's guidance and psychological support in a patient-centred nursing
- describe the overall rehydration and medicinal treatment of a surgical patient
- describe the development needs for the care and service paths of surgical patients and plan evidence-based nursing procedures to improve the quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of surgical patient care
- critically analyse and develop one's skills in the care of a surgical theatre patient
- describe ethical problems and act according to ethical principles in the surgical care environment

Aika ja paikka

Autumn 2020 semester.
Mainly in Laurea Tikkurila Campus
Timetable will be available in Pakki

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Recommended study material will be published later.

Toteutustapa

Contact lessons, lectures, workshops and simulation workshops

Toteutuksen tärkeät päivämäärät

Will be available in Pakki and will be discussed during the first contact lesson.
Student must participate to the 1st contact lesson / orientation.
Attendance to at least 80% of the lectures is mandatory.
Attendance to ALL workshops and simulations is mandatory.
There will be a written assignment that will be graded 1-5.

Kansainvälisyys toteutuksella

Study unit is suitable for nursing exchange students

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

5 credits = 135 hours of student's work.

Sisältö ja sen jaksotus

The study unit will be taught during the autumn 2020

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Lisätiedot

Student mus participate to the first contact lesson (orientation) to maintain his/her place in the study unit. If student cannot participate to orientation, he/she must inform the course teacher. If student fails to attend to orientation and fails inform the teacher, he /she may loose his/her place in the study unit.

Tutkintosäännön 18§ mukaisesti ”opiskelijan on oltava ensimmäisellä kontaktikerralla läsnä tai ilmoitettava poissaolostaan vastuuopettajalle. Ilmoittautuminen hylätään, mikäli opiskelija ei ilmoita poissaolostaan opinnon aloituskerralta. Hänen tilalleen voidaan ottaa jonossa oleva seuraava opiskelija. (Lauran tutkintosääntö.) Virtuaalitoteutuksilla voidaan edellyttää muunlaista aktivisuuden osoitusta paikan vahvistamiseksi viikon sisällä toteutuksen alkamisesta (Opetuksesta vastavan vararehtorin päätös 7/2019). ”