Degree Programme in Midwifery, Degree Programme in Nursing
Mode of delivery
Face-to-face
Unit
School of Health and Social Studies
Learning outcomes of the course
This course introduces you to evidence-based knowledge in the planning, implementation and evaluation of perioperative and acute nursing care.
Competences of the course
Evidence based nursing and decision making competence
Patient safety and quality assurance competence
Learning and information management competence
Internationalization and communications competence
Learning outcomes
You are familiar with culturally sensitive and safe nursing care at different stages of acute and perioperative patient care path.
You have a basic understanding of safe drug and fluid therapy for acute and perioperative patients.
You have a basic understanding of the most important medical technology devices.
You are familiar with the various counseling methods acute and perioperative patients.
Course contents
Perioperative nursing process and care path, acute care, medical technology related to patient safety, policies and legislation, drug- and fluid therapy, blood transfusion, wound care, acute pain management, infection prevention, culturally sensitive counseling
Prerequisites and co-requisites
You master health promotion- and essential counseling methods, as well as medical nursing care, mental health-, addiction- and crisis nursing.
You know the basis of evidence-based decision making.
You master the contents of anatomy and physiology as well as pharmacology and medicine related to the above mentioned nursing studies.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment criteria
Assessment criteria - grade 1 and 2
Sufficient 1
You recognize the importance of evidence-based knowledge in perioperative and acute care nursing in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care.
You know culturally sensitive and safe nursing interventions at different stages of the acute and perioperative patient care path.
You are able to describe the principles of safe drug and fluid therapy for acute and perioperative patients.
You are able to name the most important medical technology devices.
You recognize the counseling methods of acute and perioperative patients.
Satisfactory 2
You understand the importance of evidence based knowledge in perioperative and acute care in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care.
You know culturally sensitive and safe nursing interventations at different stages of the acute and perioperative patient care path.
You understand the principles of safe drug and fluid therapy for acute and perioperative patients.
You know the most important medical technology devices.
You are familiar with the counseling methods of acute and perioperative patients.
Assessment criteria - grade 3 and 4
Good 3
You understand the importance of evidence based knowledge in perioperative and acute care in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care.
You use culturally sensitive and safe nursing implementations at different stages of the acute and perioperative patient care path.
You understand the principles of safe drug and fluid therapy for acute and perioperative patients.
You know the most important medical technology devices.
You apply the counseling methods of acute and perioperative patients.
Very good 4
You apply evidence-based knowledge in perioperative and acute care in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care.
You implement culturally sensitive and safe nursing interventions at different stages of the acute and perioperative patient care path.
You apply the principles of safe drug and fluid therapy for acute and perioperative patients.
You can explain how to use the most important medical technology devices.
You compare the counseling methods of acute and perioperative patients and are able to choose appropriate methods.
Assessment criteria - grade 5
Excellent 5
You apply and evaluate evidence-based knowledge in perioperative and acute care in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care.
You assess culturally sensitive and safe nursing interventions at different stages of the acute and perioperative patient care path.
You plan safe drug and fluid therapy for acute and perioperative patient.
You can explain how to use the most important medical technology devices.
You compare the counseling methods of acute and perioperative patients and are able to choose appropriate methods.