Nursing in medical wards (5 cr)

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 are able to take care palliative care and support for non-malignant diseases (especially COPD, heart failure, ALS).
You are able to implement the pharmacotherapy of an internally ill patient and a palliative patient using pharmacology that is safely applied.
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 and palliative care?
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?
How do you implement palliative care and support for non-malignant diseases (especially COPD, heart failure, ALS)?
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?

Course material

Ahonen O, Blek-Vehkaluoto M, Buure T, Ekola S, Partamies S & Sulosaari V. 2017 (tai uudempi painos). Kliininen hoitotyö. Sisätauteja, kirurgisia sairauksia ja syöpätauteja sairastavan hoito. SanomaPro, Helsinki.

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Study forms and methods

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RDI and work-related cooperation

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Timing of exams and assignments

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Student workload

5 op = 135 tuntia.

Further information

Edeltävät opinnot:
Anatomia, fysiologia ja patofysiologia (3 op)
Kliinisen hoitotyön perusteet (5 op)
Potilasturvallisuus ja tiedonhallinta (4 op)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Opintojakso arvioidaan arviointiasteikolla 0-5. Tentin arvioinnin perusteena ovat opintojakson tavoitteet ja sisällöt.