SYP425 Clinical Studies in Intensive Care Nursing 3

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Master's Programme in Advanced Practice Nursing

Teaching language

Norwegian

Course contents

• Independent performance of academically defensible intensive care nursing to appropriate patient groups

• Clinical observations and evaluations

• The acutely and/or critically ill patient and their relatives

• Documentation

• Medical Technical Equipment

• Various procedures, information material

• Ethical situations

• Acute situations, trauma, CPR

• Administration of one's own work

• Organisation and coordination of nursing in appropriate wards

Learning outcomes

 

The student:

Knowledge

• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of, can apply, reflect and analyze the intensive care nurse's duties, role, function and responsibilities regardless of the type of department and patient group

• Is able to apply and analyze advanced knowledge about the reception of patients who are traumatized and / or have cardiac arrest

• Is able to apply and analyze advanced knowledge of clinical and systematic observation, assessment, planning, measures and evaluation to new and unknown patient groups

• Is able to apply and analyze advanced knowledge about drugs and drug administration in the intensive care unit

• Is able to use and analyze oral and written documentation properly

• Is able to apply and analyze advanced knowledge of the most common medical technical equipment in the department

• Is able to apply and analyze advanced knowledge of infection prevention and hygiene principles

• Is able to apply and analyze knowledge of team communication

Skills

• Is able to independently analyze, evaluate and use observations to structure and formulate professional reasoning, and work on problem solving independently in labile and traumatized patients

• Is able to independently plan, account for and manage the work of oneself and one's partner for labile patients both efficiently and expediently

• May be involved in managing colleagues' work in the relevant department together with the practice supervisor

• Is able to use different documentation types independently and correctly

• Is able to use advanced knowledge of potent drugs and drug administration in the intensive care unit independently

• Is able to use medical technical equipment properly

• Is able to interact and communicate analytical and professional reasoning in teams

• Is able to analyze and work on practical and theoretical problem solving in ethical dilemmas

• Is able to apply and analyze pedagogical principles to independently inform acutely and / or critically ill patients and relatives

• Is able to guide and communicate academic issues, analyzes and conclusions to colleagues and fellow students

• Is able to initiate, reflect on and disseminate knowledge about infection prevention and apply hygiene principles independently

General competence

• Is able to communicate and analyze one's own level of competence and professional practice as intensive care nurse, and not go beyond this - regardless of the type of department and patient group

• Is able to communicate about professional and ethical issues, analyzes and conclusions with professional staff and management, and contribute to innovative thinking independently

• Is able to act respectfully towards patients, relatives and colleagues

• Is able to apply intensive nursing skills in new and unknown areas and at a pace that the different situations require

• Is able to practice and develop knowledge, skills and general competence in collaboration with patients, relatives and colleagues

• Is able to apply relevant research methods to professional development work to contribute to innovation and development

Evaluation

The study programme manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.

Assessment methods and criteria

The clinical studies are assessed as Pass/Fail. For the clinical studies to be assessed as Pass, the student must fulfill the attendance requirement (90%).

The student must have the following requirements approved:

• Submitted two reflection notes

• Participated in two reflection groups

• Participated in practice theory days

The clinical studies are assessed at mid-term and final assessment periods. Please refer to the separate assessment form.