Nurse - Working and Developing Nursing Care of Perioperative and Critically Ill Patient B NONSTOP (4 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

Students * deepen their understanding of the special characteristics and the process of the nursing care of a patient who is acutely or critically ill, injured or requires elective perioperative care * apply anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, as well as key patient care examinations, nursing interventions and infection control techniques in the context of perioperative, emergency and intensive care work *apply key patient care investigations and nursing interventions * plan, implement and evaluate in a sustainable, responsible and ethical manner and in multiprofessional cooperation, the individualised care of a patient who is acutely or critically ill, injured or requires elective perioperative care * support and professionally encounter the perioperative, emergency and intensive care patient, their family and next of kin

Content

Multiprofessional clinical care process of the perioperative, emergency and intensive care patient; responsible assessment of a patient's care needs and priority of clinical care (triage); pathophysiology of basic organ dysfunctions; identification of basic organ dysfunctions and initiation of immediate treatment; care of the anaesthetised patient; pharmacotherapy, intravenous fluid therapy and (blood) transfusion therapy; basics of anaesthesiology

Prerequisites

Students have a relatively good command of the content of the basic and intermediate professional courses. Students must have completed 120 credits in the nursing degree programme.

Teaching methods

The course is delivered as Nonstop online studies. Using the Moodle learning platform, students study independently according to their own schedule with the help of various instructions, materials, assignments and tests. During the course, the student has the opportunity to request guidance from the teacher via email.

Location and time

Registration date to the course 19.02.2025 08.00 - 19.11.2025 00.00 Students who have registered to the course will be accepted once a week. Timing date of the course 25.08.2025 - 11.01.2026 Course submissions (exams, tests, assignments) cannot be returned after 11.1. 2026.The course grade will be based on the evaluated performance required so far in the course. The student has the opportunity to request guidance from the teacher via email. The evaluation of the coursework (exams, tests, assignments) will be carried out by teachers Monday to Friday: Weeks 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, and 3/26. During the teachers' vacation periods, teachers will not approve course registrations or respond to students' questions in the Moodle platform or in email: 18.10-26.10.2025 20.12.2025-4.1.2026

Learning materials and recommended literature

Moodle materials. The course material also includes learning material in Finnish, such as nursing guidelines and Current Care Guidelines. Textbooks: Critical Care. 2021. Mayer, Stephan A., editor. Wiley Blackwell. Samk-Finna, eBook ProQuest Ebook Central™. Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology. 2021. Authors: Anna Chruścik; Kate Kauter; Louisa Windus; and Eliza Whiteside. Samk-Finna, eBook Open Textbook Library. Handbook of clinical anesthesia procedures of the Massachusetts General Hospital. 2022. Richard M. Pino. Samk-Finna Ebook Central Academic Complete International Edition. Intensive Care Edited by Nissar Shaikh. 2017. Samk-Finna, Full text available at: DOAB Directory of Open Access Books or InTech Books Free. Infections in Surgery : Prevention and Management. 2025. Bartoli, Stefano (editor), Cortese, Francesco (editor), Sartelli, Massimo (editor), Sganga, Gabriele (editor). Samk-Finna, SpringerLink Open Access eBooks. Perioperative practice at a glance. 2015. Wicker Paul, author. Wiley Blackwell. 1st ed. Samk-Finna, Ebook Central Academic Complete International Edition. Anttila V-J, Kanerva M, Kuronen M, Kurvinen T, Lyytikäinen O, Rantala A, Vuento R, Ylipalosaari P. 2018. Hoitoon liittyvien infektioiden torjunta. THL. Aura S. & Kinnunen T. 2022. Perioperatiivinen hoitotyö. Sanoma Pro Oy 2022. 3. uudistettu painos Leppäluoto, Rintamäki, Vakkuri, Vierimaa ja Lauri. 2019. Anatomia ja fysiologia - rakenteesta toimintaan. SanomaPro. Akuuttihoitotyön opas. 2024. Stenman Tiina, kirjoittaja, päätoimittaja ; Bergström, Sari, kirjoittaja, toimittaja ; Harju, Anne, kirjoittaja, toimittaja ; Karjula, Elina, kirjoittaja, toimittaja ; Koistinen, Tuula, kirjoittaja, toimittaja ; Peltomaa, Minna, kirjoittaja, toimittaja ; Ahtiala, Maarit, kirjoittaja, 1968- ; Duodecim, kustannusosakeyhtiö, kustantaja Kustannus Oy Duodecim 2024. 1. painos STM 2020 Aikuisten valtakunnalliset yhtenäiset kiireellisen hoidon perusteet Anestesiologian ja tehohoidon perusteet Ahlmén-Laiho U, Huttunen T, LT, dos. Kirsimarja Metsävainio LL Leila Niemi-Murola LT, dos. Reino Pöyhiä LT, dos. Teijo Saari LT, prof. Merja Vakkala LT, dos. Artikkelin tunnus: opk00001 © 2024 Kustannus Oy Duodecim Anestesiologia, teho-, ensi- ja kivunhoito Päätoimittaja Klaus Olkkola Helsingin yliopiston anestesiologian ja tehohoidon professori. Toimittajat Kai Kiviluoma Dosentti, Oulun yliopistollisen sairaalan anestesiaklinikan osastonylilääkäri. Teijo Saari Dosentti, Turun yliopiston anestesiologian ja tehohoidon apulaisprofessori. Turun yliopistollisen keskussairaalan Toimenpidepalvelut, tehohoito ja kivunhoito -toimialueen ylilääkäri. Minna Tallgren LT, anestesiologian erikoislääkäri , Helsingin yliopistollisen keskussairaalan Leikkaussalit, tehohoito ja kivun hoito -yksikön osastonylilääkäri. Ari Uusaro Dosentti, Itä-Suomen yliopiston tehohoidon professori ja Kuopion yliopistollisen sairaalan teho-osaston ylilääkäri vuodesta 2016. Arvi Yli-Hankala Tampereen yliopiston anestesiologian professori. Materials from Oppiportti and Terveysportti. Use with SAMK ID. YouTube videos.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

No.

Internship and working life connections

The course has been designed with nursing experts from nursing practice.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Course submissions (exams, tests, assignments) cannot be returned after 11.1. 2026.The course grade will be based on the evaluated performance required so far in the course. Student will progress through the Moodle learning platform via approved midterm tests and assignments towards the final exam permit. The exam permit will be available to students once they have successfully completed the required sections for the exam in the Moodle. The exam is taken in the EXAM system. If a student takes the exam before receiving permission to do so, the exam will be graded as failed and the student will lose one attempt. Below is the address for instructions on exam visits at different universities. https://exam.samk.fi/en/outgoing-exam-visits/ Student may choose to take only the exam, in which case they will be limited to an overall approved course grade of 1-3. If a student wishes to receive a higher grade for the course than the exam grade, they may also take a written assignment, which may raise the exam grade by up to two grades. Course exam in EXAM: numerical assessment 0-3 Students may take the exam three times. This allows they to resit the failing grade. The student can make up a failed exam twice. An accepted performance cannot be upgraded. The student must receive an approved performance (grade 1-3) on the exam before they can submit the written assignment if they wishes. Written assignment: possibility of grades 4-5. This assignment may increase the grade of the passed exam by two grades. NOTE: If you take the course exam after 12.12.2025, you will not have the opportunity to do the written assignment any more. Your exam will only be assessed after the end of the course. The evaluation of the coursework (exams, tests, assignments) will be carried out by teachers Monday to Friday: Weeks 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, and 3/26.

International connections

No special software.

Student workload

The total workload of the student is 107 hours of independent study (materials, assignments, tests and exams) on the Moodle learning platform. This includes also the preparing to exam and and taking the exam in EXAM. The recommended workload for student is 1 credit = 26.7 hours. Completing the NONSTOP course requires time management and self-motivation.

Content scheduling

The course is implemented as a NONSTOP course, in which students progress according to their own timetable, following the instructions on the Moodle. The student's time is divided as follows: Start here; familiarization with the course 3 h Perioperative nursing 13-18 h Immediate postoperative care 5-8 h Intensive care 13-18 h Examination 35 h Written assignment 35 h Total 107 h A more detailed schedule is available in the Moodle learning environment.

Assessment methods and criteria

Course submissions (exams, tests, assignments) cannot be returned after 11.1. 2026.The course grade will be based on the evaluated performance required so far in the course. Student will progress through the Moodle learning platform via approved midterm tests and assignments towards the final exam permit. The exam permit will be available to students once they have successfully completed the required sections for the exam in the Moodle. The exam is taken in the EXAM system. If a student takes the exam before receiving permission to do so, the exam will be graded as failed and the student will lose one attempt. Below is the address for instructions on exam visits at different universities. https://exam.samk.fi/en/outgoing-exam-visits/ Student may choose to take only the exam, in which case they will be limited to an overall approved course grade of 1-3. If a student wishes to receive a higher grade for the course than the exam grade, they may also take a written assignment, which may raise the exam grade by up to two grades. Course exam in EXAM: numerical assessment 0-3 Students may take the exam three times. This allows they to resit the failing grade. The student can make up a failed exam twice. An accepted performance cannot be upgraded. The student must receive an approved performance (grade 1-3) on the exam before they can submit the written assignment if they wishes. Written assignment: possibility of grades 4-5. This assignment may increase the grade of the passed exam by two grades. NOTE: If you take the course exam after 12.12.2025, you will not have the opportunity to do the written assignment any more. Your exam will only be assessed after the end of the course. The evaluation of the coursework (exams, tests, assignments) will be carried out by teachers Monday to Friday: Weeks 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, and 3/26.

Evaluation scale

1-5