Acute and Perioperative Nursing (4 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Student is familiar with the principles and processes of operative and acute nursing. Student possesses the basic competences in multicultural patient centered perioperative nursing. Student is able to recognize the most common acute disorders in human body. Student can observe and care for a patient suffering from acute illnesses. Student masters the medical calculations and is able to implement safe medical care. Student is able to use and interpret the most common technological devices in acute and operative nursing safely.

Content

Acute disorders, triage, perioperative nursing process, surgical patient´s care path, patient safety, radiation safety, nutrition, wound care, acute pain management, infection control, patient education, rehabilitation, medical calculation, pharmacotherapy, fluid therapy, continuous care

Materials

Smeltzer, S. C. & Bare, B. G. (eds). 2013. Brunner and Suddarths’ textbook of medical-surgical nursing. Philadelphia: Lippincott.
Mulryan, C. 2011. Acute Illness management.Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage.
Surgical care made incredibly visual! 2007. Philadelphia (PA) : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Horton, C. 2008. Crash course Anesthesia. Oxford University Press, USA
Current research articles

Teaching methods

Case study
Group work
Active lectures

Employer connections

This course must be completed and passed before professional practice.

Exam schedules

Will be informed in course info.

Completion alternatives

Accreditation possible. Discuss with the head of degree program.

Student workload

Total of 108 hours of student's work:
- active lessons 48 hours
- online learning 27 hours
- independent study 32 hours

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

(5)
Student has comprehensive knowledge of acute and operative nursing. Student is able to explain and justify comprehensively the etiology, risk factors and prognosis in the most common acute and operative diseases. Student is able to analyze and justify the care-, service- and rehabilitation paths and understands the importance of care models as part of patients’ rehabilitation and health promotion. Student shows deep reflection, comparison and evaluation from several aspects utilizing versatile evidence based material. Student is able to present his/her own developmental ideas in discussion. Student follows the written instructions of JAMK.
(4)
Student has comprehensive knowledge of acute and operative nursing. Student explains with justifications the etiology, risk factors and prognosis in the most common acute and operative diseases. Student is able to analyze the care-, service- and rehabilitation paths and understands the importance of care models as part of patients’ rehabilitation and health promotion. In his/her assignments the student reflects, compares and evaluates several aspects utilizing versatile evidence based material. Student follows the written instructions of JAMK.
(3)
Student has knowledge of acute and operative nursing. Student recognizes the etiology, risk factors and prognosis in the most common acute and operative diseases. Student is able to explain the care-, service- and rehabilitation paths and understands the importance of care models as part of patients’ rehabilitation and health promotion. In his/her assignments the student reflects, compares and evaluates several aspects utilizing evidence based material. Student follows the written instructions of JAMK.
(2)
Student has basic knowledge of acute and operative nursing. Student is able to recite the etiology, risk factors and prognosis in the most common acute and operative diseases. Student is able to give an example of the care-, service- and rehabilitation paths and care models as part of patients’ rehabilitation and health promotion. The examples show understanding but the connection between theoretical and practical knowledge is missing. In his/her assignments the student reflects, compares and evaluates basic aspects utilizing mainly evidence based material. Student follows the written instructions of JAMK.
(1)
Student has basic knowledge of acute and operative nursing. Student is able to recite the etiology, risk factors and prognosis in the most common acute and operative diseases. Student is able to partially discuss the care-, service- and rehabilitation paths and care models as part of patients’ rehabilitation and health promotion. In his/her assignments the student is able to list some significant factors of patient care without reflecting in the references. Student follows the written instructions of JAMK partly.

Qualifications

Student masters the basic knowledge and interventions of health promotion, preventive nursing and public health nursing.

Further information

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