ANESTPRA20 Clinical Studies in Nurse Anaesthesia, Level 2 Course description

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 advanced knowledge of the functions and responsibilities of the nurse anaesthetist in the health service and society
• has in-depth knowledge of quality work, including methods for quality improvement and quality control
• has advanced knowledge of how anaesthesia can feel and its effect on the patient
• has advanced knowledge of self-care deficits in relation to a patient's fundamental needs
• has knowledge of nursing ethics and different ethical guidelines
• has advanced knowledge of professional and ethical challenges in the field of nurse anaesthesia

Skills

The student

• is capable of analysing and taking a critical approach to existing theories on how patients experience anaesthesia, surgical procedures and examinations
• is capable of analysing and taking a critical approach to theories on communicating with patients and their next of kin
• is capable of analysing and taking a critical approach to theories on anaesthesia and analgesia
• is capable of analysing and taking a critical approach to theories on wholly or partly compensatory care in the event of serious self-care deficits in relation to a patient's fundamental needs

Competence

The student

• is capable of analysing relevant academic, professional and research ethics issues in nurse anaesthesia based on discipline knowledge, research, experience and patient knowledge
• is capable, with some supervision, of communicating about issues, analyses and conclusions in nurse anaesthesia, both with specialists and with the general public
• is capable of contributing to new ideas and innovation processes in clinical practice

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

Assignment 1 - Regional anaesthesia. The conscious patient

• The students prepare their own research questions.
• Individual assignment.
• Scope: 3,000 words (+/- 20%).
• The syllabus selected by the students must be used in the assignment.
• The assignment must be written in accordance with the section Assessment of written work in the Assessment chapter of the programme description.
• The students receive written feedback from the lecturer.

Assignment 2 - General anaesthesia

• The students prepare their own research questions.
• Individual assignment.
• Scope: 3,000 words (+/- 20%).
• The syllabus selected by the students must be used in the assignment.
• The assignment must be written in accordance with the section Assessment of written work in chapter 10 Assessment in the programme description.
• The students receive written and oral feedback from their fellow students and oral feedback from the lecturer.

Reflection notes

• About a current theme
• Individual assignment
• Scope:

Attendance in compulsory activities

• Simulation
• Group work
• Seminars

• Anaesthesia for different age groups
• Observation, monitoring and treatment to prevent serious failure of vital functions
• Restoring vital functions following anaesthesia and surgery
• Postoperative monitoring and nursing
• Division of responsibility for medical procedures and drug administration
• Working environment

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

Grade scale A-F. For group exams, all the students in the group are awarded the same grade. Students who are awarded a fail grade (F) are given one opportunity to submit a reworked version of the assignment.

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

• Nurse anaesthesia in a historical perspective
• The nurse anaesthetist's functions and areas of responsibility
• Professional and ethical challenges in nurse anaesthesia
• Prevention of preanaesthetic, peranaesthetic and postanaesthetic complications

The patient's experiences, reactions and needs in relation to anaesthesia

• Preanaesthesia assessment and risk assessment
• Induction and maintenance of and emergence from anaesthesia

ANEST6100 and MANES5100 overlap 100%.

The summative assessment is carried out by a representative of the practical training establishment and a representative of the university. The final decision on whether to award a pass or fail grade is made by the university.

ANESTPRA20 and MANESPRA20 overlap 100%. Academic content is overlapping with ANESTPRA2 and MANESPRA2.