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Nursing in medical wards (4 cr)

Code: AV00EU94-3002

General information


Timing

01.01.2025 - 31.07.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Open UAS and Continuing education

Campus

Ecampus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Open University

Teachers

  • Leila Sikanen

Groups

  • AVMISH24SPOV
    Path studies, Mikkeli, Nursing, online

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?

Evaluation scale

1-5