Practical Training in Surgical Nursing (8cr)

Objective

Students implement multi-professional nursing care for surgical, perioperative or gynaecological patients while taking into consideration the patient's age, growth and development stage, the requirements of ethicality and the care and service setting. Students know how to assess the resources of patients and families from different cultural backgrounds and know how to support them in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. Students plan, implement and evaluate nursing interventions for surgical, perioperative and/or gynaecological patients and family members facing common health changes and/or problems and/or crises. Students are competent in nursing documentation and oral reporting. Students use evidence-based nursing interventions to help, support and counsel surgical, perioperative or gynaecological patients and family members of all ages. Students are competent in common clinical nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations used as part of surgical, perioperative or gynaecological patients' total care. They know how to plan, implement and evaluate drug and fluid care and blood transfusions for adult patients. Students are able to implement nutritional care. Students know how to support and promote surgical, perioperative or gynaecological patients' and families' health and ability to function and rehabilitation. They can help and support patients and family members of all ages through palliative and end-of-life nursing. Students know how to counsel and support patients and family members of all ages in self-care. Students know how to counsel patients before and after common clinical and radiological examinations. They observe asepsis and are able to explain why this is important in the care of surgical, perioperative or gynaecological patients. Students evaluate their professional competence from the perspectives of strengths and development needs.

Content

Practical training in placements, which allow students to practise nursing surgical, perioperative and gynaecological patients and their families. eDrug Care Certificate. Writing and presenting an assignment. Competence test.

Qualifications

workshops, simulation and drug calculations
Practical Training in Basics of Clinical Nursing 9 cr

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
Students
- do not adequately appreciate or use the knowledge base of client-centred clinical nursing
- are not adequately able to give reasons for their chosen actions in client-centred clinical nursing
-are not adequately able to apply to practice their knowledge of client-centred clinical nursing
-are not capable of adequate client-centred and safe clinical practice
-do not possess adequate decision-making skills for client-centred clinical nursing
-do not adequately take into consideration safety or ethical principles in client-centred clinical nursing
-are not prepared to develop client-centred clinical nursing

Materials

Same as in the theoretical study course.