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

-Digital resources separately assigned in Learn online learning platform.
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
- Honan. L. 2023. Medical-Surgical Nursing: Focus on Clinical Judgment. Third edition. Wolters Kluwer

Study forms and methods

Opiskeluun sisältyy kontaktiopetusta ja itsenäistä verkkotyöskentelyä. Opintojakson suorittamiseen sisältyy oppimistehtäviä ja prekliinistä harjoittelua koululla, joissa vaaditaan 100 % läsnäolo. Loppukoe.

RDI and work-related cooperation

Visiting in healthcare working life or professionals lectures, possibly.

Timing of exams and assignments

All the exams and assignments needs to be done before the course ends.
The final examination of the course will take the form of an exam and must be taken on the date indicated.
The timetable of the course is informed at the Learn platform.

Student workload

7 x 27 h, yhteensä 189 h

Course part description

Medical nursing theory 5 credits
Pre-clinical training 2 credits

Further information

Edeltävyysehdot:
Suoritettu hyväksytysti tai suoritus menossa yhtäaikaisesti
-Anatomia, fysiologia ja patologia 5 op
- Kliininen hoitotyö 10 op
- Laatu ja turvallisuus sosiaali- ja terveysalalla 5 op
- Lääkehoito 5 op

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

All Learn exams and learning tasks passed (pass-fail).
Assessment of competences in preclinical training
Numerical assessment of the final exam of the course 1-5.