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Surgical Nursing (3 cr)

Code: SH00DN36-3001

General information


Enrollment
22.04.2025 - 31.12.2025
Registration for the implementation has begun.
Timing
05.01.2026 - 08.03.2026
The implementation has not yet started.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 cr
Local portion
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
SeAMK Nursing and Public Health Nursing
Campus
SeAMK Seinäjoki, Kampustalo
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
Jeremia Keisala
Raila Kärnä
Johanna Soini
Groups
SH24S
Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Course
SH00DN36

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

The student
- knows the etiology, diagnosis and treatment of the most common diseases.
- understands the importance of surgical patients' illnesses and procedures in nursing.
- knows how to take individuality into account in the planning, implementation and evaluation of surgical patient care.
- masters the methods of surgical patient monitoring and nursing.
- knows the principles of pain assessment and treatment methods in different phases of surgical patient care.
- understand the importance of promoting the health, functional capacity, rehabilitation and self-care of the surgical patient and their next-of-kin.
- knows how to work aseptically and patient-safely in the different phases of surgical patient care.
- knows the principles of clean surgical wound care.

Content

Nursing and treatment methods for patients suffering from the most common surgical diseases
Pre- and post-operative care
Assessment of the surgical patient's nursing needs and comprehensive monitoring of the patient
Assessment of surgical patient's pain and medical treatment and treatment methods
Treatment of a clean surgical wound
Rehabilitation and guidance of the surgical patient
Documentation according to the national registration model

Materials

- Ahonen, O et al. (2019 or newer). Kliininen hoitotyö:sisätauteja, kirurgisia sairauksia ja syöpätauteja sairastavan hoito. Sanoma Pro.
- Other material indicated by the teacher.

Teaching methods

Theory lessons on campus or online
Skills labs, simulations and exam at school.

Contact teaching
Skills labs
Simulations
Independent studying
Exam
Drug calculations

Exam schedules

Theory exam at the campus

Student workload

3 ETCS correspondes 3 x 27 h =81h student work

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- uses the surgical nursing knowledge base and evidence-based information with limitation.
- knows the main features of the treatment path of a surgical patient.
- masters the basics of surgical patient preparations as well as post-surgery nursing care and nursing care methods.
- uses professional client-oriented clinical nursing skills in various surgical nursing learning situations in a limited manner.
- understands the importance of client-oriented and patient-safe operations in surgical care, taking ethical principles into account.
- knows the basics of professional decision-making skills in client-oriented surgical nursing work in learning/practice situations.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- applies the knowledge base of surgical nursing and evidence-based information smoothly.
- knows the different treatment paths of a surgical patient.
- knows the most common surgical patient preparations as well as post-operative care and nursing methods.
- fluently uses professional client-oriented clinical nursing skills in various surgical nursing learning situations.
- knows how to apply client-oriented and patient-safe activities in surgical nursing learning situations, taking ethical principles into account.
- can apply professional decision-making skills in client-oriented surgical nursing work in learning / practice situations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- demonstrates competency of surgical nursing knowledge base and evidence-based knowledge and applies them fluently.
- comprehensively manages the various treatment paths of a surgical patient.
- has versatile knowledge of surgical patient preparations as well as post-operative care and nursing methods.
- fluently applies professional client-oriented clinical nursing skills in different surgical nursing learning situations.
- knows how to comprehensively apply client-oriented and patient-safe activities in surgical nursing learning situations, taking ethical principles into account.
- can smoothly apply professional decision-making skills in client-oriented surgical nursing work in learning / practice situations.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student
- does not use the surgical nursing knowledge base and evidence-based information.
- does not recognize the main features of the treatment path of a surgical patient.
- does not have sufficient basics knowledge about the preparations of a surgical patient and the post-operative nursing work and nursing work methods in order to achieve patient-safe nursing work.
- does not use professional client-oriented clinical nursing skills sufficiently in different surgical nursing learning situations.
- does not show that he understands the importance of client-oriented and patient-safe operations in surgical care, taking into account ethical principles.
- does not show that he has the basics of professional decision-making skills in client-oriented surgical nursing work in learning / practice situations.

Qualifications

Registed Nurse`s Competence in Basics of Clinical Nursing and Evidence Based Clinical Competence of Registered Nurses 1

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