Medical nursing and preclinical training (7 cr)

Objective

You understand the responsibilities and onuses in nursing patients with internal disease or cancer.
You understand the nursing process of patients with internal disease or cancer.
You can apply evidence-based knowledge of most common internal diseases and cancers in nursing.
You can assess systematically the need of care.
You master the main methods and diagnostic examinations used in nursing.
You are able to implement the pharmacotherapy of patients with internal disease and a palliative patients using pharmacology that is safely applied.
You apply your knowledge in medication to patient counselling and care.
You act and counsel patient in accordance with rehabilitation promoting principles.
You can apply the principles of radiation safety.
You master the principles of safe transfusion.
You can record, report and consult based on ISBAR-model.
You develop in teamwork, respect collegiality and understand the importance of them in patient and work safety.

Content

What are the most common internal diseases and cancers?
What is the nursing process from diagnosis to care?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in nursing patients with internal disease or cancer?
What are the main methods and diagnostic examinations used in nursing patients with internal disease or cancer?
How is medication carried out in the most common internal diseases and cancers?
How do you plan, implement and assess safe medical care in internal disease or cancer?
How do you implement rehabilitation promoting nursing?
How do you guide and engage patient to self-care?
How do you apply the principles of radiation safety?
How do you implement transfusion safely?
How do you record, report and consult based on ISBAR-model?
How do you implement treatment resuscitation?

Course material

Course material is given in Learn.

Study forms and methods

Studying includes contact teaching and independent online work. Completion of the course includes practice exams, learning assignments and preclinical training at campus (100 % attendance). Final exam. Assessment of competence in preclinical exercises.

RDI and work-related cooperation

Possible expert lectures or working life visits.

Timing of exams and assignments

All Learn practice exams and assignments included in the course must be completed before the preclinical training of the course. The final exam of the course is taken in the Exam (service for supervised electronic exams) and must be completed during the course. Assessment of competence in preclinical exercises will be performed at a pre-announced time.

International cooperation

Not included.

Student workload

7 x 27 h, total 189 h

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).
Assessment of competence in preclinical exercises
Final exam passed (numeric rating 1-5)

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits