Surgical and Perioperative Nursing (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

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

Content

- 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

Prerequisites

Basics of Clinical Nursing Competence.
Basic knowledge of Pharmacotherapy.

Teaching methods

Flipped learning
Preclinicals
Simulation
Independent study
Virtual learning
Dosage Calculation
Exam

Location and time

Autumn semester 2025 weeks 33-41.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Kirurgisen hoitotyön tenttimateriaali:

1) Ahonen O, Blek-Vehkaluoto M, Buure T, Ekola S, Partamies S, Sulosaari V. 2019. 8. uudistettu painos. Kliininen hoitotyö, sisätauteja, kirurgisia sairauksia ja syöpätauteja sairastavan hoito. SanomaPro Oy.

Kappale 4 Kirurgisia sairauksia sairastava hoitotyö
Kappale 10 Ruoansulatuselimistön sairauksia sairastavan hoitotyö
Kappale 12 Erityselimistön sairauksia sairastavan hoitotyö
Kappale 13 Tuki- ja liikunta-elimistön sairauksia sairastavan hoitotyö

2) Aikuispotilaan kirurgisen toimenpiteen jälkeisen lyhytkestoisen kivun hoitotyö. Hoitotyön tutkimussäätiö. Hoito suositus. Verkko-osoitteessa http://www.hotus.fi/hotus-fi/aikuispotilaan-kirurgisen-toimenpiteen-jalkeisen-lyhytkestoisen-kivun-hoitotyo

Perioperatiivisen hoitotyön tenttimateriaali:

Oppikirja Aura & Kinnunen 2022. Perioperatiivinen hoitotyö, SanomaPro.
Turvallinen perioperatiivinen hoitotyö, s.6-49
Anestesiahoitotyö, s.50-103, 123-131
Leikkaushoitotyö, s.144-215, 230-231
Välinehuolto, s.216-299
Heräämöhoitotyö (välitön postoperatiivinen hoitotyö), s.232-256

Tarvittaessa voi hyödyntää myös aik. ilmestynyttä Perioperatiivisen hoitotyön kirjaa. (Karma, A., Kinnunen, T., Palovaara M., Perttunen J. 2016. Perioperatiivinen hoitotyö. 1. painos, 2016. Sanoma Pro Oy).

Opettajan osoittamat artikkelit ja muu materiaali

Moodlen materiaali

Opettajan laatimat tehtävät ja MATERIAALIT ovat Tekijänoikeuslain (404/61) mukaisia teoksia, joihin opettajalla on tekijänoikeus. Tehtäviä JA MATERIAALEJA ei saa käyttää muuten kuin omissa opinnoissaan. Niiden julkinen levittäminen on sallittua vain opettajan luvalla.

Kirurgisia ja perioperatiivisia laskuja voi harjoitella Moodlen työtilassa Lääkelaskut (ei vaadi kirjautumisavaint

Alternative completion methods of implementation

N/A

Internship and working life connections

Dosage calculation need to be passed before clinical practice.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Exams in Exam environment week 41
Retake 1 week 45
Retake 2 week 48

Dosage calculation test in Exam environment week 33
Retake 1 week 35
Retake 2 week 37

More information in Moodle and in the orientation

International connections

N/A

Student workload

1 cr= 27 h
Total number of hours are 135 h

More information in Moodle and in the orientation

Content scheduling

Attendance: Compulsory participation in orientation, preclinicals and simulation.

More information in Moodle and in the orientation

Further information for students

More information in Moodle and in the orientation

Additional information:
Earlier studies can be replaced (recognition of prior learning, AHOT) by contacting the tutor teacher. Decision need to be completed one month before the course.

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Teachers:
Surgical Nursing: Ulpu Valkonen, ulpu.valkonen@metropolia.fi
Perioperative Nursing: Suvi Kontkanen, suvi.kontkanen@metropolia.fi

Assessment methods and criteria

Exams 0-5
Dosage Calculation pass / fail
Moodle assignments pass / fail
Preclinicals pass / fail
Simulation pass / fai

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"