Nursing of Surgical Patients and the Care EnvironmentLaajuus (5 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- identify the requirements for perioperative care environment
- apply the options of the perioperative care and service path as required by the circumstances
- apply patient safety principles in perioperative nursing setting
- apply ethical principles of nursing in perioperative setting
- use different methods to document and report care of perioperative patient
- work effectively with multidisciplinary operating room team
- apply knowledge of physiology and anatomy that impact on the patient undergoing surgery
- apply patient centered guiding principles in different perioperative nursing situations
- asses the condition of the patient and changes in vital signs throughout the perioperative care process
- recognise the most common emergencies related to the treatment of surgical patients and act in an acute situation

Further information

The study unit replaces study unit R0400 Nursing of Surgical Patients and the Care Environment starting from autumn semester 2023.