Study Guide

Objective

You can apply information on key internal diseases in nursing.
You master the key treatments together with nursing methods and medication in caring for patients with internal diseases.
You can carry out the medication of internal disease patients in a safe manner utilizing applied pharmacology.
You can apply information on key cancer diseases in nursing.
You master the key nursing methods in nursing cancer patients.
You are able to use guiding and teaching as a nurse’s work method in nursing internal diseases.
You can apply evidence-based information in nursing patients with internal diseases.
You can apply evidence-based information in nursing cancer patients.
You can apply the principles of radiation safety.

Content

What are the most common special fields in internal diseases?
What are the treatments and methods used in nursing patients with internal diseases?
How is medication carried out in the most common internal diseases?
How do you guide a patient and engage him/her to self-care?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing patients with internal diseases?
What are the most common cancer diseases?
What are the treatments and methods used in nursing cancer patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing cancer patients?
How do you apply the principles of radiation safety?

Opiskelumateriaali

Course material is given in Learn.

Yksilölliset oppimisväylät

Studying includes contact teaching and independent online work. Completion of the course includes practice exams and learning assignments. National competence test for internal medicine nursing. Final exam.

TKI ja työelämäyhteistyö

Practices according to curriculum.

Tentit ja muut määräajat

All practice-exams and learning assignments must be done before the final exam. The course schedule is given in Learn.

Kansainvälinen yhteistyö

Not included

Opiskelijan työmäärä

5 x 27 h , total 135 h

Toteutuksen osien kuvaus

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Further information

Preconditions:
Approved courses or courses in proggress
-Anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology 5 ect
-Basics of clinical nursing 5 ect
-Patient safety and pharmacotherapy 5 ect
-Preclinical training, basics in nursing 4 ect
-Clinical training, basics in nursing

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

All practice-exams and learning assignments passed (pass-fail).
National competence test for internal medicine nursing (pass - fail).
Final exam passed (numeric rating 1-5)

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 25 ECTS credits