Decision-Making in Acute Nursing Care (10 cr)

Learning outcomes

The students will be able to
analyse the basis of decision-making in a multidisciplinary team in clinical nursing
describe nurses’ responsibilities and obligations in assessing the need for and urgency of care
make decisions by using methods of clinical examination of the patient, care need assessment, digital decision aids and consultation
recognise changes that threat vital functions and plan, implement and evaluate clinical nursing procedures that support vital functions
explain the main illnesses and injuries in the field of surgery and the medical grounds for care
describe the different fields of anaesthesiology and the different anaesthesia forms
plan, carry out and evaluate perioperative nursing
justify the practices and medicines used advanced life support
plan, implement and evaluate administration of intravenous medication, infusions and nutrition

Materials

- Brunner and Studart: Textbook of medical and surgical nursing.- This book also for Surgical Nursing
- Laurea LIbguides, terveysportti: Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines (EBMG)
- Philip Woodrow: Intensive Care Nursing
- Patricia Gonce Morton & Dorrie K. Fontaine: Essentials of Critical Care Nursing
- Markku Mäkijärvi ym.: Akuuttihoito- opas
- Marianne Baird & Susan Bethel: Manual of Critical Care Nursing
- E-book: Booker, Kathy : Critical Care Nursing : Monitoring and Treatment for Advanced Nursing Practice
- Advanced Life Support (ALS): European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2020
- Surgery and anesthesiology on-line materials
- Material given during lectures

Teaching methods

This study unit contains the theoretical studies for acute care and perioperative (surgical) care nursing. The workshops and simulations are taught is V1611 Professional Development in Practice III study unit.
Study unit is taught either in contact or via Zoom - teacher makes the decision according to Covid- 19 situation.
Student MUST be present in the orientation of this study unit.
During orientation we will divide the group to workshop groups.

Study material will be available on Canvas platform.

V1609 Decision making in Acute care nursing 10cr:
Part 1. Acute Care Nursing theory 2cr / Riikka M.
Part 2. ALS-online course 0,5cr / Riikka M.
Part 3. Perioperative and surgical nursing 2,5cr / Tiina and Ilari
Part 4. Acute Care medication and calculations III 2cr / Riikka
Part 5. Transfusion and infusions therapy 1cr / Riikka
Part 5. Anestesiology / surgical studies – online 2cr / Ilari
Part 6. Part 6. Yle SH demonstration of skills / Riikka & Tiina

Employer connections

None

Exam schedules

ALSO NOTE: You must have passed the medication calculations minimum 3 weeks prior to the Clinical Practice III during the spring 2022

International connections

Exchange students (nursing) are welcome to this study unit

Completion alternatives

None

Student workload

10 cr = 270 hours of student work

Content scheduling

V1609 Decision making in Acute care nursing 10cr:
Part 1. Acute Care Nursing theory 2cr / Riikka M.
Part 2. ALS-online course 0,5cr / Riikka M.
Part 3. Perioperative and surgical nursing 2,5cr / Tiina and Ilari
Part 4. Acute Care medication and calculations III 2cr / Riikka
Part 5. Transfusion and infusions therapy 1cr / Riikka
Part 5. Anestesiology / surgical studies – online 2cr / Ilari
Part 6. Part 6. Yle SH demonstration of skills / Riikka & Tiina

Further information

Please note:
The workshops and simulations are taught in V1611 Professional Development in practice.