Surgical and perioperative nursing (5 cr)
Code: SH00AC89-3018
General information
Enrollment
15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020
Timing
31.08.2020 - 11.10.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Pirjo Oikarinen
- Päivi Sajaniemi
Teacher in charge
Pirjo Oikarinen
Scheduling groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 1. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 1. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 3 (Size: 1. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 4 (Size: 1. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
SHMI19SP
Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1
- Pienryhmä 2
- Pienryhmä 3
Objective
Clinical nursing
• you are able to perform the main clinical nursing tasks and diagnostic tests as part of the overall care for a surgical patient
• you are able to treat a surgical patient
• you are able to administer and evaluate safe pharmacological treatment
• you are able to support the functional ability and participation of a disabled person
Evidence-based practice and decision making
• you are able to determine the surgical patient’s need for care and plan nursing interventions according to the decision making process
• you are able to actively utilize research knowledge (recommendations, reports based on research evidence) in nursing decision making
Patient education competence
• you manage patient education as part of nursing work in surgical and perioperative care
Quality and safety of social and health care services
• you understand your professional responsibility in ensuring and
promoting patient safety
• you are able to promote patient safety in all phases of the patient’s
treatment process
Content
Clinical nursing
• most common procedures and diagnostic tests in surgical care
• most common diseases and symptoms requiring surgical care
• pre, intra- and postoperative care
• nursing interventions in the care of the surgical patient
• injuries
• pharmacological treatment in surgical and pre-, intra-, and postoperative care: pharmaceutical service, dosage calculations, blood transfusions, pharmacology and pharmacy
Evidence-based practice and decision making
• evaluation of the nursing process
• documentation in nursing
Patient education competence
• patient/client education
Quality and safety of social and health care services
• radiation safety
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
You have proven your competence in the following modules:
Basics of professional nursing 30 ECTS
Promotion of health and functional ability 15 ECTS