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ANEST6000 Anaesthesiology Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Anestesiologi
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2020/2021
Course history
  • Introduction

    • Lesing og skriving av fagtekster
    • Sjangerpedagogikk
    • Digitale ressurser i opplæringen
    • Organisering og tilrettelegging av opplæringen
    • Kartlegging av elevenes språkferdigheter
    • Språklige og kulturelle ressurser hos elevene
    • Samarbeid med foresatte

  • Required preliminary courses

    ABIO6000/MAABI4000, Medisinsk og naturvitenskapelig kunnskap 10 stp., must have been approved in order for a student to be permitted to take the exam for this course.

  • 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 different anaesthetics and their uses, effects and side-effects
    • has in-depth knowledge of all common anaesthesia forms and techniques
    • has in-depth knowledge of special circumstances relating to different surgical procedures that have a bearing on the choice and application of different anaesthesia forms, techniques and drugs
    • has in-depth knowledge of characteristics of particular patient groups that have implications for the choice and administration of anaesthetics
    • has in-depth knowledge of trauma mechanisms, trauma scoring, triage and transport of trauma patients

    Skills:

    The student

    • is capable of analysing and taking a critical approach to existing theories and methods in nurse anaesthesiology
    • is capable of analysing and taking a critical approach to theories on the link between illness/injury and the choice of anaesthetics and anaesthesia methods
  • Content

    • Pain relief
    • Different anaesthetics
    • Relevant anaesthesiology and intensive and critical care drugs
    • Different techniques and types of anaesthesia
    • Surgical procedures and examinations in different specialties
    • Expansive processes in the central nervous system and neurosurgery
    • Relevant topics from cardiology
    • Anaesthesiology in relation to special patient groups and different surgical procedures and examinations and/or treatment
    • Traumatology

  • Teaching and learning methods

    Lectures and self-study.

  • Course requirements

    None.

  • Assessment

    Supervised individual written exam, 6 hours.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    Calculator handed out by the university.

  • Grading scale

    Grade scale A-F.

  • Examiners

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

  • Overlapping courses

    ANEST6000 and MANES5000 overlap 100%.