SYBA3010 The Nurse as Clinician and a Developer of the Profession 2 Course description

Passed first year of the programme or equivalent. Passed two of three Clinical Studies form the second year (SYBAPRA2, 3 or 4)

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 broad knowledge of illness and treatment in cases of injuries to the nervous system, the movement apparatus, digestive system, kidneys and urinary tract
• has knowledge of illness, injuries and treatment of the reproductive organs and breasts
• has knowledge of illness and treatment of the eyes, ears, nose and throat
• has knowledge of traumatology
• has knowledge of paediatric illnesses and treatments
• has knowledge of general pre- and post-operative treatment
• has knowledge of postoperative pain treatment in children and adults
• has knowledge of pharmacology, fluid therapy and transfusion treatment
• has knowledge of care theory and care ethics, self-determination and co-determination and treatment limitation
• has knowledge of management and working environment in the specialist health service
• has knowledge of quality and quality development in the specialist health service
• has knowledge of first aid in accordance with the ABC principle

Skills:

The student

• is capable of finding, assessing and referring to relevant research articles in order to verbally elucidate nursing issues
• masters CPR using a defibrillator on adults, CPR on children and taking blood samples

Competence:

The student

• has insight into professional and ethical issues relating to treatment in the specialist health service
• has insight into nursing work in interdisciplinary cooperation
• is prepared to identify and communicate areas with a need of quality development
• demonstrates responsibility for development of their own professional competence

Lectures, group work, written assignments, seminars, simulation and skills training, and self-study.

The following coursework must have been approved in order for a student to be permitted to take the exam:

• Assignment 1 (A) Group presentation and academic discussion. Presented individually in seminars. If a coursework requirement is not approved, the students must give a new presentation.
• Assignment 2 (B) Group presentation and academic discussion. presented individually in seminars. If a coursework requirement is not approved, the students must give a new presentation.
• Minimum attendance of 80% in the study group sessions. The student must arrive prepared for the sessions
• CPR with defibrillator course
• Skills training in taking blood samples (taken in the second year of the programme)
• First aid course (taken in the second year of the programme)

Supervised individual written exam, 5 hours.

None.

Grade scale A-F.

All exam papers are assessed by two examiners. A minimum of twenty per cent of the exam papers will be assessed by an external examiner. The external examiner's assessment shall benefit all the students.

SYBA3000 and SYBAS3000 overlap 100%.