EPN-V2

ABIO6100 Being Acute and/or Critically Ill Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Å være akutt og/eller kritisk syk
Weight
5.0 ECTS
Year of study
2020/2021
Course history
Programme description

  • Introduction

    In this course, the students are expected to acquire in-depth knowledge and understanding of the experiences, reactions and coping strategies of patients and next of kin in connection with acute and/or critical illness and examinations, treatment and death. Emphasis is placed on understanding important patient phenomena including pain, anxiety, hope, suffering, quality of life and dignity in an age-related and multicultural perspective. Students are expected to further develop their self-understanding and improve their ability to interact with people who are acutely and/or critically ill. Knowledge gained through this course will form a necessary basis for students being able to provide guidance to patients and caregivers in relation to their experience of and reactions to acute and/or critical illness. This knowledge will also be necessary to enable students to process their own reactions to events and provide guidance to colleagues in relation to their experiences and reactions.

  • Required preliminary courses

    Admission to the programme.

  • Learning outcomes

    After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

    Knowledge

    The student

    • has in-depth knowledge of patients' psychosocial and existential needs in connection with acute and/or critical illness
    • has in-depth knowledge of coping strategies in connection with acute and/or critical illness and death
    • has in-depth knowledge of the experiences and needs of next of kin
    • has in-depth knowledge of family-oriented care
    • has in-depth knowledge of multicultural competence in nursing

    Skills

    The student

    • is capable of analysing and taking a critical approach to theories on patients' psychosocial and existential needs in connection with acute and/or critical illness in an age-related and multicultural perspective
    • is capable of analysing and taking a critical approach to existing theories on coping and coping strategies in connection with acute and/or critical illness and death
    • is capable of analysing and taking a critical approach to existing theories on the experiences and needs of next of kin and the bereaved

    Competence

    The student

    • is capable of analysing relevant ethical issues linked to attending to the psychosocial needs of acutely and/or critically ill or dying patients

  • Content

    • Patients' psychosocial and existential needs in connection with acute and/or critical illness
    • Use of force in patient treatment
    • Coping strategies in connection with acute and/or critical illness and death
    • The experiences and needs of next of kin
    • Family-oriented care
    • Multicultural competence
    • Facilitating dying with dignity

  • Teaching and learning methods

    Lectures and self-study.

  • Course requirements

    None.

  • Assessment

    Written home exam in groups of 3-4 students, 3 days. The students are to discuss a method or theory for coping with mental stress and the patient role in connection with acute and/or critical illness. Scope: 3,000 words (+/- 20%). The exam paper must be written in accordance with the section Assessment of written work in the Assessment chapter of the programme description.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

  • Grading scale

    Grade scale A-F.

  • Examiners

    All answer papers are assessed by two examiners, one of whom must be external.

  • Overlapping courses

    ABIO6100 and MAABI4100 overlap 100%.