Orientation Practice in Acute and Perioperative Nursing (3 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

Purpose
After completing this course, you will master the essential clinical interventions of acute and perioperative nursing care, taking patient safety into account.

Nursing competences
Clinical competence
Patient safety and quality assurance competence
Guidance and interaction competence

Learning outcomes
You know how to perform patient counselling at different stages of the care path.
You are able to observe and treat the patient at different stages of the care path
You master the drug calculations needed to administer medication

Content

Pre- and postoperative counseling and nursing care, patient's intensive observation, triage, nursing care of acute patient, intraoperative nursing interventions, nutrition-, fluid- and drug therapy for a surgical patient, documentation of care

Materials

Material in Moodle workspace

Teaching methods

Independend learnig
Skill labs

Student workload

Skill labs 24 h
Independent learning 54 h

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass
Practical exam:
You apply essential nursing interventions of acute and perioperative nursing care, taking patient safety into account.
You implement counseling of acute and perioperative patient at different stages if the care path
You implement acute and perioperative patient guidance at different stages of the care path.
You demonstrate monitoring and treating the patient at different stages of treatment
You show how you monitor and treat the patient at different stages of care

Written exam:
You demonstrate mastering the drug calculations needed to administer medication

Qualifications

Acute and perioperative nursing theory
Multidisciplinary knowledge base in nursing care

Further information

Avoin amk: 3 paikkaa (Sairaanhoitajan osaajakoulutus)