•     Surgical and Perioperative Nursing SX00DZ88-3009 01.08.2021-31.12.2021  5 credits  (TERVEYSAP21K) +-
    Learning outcomes of the course
    Students
    - can plan, implement and evaluate surgical and perioperative nursing in multiprofessional workgroups in different operating environments
    - are able to plan, implement and evaluate the patient’s evidence-based anaesthetic and surgical nursing in multiprofessional workgroups under supervision
    - understand the significance of nurses’ role to the health promotion of surgical and perioperative nursing
    - know how to evaluate the needs of surgical patients and respond to them using nursing interventions and methods
    - can guide and support patients requiring surgical and perioperative care and their significant others by using appropriate guidance methods
    - understand the importance of safeguarding the continuity of care for surgical and perioperative patients from the perspective of patient safety
    Prerequisites and co-requisites
    Basics of Clinical Nursing Competence.
    Basic knowledge of Pharmacotherapy.
    Course contents
    - nursing process in surgical and perioperative nursing
    - care path of patients requiring surgical care
    - monitoring patients requiring surgical nursing care (ABCDE, NEWS, ISBAR)
    - nursing procedures in the care of surgical patients (e.g. surgical wound care and treatment of acute pain)
    - support the coping and decision-making of surgical patients and their significant others during the course of illness and care
    - the most common patient groups requiring surgery
    - documentation and reporting of surgical patients
    - anaesthesiology and surgery
    - perioperative nurse’s tasks in surgical units: anaesthesiological nurse, instrument nurse, circulating nurse and recovery nurse
    - general forms of anaesthesia and medicines used during anaesthesia
    - monitoring patient safety
    - postoperative monitoring and care
    - aseptic work methods in the operative environment
    Assessment criteria
    Satisfactory
    See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"

    Name of lecturer(s)

    Kirsti Hämäläinen

    Mode of delivery

    Face-to-face

    Language of instruction

    Tuition in Finnish

    Timing

    01.08.2021 - 31.12.2021

    Enrollment date

    03.05.2021 - 30.05.2021

    Group(s)
    • TERVEYSAP21K
    Seats

    20 - 40

    Unit, in charge

    School of Health Care

    Teacher(s)

    Kirsti Hämäläinen, Mari Manninen

    Degree Programme

    Public Health Nursing, Degree Programme in Emergency Care, Nursing (in Finnish), Midwifery

    Unit location

    Myllypurontie 1

    Evaluation scale

    0-5