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ANEST6000 Anaesthesiology Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Anestesiologi
Study programme
Advanced Programme in Nurse Anaesthesia
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2021/2022
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

Nurse anaesthesia is an independent professional practice that takes place in close collaboration with other members of the healthcare team, in particular anaesthetists. The anaesthesiology functions of a nurse anaesthetist are delegated by a doctor and require specialist anaesthesiology competence. Anaesthesiology work comprises general and regional anaesthesia and observing patients under e.g. sedation. Knowledge is required to be able to initiate quick and adequate treatment in acute situations until other help arrives, and is a precondition for close collaboration with anaesthetists.

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%.