Nursing in clinical radiographyLaajuus (15 ECTS)

Objective

Student
- has central nursing skills that are needed in clinical radiography examinations and interventions
- is able to monitor health status and vital signs of patients with different age and physical conditions
- is able to manage safe fluid treatment and medication therapy according to ones authority
- recognizes risks of medication errors and is able to prevent their occurrence
- is able to act in medication error events
- is familiar with the purpose, risk factors and safe usage of contrast agents used in computer tomography and fluoroscopy examinations

Content

Safeguarding and supporting vital functions
High risk patients in imaging examinations
Planning, realizing and evaluating safe fluid treatment and medication therapy
Contrast agents used in computer tomography and fluoroscopy examinations
Peripheral intravenous canulation
Adverse events and complications of medicines and enchancement agents
Child and family oriented nursing
Internal-surgical nursing
Pharmacology
Radiology II and orthopedics
Fluoroscopy examinations
Clinical laboratory examinations
Clinical placement (7 ECTS) including two weeks in working life. A part of the clinical placement will be performed in different special fields of health care (e.g. gastroenterology, hematology, medical ward or surgical ward)

Qualifications

Prerequisites:
Completion of 1st year studies

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See a separate framework for evaluation.
Evaluating competences evaluation criteria novice/beginner, competent/intermediate level and expert are used

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Approved - fail. See evaluation guide enclosed.