Acute and operative NursingLaajuus (7 cr)

Objective

The students understand the aetiology and medical knowledge base of the most common illnesses and accidents that are treated surgically, as well as the principles of repairing and healing tissue integrity. The students have basic capabilities for carrying out perioperative nursing. The students recognize common acute disturbances in the customer, and monitor and treat a patient having become ill suddenly. The students master pharmaceutical calculations required for implementing drug therapy, safe drug therapy and the knowledge base of clinical pharmacology that underpins drug therapy. The students have basic knowledge of key nursing technology equipment.

Content

Acute dysfunctions,treatment paths of a surgical patient, assessing the need for treatment (triage), the surgical treatment process, legislation on patient safety, medical substances (anaesthesiology, surgery, anatomy and physiology), nutrition of a surgical patient, surgical wound care, treatment of acute pain, prevention of treatment-related infections,counselling, further treatment and rehabilitation of a surgical patient, pharmaceutical calculations, pharmacology (general and local anaesthetics, pain medication, anticoagulants, drug poisonings), rehydration treatment, radiation, device, gas and electrical safety relevant to operative and acute nursing, safe use of device

Qualifications

The students master nursing in public health problems, basic knowledge, key concepts and methods of social and health care sector customer relationships and setting as well as goals and methods of guidance, health promotion and preventive nursing, and they are familiar with the basic premises of evidence-based decision-making.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Excellent (5): The students have comprehensive knowledge of acute and operative nursing. The students are able to explain and justify in a versatile manner the aetiology and risk factors of key acute and surgically treated illnesses as well as the changes brought about by the illness. The students are able to analyse and justify the significance of treatment, service and rehabilitation chains and treatment models as part of comprehensive treatment that rehabilitates the patient and promotes his or her good health. In learning assignments, the students demonstrate in-depth reflection on and comparison and evaluation of information from different perspectives, drawing on the source material in a versatile manner. They suggest their own development ideas in the reflection. In written assignments, the students comply with the JAMK reporting instructions.
Very good (4): The students have comprehensive knowledge of acute and perioperative nursing. The students explain and justify the aetiology and risk factors of acute and surgically treated illnesses as well as the changes brought about by the illnesses. The students are able to analyse the significance of treatment, service and rehabilitation chains and treatment models as part of comprehensive treatment that rehabilitates the patient and promotes his or her good health. In learning assignments, the students analyse and combine information, bringing up different perspectives and comparing their differences and similarities. They are capable of formulating a structured whole of a topic through an individual though process, drawing on the source material. In written assignments, the students comply with the JAMK reporting instructions.
Good (3):
The students have knowledge of acute and perioperative nursing. The students can explain the aetiology and risk factors of acute and surgically treated illnesses as well as the changes brought about by the illnesses. The students are able to describe the significance of treatment, service and rehabilitation chains and treatment models as part of comprehensive treatment that rehabilitates the patient and promotes his or her good health. In learning assignments, the students apply information and bring up a number of relevant facts, justifying them. The students demonstrate personal reflection or use illustrative examples drawing on the source material. In written assignments, the students comply with the JAMK reporting instructions.
Satisfactory (2):
The students have knowledge related to acute and surgically treated illnesses. The students can list key points related to the aetiology and risk factors of acute and surgically treated illnesses and the changes brought about by the illnesses. The students are able to give an example of the treatment, service and rehabilitation chains and the significance of treatment models as part of overall treatment that rehabilitates the patient and promotes his or her good health. In learning assignments, the students understand the essential features of the topic being discussed. The examples they give are a demonstration of the students’ individual thought processes, but the connections between theoretical knowledge and the examples are unclear. The content is meagre, and the limitations are not justified. In written assignments, the students mainly comply with the JAMK reporting instructions.
Adequate (1):
The students have basic knowledge related to acute and surgically treated illnesses. The students can list key points related to the aetiology and risk factors of acute and surgically treated illnesses and the changes brought about by the illnesses. The students bring up the significance of treatment, service and rehabilitation chains and treatment models as part of comprehensive treatment that rehabilitates the patient and promotes his or her good health. In learning assignments, the students bring up certain facts relevant to the topic being discussed as a list or parroting the sources. Th