SY-320D Complexity and leadership

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Bachelor's Programme in Nursing, Adapted for Distance Learning

Teaching language

Norwegian.

Prerequisites

• SY-120 Foundations of Nursing

• SY-121 Human anatomy, physiology and biochemistry

• SY-122 Human pathology

• SY-123 Drug calculations

• SYP120 Clinical studies in basic nursing

• SY-220 Nursing in various diseases - Work methods and technology

• SYP220 Skills and procedures

• One of the courses SYP221, SYP222, SYP223 or SYP224 (Acute, chronic or critical illness) must be approved

Course contents

• Nursing for patients with complex conditions

• Palliation and relieving nursing at the end of life

• Geriatrics and geriatric nursing

• Councelling

• Interdisciplinary, interprofessional and cross-sectoral interaction

• Comprehensive and coherent treatment and patient care

• Nursing for indigenous peoples and people with minority backgrounds

• Health and nursing in a global perspective

• Crisis and disaster management

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR skillstation)

• Management and organization of the health services

• Quality and patient safety

Learning outcomes

The student:

Knowledge

• Has broad knowledge of nursing for people with complex needs

• Has broad knowledge of the aging process and the specific needs of the elderly

• Can assess situations that may develop threatening to patients and staff, and can take measures to prevent such incidents

• Has broad knowledge of the nurse's relieving function

• Has knowledge of palliation

• Is familiar with global health challenges and nursing practice from an international perspective

• Has knowledge of the importance of cultural and linguistic backgrounds for the understanding of disease and equal services

• Has knowledge of relevant teaching methods and supervision

• Has knowledge of inclusion, equality and non-discrimination, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion and beliefs, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and age, so that the candidate contributes to ensuring equal services for all groups in society

• Has knowledge of the Sami status as indigenous people and about the rights of the Sami

• Is familiar with quality challenges at system and / or task level that require innovation

• Has knowledge of health and social policy, and management and organization of the health services

• Is familiar with measures to preserve life and health in the event of major accidents, and in crisis and disaster situations

 

Skills

• Is able to apply knowledge of assessment, treatment and follow-up to support the patient's decision-making

• Is able to apply professional knowledge to systematically observe, assess, decide and propose appropriate nursing measures

• Is able to apply knowledge of cultural competence and cultural understanding in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing

• Is able to plan and implement service development in collaboration with patients and their relatives

General competence

• Is able to plan and carry out communication and interaction with patients and their relatives based on respect, participation and integrity

• Is able to plan and carry out targeted collaborative processes with patients, their relatives and other service providers, and to prevent and resolve conflicts

• Has insight into the quality of nursing practice and the patient services given, and is able to adjust his/her own professional practice

• Is able to plan and carry out independent assessments of the nursing needs of people with minority backgrounds

• Has insight into how patients' linguistic and cultural backgrounds challenge the maintenance of quality and patient safety, as well as knowledge about the use of interpreters

Examination requirements

Approved oral presentation in groups.

More information can be found in the students' learning support system Canvas.

Teaching methods

The teaching methods are seminars based on clinical issues in addition to lectures and self-study.

The student workload is estimated to 270 hours.

See details about teaching and learning forms in the students' learning support system Canvas.

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

Individual written home exam over two days. Graded assessment.

Assessment methods are described in detail in the students' learning support system Canvas.