Practice in Perioperative Nursing (6 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

Purpose
After completing this course, you will be able to implement safe patient-centered nursing care for perioperative patients at different stages of the care path.

Nursing competences
Clinical competence
Patient safety and quality assurance competence
Ethical competence in nursing
Health promotion competence

Learning outcomes
You plan, implement and evaluate evidence based culturally sensitive perioperative nursing care following principles of health promotion.
You implement patient-centered counseling for perioperative patients and families following the principles of empowerment and rehabilitative working approach
You identify the most common adverse events and incidents risking patient safety and know how to intervene when necessary
You interpret vital signs and test results under supervision
You can use most common medical devices safely under supervision
You are able to work as a part of multi-professional team

Content

Professional practice in perioperative nursing units following objectives above

Qualifications

Acute and perioperative nursing theory
Multidisciplinary knowledge base in nursing care

Further information

prerequisite