EPN-V2

MINTPRA20 Clinical Studies in Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, Level 2 Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Praksisstudier i intensivsykepleierens funksjons- og ansvarsområder, trinn 2
Weight
15.0 ECTS
Year of study
2021/2022
Course history
  • Introduction

    Pass-Fail.

  • Required preliminary courses

    Students must have passed INTENPRA10 Clinical Studies in Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, Level 1 in order to start this course.

  • Learning outcomes

    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.

  • Content

    • Observations and clinical assessments in connection with serious self-care deficits in relation to a patient's fundamental needs
    • Preventing complications in connection with acute and/or critical illness, advanced medical treatment and intensive care nursing
    • Reducing stress and alleviating pain and discomfort in connection with advanced medical treatment and intensive care nursing
    • Communication and interaction with intensive care patients and their next of kin
    • Preventing and treating intensive care delirium
    • Wholly or partly compensatory nursing in the event of serious self-care deficits in relation to a child's fundamental needs and failure of vital functions
    • Nutrition in connection with acute and critical illness
    • Medical equipment
    • Written and oral documentation of intensive care nursing

  • Teaching and learning methods

    • Observations and clinical assessments in connection with serious self-care deficits in relation to a patient's fundamental needs
    • Preventing complications in connection with acute and/or critical illness, advanced medical treatment and intensive care nursing
    • Reducing stress and alleviating pain and discomfort in connection with advanced medical treatment and intensive care nursing
    • Communication and interaction with intensive care patients and their next of kin
    • Nutrition in connection with acute and critical illness
    • Preventing and treating intensive care delirium
    • Medical equipment
    • Administration of medical gases, electromedical equipment and medical gas equipment

  • Course requirements

    INTENPRA10 and MINTPRA10 overlap 100%.

    Academic content is overlapping with INTENPRA1 and MINTPRA1.

  • Assessment

    The assessment is based on the learning outcomes for the course, the student's specification of the learning outcomes and the formative assessment made of the student during the practical training period.

    An attendance requirement applies to practical training. In order to pass a practical training course, the student must have attended at least 90% of the planned activities in each course. Students must make up for absence exceeding 10% by agreement with the lecturer and the practical training establishment. If a student's absence exceeds 20%, he/she will fail the course. Students who fail a period of practical training must retake the whole training period.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    Not relevant.

  • Grading scale

    Pass-Fail.

  • Examiners

    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.

  • Overlapping courses

    INTENPRA20 and MINTPRA20 overlap 100%.

    Academic content is overlapping with INTENPRA2 and MINTPRA2.