MANES5100 Nurse Anaesthesia Course description

In this course, the students are expected to acquire advanced knowledge required to practise nurse anaesthesia in relation to patients who undergo surgery or examinations that require anaesthesia and acutely and/or critically ill patients. The students should acquire in-depth knowledge of patients' psychosocial and existential needs and methods for reducing stress and suffering.

Moreover, they are expected to acquire in-depth knowledge of relevant research and quality-related work (professional development, quality assurance or quality control work) in the field of nurse anaesthesia, and thereby understand the importance of research and quality-related work in clinical nurse anaesthesia. This course is intended to enable the students to document, develop the quality of and quality-assure nurse anaesthesia.

The students are expected to develop an awareness of how organisational, financial and legal factors influence nursing and the specialist health service and be able to see this in relation to their responsibility to practise nurse anaesthesia, be a leader in their field and work in a team. This course also covers knowledge of the working environment in a specialist unit and how stress factors in a working environment can be prevented and reduced.

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

Lectures, group work, seminars and self-study.

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

A written in-depth assignment, written individually or in groups of up to three students. The assignment shall consist of a project outline for a piece of research or quality-related work based on a literature review, and it must be written in accordance with the section Assessment of written work in the Assessment chapter of the programme description.

Studenter som velger å lage en Systematisk oversikt (Systematic Review) i fordypningoppgaven (prosjektbeskrivelsen), og planlegger å bruke denne videre i masteroppgave, må være minimum 2 studenter som skriver oppgaven sammen, på grunn av metodekrav.

Five weeks are set aside for work on this assignment.

Up to four hours of supervision is provided per assignment. Students who fail the assignment are offered two more hours of supervision.

Scope: 5,000 words (+/- 20%).

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.

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 children's physical, mental and social development
• has knowledge of children's fundamental needs and how complications and developmental damage can be prevented
• has knowledge of diseases in children, their treatment and any related complications
• has knowledge of children's experiences, reactions and needs in connection with acute, critical or chronic illness, in a multicultural perspective
• has knowledge of the experiences, reactions and needs of parents and siblings when a child is acutely, critically or chronically ill, in a multicultural perspective

Skills:

The student

• is capable, under supervision, of analysing and taking a critical approach to theories and methods in paediatric nursing
• is capable, under supervision, of practising paediatric nursing with respect for the integrity, autonomy and dignity of children and their caregivers
• is capable of communicating and interacting in relation to a child¿s age and developmental stage, the experiences of the child and his/her caregivers/siblings and the situation
• is capable, under supervision, of preventing complications, infections, traumatic experiences and developmental damage caused by examinations, treatment and hospital stays
• is capable, under supervision, of work on practical and theoretical problem-solving relating to the paediatric nurse¿s functions and areas of responsibility

• is capable of observing, assessing and identifying a child¿s general and special needs, resources and problems
• is capable of prioritising and initiating measures necessary to maintain or restore vital functions
• is capable of using knowledge about how children express symptoms, pain and anxiety to map, assess, prevent, treat and relieve children's pain and discomfort
• is capable of looking after the healthy aspects of the child, promoting coping, and maintaining hope, quality of life and meaning
• is capable of using advanced medical equipment while focusing on the child's safety
• is capable of cooperating with caregivers and making use of their competence in paediatric nursing, depending on their wishes and resources and the child¿s condition
• is capable of informing, providing guidance to and teaching children and their caregivers
• is capable of ensuring continuity in the treatment of children through written and oral documentation

Competence:

The student

• is capable, under supervision, of analysing relevant ethical issues in paediatric nursing based on relevant discipline knowledge, research, experience and patient knowledge

• is capable, under supervision, of cooperating with members of his/her own profession and across professions in the treatment of children
• is capable, under supervision, of critical reflection when making choices and acting in accordance with his/her own competence, ethical principles and healthcare legislation
• is capable of benefitting from supervision and demonstrating the ability to reflect on his/her own actions

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.
• The student must submit at least one written self-assessment per month.
• Attendance in compulsory activities
  • Simulation