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

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

Location and time

Implemented at Tikkurila campus

Materials

Main text book:

Brunner & Suddarth’s TEXTBOOK OF Medical-Surgical Nursing. 13th edition (or any edition available) Note that the unit names are the same but the unit numbers will differ depending on the version you are using.

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)


All material given during the lectures
Articles posted in Canvas

Teaching methods

Contact lessons, online, workshops & simulations

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

Exam schedules

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

According to Laurea´s new regulations, A student MUST attend the orientation to the study unit.

YleSh exam will happen 19.12.2025
re-take exams:
1st re-take January 2026 general re-take day
2nd re-take February 2026 general re-take day

All students have right to try to improve their grade once. Student has to inform course teachers about their desire to improve their grade. Improving applies to the whole study unit. Teachers of the study unit decide when and how the improvement is done.

On this course the improving of the grade must happen in Januarys retake where it will be done by retaking the YleSh exam. Students have maximum two trys on retaking a failed the exam, not participating an exam is counted as a try. Retakes must happen during Januarys and Februarys retakes.

Student workload

1 cr = 27 hours of student workload

Part: Part 1: Internal medicine 1,5cr 40,5 hours of student´s workload
Part 2: medical imaging 0,5cr 13,5 hours of student´s workload
Part 3: Care of internal disease and infectious disease patients 4cr 108 hours of student´s workload
Part 4: Advance Life Support 1cr 27 hours of student´s workload
Part 5: Workshops and simulations 2cr 54 hours of student´s workload

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

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

Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

A student who has not completed the assignments or exams set for passing the course must complete or renew his or her performance in the manner and within the time specified by the teacher of the course. A failed exam or other performance can be renewed twice. Failure to participate in the actual exam is counted as one performance. (Laurea's degree regulations.)

All Laurea students are expected to adhere to good scientific practice, including appropriate citation of sources. Familiarize yourself with and ask about these practices if necessary. All study assignments are done as individual work, unless otherwise instructed in the assignment. The teacher will inform separately if Urkund will be used for the reports.