SY-421 Theatre Nursing, Surgery, Pathophysiology and Intensive Care 1

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Master's Programme in Advanced Practice Nursing

Teaching language

This course is taught in Norwegian and an English translation of the course description is not available.

Course contents

Common topics

• Experiences and reactions to acute and / or critical illness

• Communication

• Health, stress and coping

• Competence

• Hygiene, microbiology

• Pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and dynamics

• Anesthesia

• Knowledge-based practice

• Patient positioning

Medical and natural science topics, pathophysiology, intensive medicine and surgery in terms of

• • Circulatory physiology, circulatory problems and heart conditions

  • Lung physiology and pathophysiology, varous forms of respiratory failure

  • Nephrology and urology

  • Metabolism

  • Pain physiology and pain treatments, nausea

  • PH level disturbances

  • Fluid and electrolyte disturbances

  • Orthopedics

  • Gastro-intestinal surgery

  • Thyroid and mammary glands

  • Endocrine diseases

Professional topics

• Theatre nursing, areas of responsibility and competence

• General theatre nursing

  • Ensuring a sterile environment, coordination, data collection, observations, reception and transfer of patients for operations, patient positioning, prevention of hypothermia, collaboration with relatives, post-operative nursing, documentation, etc.

  • Specialised operation methodology and theatre nursing in relation to

  • • • Nephrology and urology

  • Gynecology

  • Serious infections

  • General orthopedics

  • Gastro-intestinal surgery

  • Thyroids, mammary glands

  • Immunology and tumors

Further information can be found in the course booklet that is made available to students via the Canvas learning management system.

Learning outcomes

The student:

Knowledge

• demonstrates advanced knowledge of experiences and reactions to acute and / or critical illness

• demonstrates advanced knowledge of communication and interaction with patient and relatives

• demonstrates advanced knowledge of how organs and organ systems work in relation to each other and how pathophysiological processes and diseases start, are developed and treated

• demonstrates advanced knowledge of hygiene, infection prevention, microbiology, anesthesia, pharmacology, pathophysiology, intensive medicine, anatomy and surgery in relevant subjects

• demonstrates advanced knowledge of the indirect patient-directed function with regard to the organization of surgical activities, professional management, delegation of work tasks, teaching and supervision etc.

• demonstrates advanced knowledge of surgical nursing in current topics to prevent complications, reduce stress and relieve suffering, pain and discomfort, treat and rehabilitate

Skills

• is able to analyze, show relationships and integrate medical and scientific disciplines as a basis for professionally sound surgical nursing

• is able to use current research that is relevant for future professional practice, critically evaluate and facilitate the application of this knowledge in one's own practice

General competence

• is able to apply previous clinical experience in acquiring advanced knowledge in surgery nursing, surgery, pathophysiology and intensive care medicine

Examination requirements

At least 80% attendance of compulsory classes is required.

Teaching methods

Lectures, simulations, group work and independent study.

Evaluation

The person responsible for the course, 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 exam is in two parts:

• A 5 hour individual school exam (counts 60%)

• A home exam over 5 days - written individual assignment of approx. 3000 words with group guidance offered (counts 40%)

Both parts must be passed. A joint graded mark is given for the two part exams (grades A-F).