Medical Nursing, Theory and Preclinical training (7 cr)

Objective

You will understand the pathway and specifics of care for an internal medicine and cancer patient.
You will understand the duties and responsibilities of a nurse in the care of internal medicine and cancer patients.
You are able to apply evidence-based data of major internal diseases and cancers.
You are able to assess the need for treatment in a systematic manner.
You know the key nursing interventions and diagnostic tests used in the treatment of internal medicine patients and patients with cancer.
You understand the basics of safe pharmacotherapy for an internal medicine and cancer patient by making use of pharmacology.
You apply pharmacotherapy skills in patient guidance and care.
You know how to guide the patient according to the principles that promote rehabilitation.
You know how to apply the principles of radiation safety.
You know the principles of blood transfusion safety.
You can document, report and consult according to the ISBAR method.
You improve in teamwork skills, value collegiality and understand the importance of these to patient and occupational safety.

Content

What are the most common internal medicine diseases and cancers?
How does the patient's treatment path progress from diagnosis to treatment?
How do you apply evidence-based data to nursing an internal medicine and cancer patient?
What are the central nursing interventions and diagnostic tests used to treat an internal medicine patient and a cancer patient?
How do you plan, implement, and evaluate safe pharmacological and non-pharmacological care for the most predominant internal diseases and cancers?
How do you guide the patient and engage him or her in self-care?
How is advanced life support administered?
How do you carry out rehabilitation work in nursing?
How do you implement and ensure successful patient management?
How do you document, report and consult according to the ISBAR model?
How do you apply the principles of radiation safety?
How do you safely administer a blood transfusion?
How do you work as a member of a team, how do you practice collegiality? What is the significance of these for patient and occupational safety?

Course material

Course material is given in Learn.
In addition e.g.
- Ciesielski, T. Washington Manual® General Internal Medicine Consult 2017. (Available as ebook at Kaakkuri library)
- Martindale J, Brown D, Brown, D.F. Visual Guide to ECG Interpretation. 2016. (Available as ebook at Kaakkuri library)
- Finnish Current Care Guidelines

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.
Examples from working life will be used in exercises and simulations.

Timing of exams and assignments

On the course learning platform Learn, there is a learning task(s) for each section, which must be successfully completed before the end of the course.

The course exam will be taken in Exam (service for supervised electronic exams) before the end of the course.

You can raise the approved grade once (the better performance will be recorded in the final assessment). You can renew a failed grade twice during the year.

Assessment of competence in preclinical exercises will be performed at a pre-announced time.

Student workload

1 credit corresponds to about 27 hours of student work.
However, the amount of work depends on the study methods and previous knowledge.

Course part description

Preconditions:
Approved courses or courses in proggress
- Anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology 5 ect
- Clinical nursing 10 ect
- The quality and safety in social and health care services 5 ect
- Medical Treatment 5 ect

Further information

If necessary, contact your teachers:
leena.kosunen@xamk.fi
johanna.koskenniemi@xamk.fi

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

- Final exam passed (numeric rating 1-5)
- All practice-exams and learning assignments passed (pass-fail).
- Assessment of competence in preclinical exercises (pass-fail)