BARN6000 Paediatrics, Neonatology and Paediatric Surgery Course description

Paediatric nurses have an independent responsibility for their own professional practice in addition to delegated medical tasks and cooperate closely with paediatricians and other members of the healthcare team. In order to perform delegated medical tasks and initiate paediatric nursing measures, the students need to acquire specialist knowledge of pathophysiology, failure of vital functions and intensive care in connection with different medical and surgical conditions in children, as well as relevant related knowledge of anaesthesiology. This knowledge is necessary in order to be capable of observing and interpreting signs of illness in children, implementing nursing measures and participating in, performing and monitoring advanced medical treatment of children.

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

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 how paediatric conditions start, develop and are observed and treated
• has in-depth knowledge of neonatal medicine (neonatology), paediatrics, paediatric surgery, neurosurgery and intensive medical treatment of children
• has in-depth knowledge of pharmacological treatment of children
• has knowledge of different types of anaesthesia and their after-effects
• has in-depth knowledge of the treatment of pain and nausea in children
• has in-depth knowledge of factors and illness that affect children's mental health
• has in-depth knowledge of principles for administration of medical equipment used in paediatric surgery, neonatal medicine, paediatric medicine and intensive care medical treatment of children

Skills

The student

• is capable of analysing and taking a critical approach to theories and methods in paediatric medicine, paediatric surgery, anaesthesiology and pharmacological treatment of children
• is capable of independent work on theoretical problem-solving relating to prescribed medical treatment of children delegated to him/her by a doctor
• is capable of analysing and taking a critical approach to knowledge of pathophysiology and failure of vital functions as a basis for observing and interpreting signs of illness in children

Competence

The student

• is capable of analysing relevant academic and research ethics issues in neonatology, paediatrics and paediatric surgery

• Neonatal medicine
• Paediatric practice
• Paediatric intensive care medicine
• Paediatric surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Paediatric anaesthesiology
• Pain relief
• Children's mental health

Lectures and self-study.

None.

Supervised individual written exam, 6 hours.

Grade scale A-F.

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

BARN6000 and MBARN5000 overlap 100%.