SYKK1400 Diseases and Health Deficits Course description

In this course, the students will acquire knowledge of the most common diseases in medicine and surgery among children and adults. Knowledge of pathology and treatment are a precondition for the nurse’s assessment, action and decision processes. This is a preparatory course leading up to SYKK/SYKPPRA20 Nursing Patients with Acute, Critical and Chronic Diseases taken in the second year.

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:

KnowledgeThe student is capable of

• describing the most common diseases that might require medical or surgical treatment, with a focus on symptoms and signs, phases of illness and treatment
• stating the grounds for causes, prevention, symptoms and signs, assessment, treatment, prognosis and complications in the most common diseases among children
• describing the most common tests and examinations used to diagnose disease
• describing different groups of drugs for the most common internal medicine diseases and conditions requiring surgery, with emphasis on effects, possible side effects and interactions

CompetenceThe student is capable of

• reflecting on how knowledge of the most common diseases and causes of health deficits are key to the practice of nursing

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

The following must have been completed and approved in order for a student to take the exam:

• Multiple choice assignment, individual. In order to pass the required coursework, 80% of the answers must be correct. Students have three attempts during the course of a week, and at least 24 hours must pass between each submission of the coursework requirement

The teaching is mainly designed with "flipped classroom" and learning activities in class and smaller groups. Digital learning resources such as digital lectures, videos and films will be available to the students in advance. Students are recommended to use these resources and to be prepared before the lectures and the seminars.

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

• participate in at least 2 of 4 seminars

The students are recommended to participate at the seminar where they present the exam group projects.

Project examination, consisting of a group assignment with up to 7 students, based on a case with a health claim in the media. The assignment will include the levels of the EBP model. The assignment is submitted as a written paper of 1500 words (+/- 10 prosent) according to further specified criteria.

Each group decides whether their assignment is to be submitted in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.

Resit exam: If the assignment is given the grade Fail, the group can submit a revised version once.

If this attempt fails, the group is entitled to a third and final attempt. In a third attempt, the group must choose a new health claim and submit a new examination paper.

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

Pass/Fail. The same grade is given for all students in the Group.