Nursing of Patients with Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases (9cr)

Learning outcomes

Student is able to
- describe changes in the body caused by the most common internal medicine and infectious diseases
- describe the main diagnostic tests and principles of care and prevention of internal medicine and infectious diseases
- apply research data and recommendations on the most important treatment methods, procedures and monitoring of patients with internal medicine and infectious diseases
- justify the significance of self-care guidance for patients with internal medicine and infectious diseases and describe its main contents
- describe the principles and main methods of treating a chronic wound
- explain the principles of the mechanism and treatment of chronic pain as part of the treatment of patients with internal medicine diseases
- use digital tools in monitoring the health status of patients with internal medicine and infectious diseases
- describe and justify the nurses´ actions in situations requiring immediate care and resuscitation
- justify the significance and methods of nutritional care as part of the treatment of patients with internal medicine diseases
- describe how the patient is prepared for and guided in the most common medical imaging examinations
- promote patient safety and prevent hazardous incidents at all stages of internal medicine and infectious patients care process

Teaching methods

Contact lessons, independent online learning, workshops

Part: Part 1: Internal medicine 1,5 ects
Part 2: medical imaging 0,5 ects
Part 3: Care of internal disease and infectious disease patients 4 ects
Part 4: Advance Life Support 1ects
Part 5: Workshops 2 ects

Learning materials and recommended literature

Course text book:
Hinkle, J. L., Cheever, K. H. & Overbaugh, K. J. 2022. Brunner & Suddarth's textbook of medical-surgical nursing. 15th edition. International edition. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.

Mainly the following units of the book:
Unit 3: Concepts and Challenges in patient management (Only pain management and nursing management in cancer care)
Unit 5: Gas Exchange and respiratory function
Unit 6: Cardiovascular and circulatory functions
Unit 11: Metabolic and Endocrine Function (liver, DM)
Unit: Immunologic Function.
(Assessment and management of patients with rheumatic disorders and assessment of patients with allergic disorders)
Unit 12: Kidney and urinary function
Unit 13: Reproductive Function - Cancer issues only
Unit 15: Musculoskeletal function (only patient with musculoskeletal disorders)
Unit 16: Neurologic Function
Unit: Other acute problems (Management of patients with infectious diseases)

Additional sources:
-JBI database: Evidence summaries, Recommended practices, Best practice information sheets
-Terveysportti: EBMG
-WHO: https://www.who.int/

Important dates

Course orientation lesson and workshops are compulsory. Please see course schedule.

Student workload

1 ects = 27 hours of student workload

Part: Part 1: Internal medicine 1,5 ects pass/fail = 40,5 hours of student´s workload (Independent online learning)
Part 2: medical imaging 0,5 ects = 13,5 hours of student´s workload (Independent online learning)
Part 3: Care of internal disease and infectious disease patients 4 ects = 108 hours of student´s workload (independent online learning and face-to-face learning in the classroom)
Part 4: Advance Life Support 1 ects = 27 hours of student´s workload (independent online learning and face-to-face learning in the classroom)
Part 5: Workshops 2 ects = 54 hours of student´s workload (flipped learning preparation for the workshops independently online)

Content and scheduling

Independent online studies:
-Internal medicine
-Medical imaging
-Advanced Life Support theory
-Flipped learning preparation for the workshops independently online

Theory lessons:
-Care of internal disease and infectious disease patients, ALS

Workshops:
-Diabetes patient care
-Cardiac patient care
-Pulmonary patient care
-Stroke patient care
-Advanced life support

EXAMS:
1. Internal medicine & Medical imaging: Online Canvas-exam and two retakes scheduled in the course timetable
2. Advanced Life Support: Online Canvas-exam and two retakes scheduled in the course timetable
3. Attendance in the workshops: absence in a workshop must be compensated in another course implementation or in another Laurea campus
4. Ylesh Medical Nursing Comptence theory test (DigiCampus): Exam sheduled in the course timetable in June 2026, Retake 1 at Otaniemi Campus retake day in September 2026, Retake 2 at Otaniemi Campus retake day in October 2026

A student who, after the second retake, is still missing one or more partial completions, or who has not completed the required workshops, must enroll in a new implementation of the course.

Further information

Groups for workshops and simulation will be determined later. Compulsory attendance in workshops.

According to Laurea UAS Degree Regulations a student MUST attend the orientation lesson of the study unit.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

https://laureauas.sharepoint.com/sites/linken/Documents/Assessment%20criteria%20for%20bachelor%20students%20a2018-.pdf

Evaluation scale

H-5