ANESTPRA10 Clinical Studies in Nurse Anaesthesia, Level 1 Course description

The students will undergo supervised practical training. The course is organised such that the students primarily focus on anaesthesia for patients in ASA categories 1 and 2 (physical status classification system). The student is expected to show progress, take responsibility and, to an increasing extent, make independent assessments in nurse anaesthesia.

Admission to the programme.

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 knowledge of how the most common anaesthesia methods and drugs function and are used
• has knowledge of the most common complications in connection with acute and/or critical illness, advanced medical treatment and anaesthesia
• has in-depth knowledge of the anaesthetic machine and the most common types of medical equipment used in treatment

Skills

The student

• is capable of independent work on practical and theoretical problem-solving relating to the functions and responsibilities of a nurse anaesthetist:
  • is capable of using anaesthetic machines and medical equipment commonly used in treatment in a conscious and sound manner
  • is capable, under supervision, of monitoring patients under regional anaesthesia and deep sedation
  • is capable, under supervision, of preventing injuries resulting from patient positioning and other complications caused by examinations and treatment
  • is capable of observing, assessing and identifying a patient's general and special needs, resources and problems through communication and cooperation with the patient and his/her next of kin
  • is capable of retrieving/obtaining, assessing and, under supervision, using information about the patient's condition from written and electronic sources
  • is capable of ensuring continuity in patient treatment through written and oral documentation
  • is capable of preventing stress and anxiety in patients by means of communication and information and by facilitating a secure and supportive environment for surgical treatment and examinations
  • is capable of applying knowledge of observations and clinical assessments during anaesthesia
  • is capable of critical reflection when making choices and acting in accordance with his/her own competence, ethical principles and healthcare legislation

Competence

The student

• is capable, under supervision, of analysing ethical issues based on relevant discipline knowledge, research, experience and patient knowledge
• is capable, under supervision, of analysing the possibilities and limitations of technology
• is capable of benefitting from supervision and demonstrates the ability to reflect on his/her own actions

Simulation and supervised practical training. Lectures. Group work.

The following coursework requirements must be met before a student can receive an assessment for the course:

• The student's specification of learning outcomes for the course
• Drug calculations test
• Attendance in compulsory activities
  • Group work
  • Simulation

Coursework requirements from MALK 4000-401, 4000- 402 and 4000- 403, MALKA 211, MALKA 212, MALKA 213 and MALKA 214 or equivalent must be approved to participate and submit coursework requirements in MALKA215.

On successful completion of the course the student has the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge and skills:

Knowledge

The student:

• can discuss radical behaviorism as philosophy of science
• can discuss and analyze important aspects of verbal behavior
• can discuss rule governed behavior
• can discuss the principles involved in joint-control
• can describe, discuss and exemplify important terms and principles involved in stimulus equivalence
• can describe and discuss naming
• can describe and discuss problem-solving, thinking, remembering, and higher-order classes
• can describe and discuss Relational Frame Theory

The course will include lectures, exercises, discussion of read materials and oral presentations. The lectures will partly be based on interteaching sequences using literature from the curriculum.

Students submit 3 written assignments, each with maximum 3 pages including references, according to the deadlines in the course schedule.

Exam content: Learning outcomes

Form of examination: Individual written examination with invigilation, 4 hours

Examiners: One internal and one external examiner

Grading scale: A grading scale of A (highest) to F (lowest) where A to E is a pass grade and F is a fail grade

Examination support materials

None.