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SYKKPRA20K Nursing Patients with Acute, Critical and Chronic Diseases 1 Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Sykepleie til pasienter med akutt, kritisk og kronisk sykdom 1
Study programme
Bachelor's Programme in Nursing
Weight
20.0 ECTS
Year of study
2022/2023
Course history

Introduction

This course teaches students about patients and next-of-kin in an acute, critical and chronic context, and what the nurse’s areas of responsibility entail. Students will learn to communicate and cooperate with patients and next-of-kin in situations of stress and crisis. They will also become familiar with key phenomena in nursing, such as hope, insecurity, fear, fatigue, pain and nausea. Systematic observation and assessment, nursing of somatic diseases, pre and postoperative nursing and competent drug administration are also part of the course.

Recommended preliminary courses

None.

Required preliminary courses

  • Approved work requirements from SYKK/SYKP1300 Pharmacology and Drug Administration, 5 credits

Passed course:

  • SYKP/SYKP1000 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing, 13 credits
  • SYKK/SYKP1100 Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, 12 credits
  • SYKK/SYKP1200 Microbiology and Infection Control, 5 credits
  • SYKK/SYKPPRA10 Fundamentals of Nursing, 15 credits

or equivalent.

Learning outcomes

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

  • is capable of describing the patients’ subjective experiences of disease and suffering and the importance of hope amidst serious illness
  • is capable of explaining the most common reactions to crises in the event of illness and loss
  • is capable of describing patient-centred nursing of children and adults
  • is capable of describing pre and postoperative nursing of children and adults
  • is capable of describing the phenomena pain, treatment of pain and pain relief
  • is capable of describing measures to preserve life and health in the event of major accidents and in crisis and disaster situations

Skills

The student

  • is capable of performing nursing work through systematic mapping and assessing the patient's resources, problems and needs as well as implementing measures, and evaluating and documenting the effect using the nursing process
  • is capable of applying mapping tools such as ABCDE (airway, breathing, circulation, disability, expose) and NEWS (National Early Warning Score) and the communication tool ISBAR (Identify, Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation)
  • is familiar with the classification system (ICNP® - International Classification for Nursing Practice)
  • is capable of carrying out and assessing relevant nursing procedures
  • is capable of applying relevant medical technology in the practical performance of nursing
  • is capable of recognising stress and crisis situations in the event of loss and disease and adapting communication based on this
  • is capable of communicating with children, adolescents and parents/guardians adapted to the level of development/cognitive function and the condition
  • is capable of masters general first aid according to the ABC principle
  • is capable of implementing measures in the event of sub-acute and acute incidents
  • is capable of identifying ethical dilemmas in practice and reflect on different choices of action

Competence

The student is capable of

  • integrating knowledge from pathophysiology and pharmacology in the performance of nursing
  • reflecting on responsible drug administration at an individual and systematic level
  • demonstrating responsibility, engagement, independence and can follow professional ethical guidelines when encountering patients, next-of-kin and colleagues
  • reflecting on his/her own professional practice and progression
  • reflecting on how culture and a cultural understanding can be significant in assessments, planning, performance and evaluation of nursing

Teaching and learning methods

Practical training:;in the specialist health service, mainly in hospitals (medicine/surgery) (8 weeks), supervised by the practical training supervisor and contact lecturer and simulations and skills treining (4 weeks). Includes digital learning resources, case studies, simulation and skills training and seminars.

Course requirements

Part 1 Assessment of practical training

Practical training has requirements for attendance (90 %), self-presentation for the start of the practice and self-assessment for the mid- and final assessment, courses in first aid and courses in blood test.;

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Part 2 Supervised individual written exam

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take part 2 of the exam:

  • Participation in the SF-unit and seminars, 4 eeks. Compulsory attendance of 90 %.;

If a student exceeds the maximum limit for absence at the SF unit and seminar, a replacement assignment can only be submitted once before the ordinary examination.

Assessment

Combined assessment and exam

Part 1 Assessment of practical training.

The assessment takes its point of departure in given criteria based on learning outcomes for the course, assessment criteria, the continuous assessment, the suitability assessment and compulsory activities carried throughout the practical training. Students’ practical training can only be assessed if their attendance is sufficiently high (90%). For more information, see the general part of the programme description about the assessment of practical training.

If the student has failed the practical training, the whole practical training course must be retaken. This includes associated requirements.

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Part 2 Supervised individual written exam

  • 4 hours

Part 1 and part 2 can be taken independently of each other. The student must have obtained a pass on both parts in order to pass the course as a whole and earn the credits.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Ingen.

Grading scale

Etter fullført emne har studenten følgende læringsutbytte definert som kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Kunnskap felles for trinn 1-7 og trinn 5-10

Studenten

  • har kunnskap om relevante materialer, teknikker, redskap og estetiske virkemidler
  • har kunnskap om hvordan analoge og digitale uttrykksformer innenfor håndverk, design, arkitektur og kunst kan tolkes og brukes som utgangspunkt for barn og unges skapende arbeid for barn og unge gjennom hele grunnskoleløpet, - også i begynneropplæringen.
  • har kunnskap om hvordan ulike medier kan brukes til formidling og faglig oppdatering

Kunnskap særlig rettet mot trinn 1-7

Studenten

  • har kunnskap om barns to- og tredimensjonale ytringsformer med tilhørende teorier om estetiske læringsprosesser, opplevelse, leik og kreativitet

Kunnskap særlig rettet mot trinn 5-10

Studenten

  • har kunnskap om forholdene mellom natur, kulturelle uttrykksformer, verdisyn, kvalitet og etikk

Ferdigheter

Ferdigheter felles for trinn 1-7 og trinn 5-10

Studenten

  • kan arbeide målrettet med ideutvikling, dokumentasjon og vurdering, også av egne skapende prosesser
  • kan formidle mangfoldet i lokal og global kunst- og formkultur på varierte måter og med det stimulere til helhetstenkning og miljøbevissthet
  • kan formidle valg av inspirasjonskilder, arbeidsmetoder, virkemidler, materialer, teknikker, verktøy og læremidler
  • kan bruke og vedlikeholde redskap, apparat og maskiner og ta ansvar for arbeidsmiljø og sikkerhet på verkstedene (HMS-rutiner)
  • kan bruke tegning både som språkform og som verktøy i skissearbeid, konseptutvikling og arbeidstegninger i gitt målestokk
  • kan bruke fagets innhold, arbeidsmåter og teori i undervisningsplanlegging, gjennomføring og læringsorientert vurdering på en måte som også ivaretar de fem grunnleggende ferdighetene
  • kan organisere utstillinger av elevarbeider og på andre måter synliggjøre faget på ulike arenaer

Generell kompetanse

Generell kompetanse felles for trinn 1-7 og trinn 5-10

Studenten

  • kan gjøre rede for hvordan skapende arbeid med materialer utfordrer sanser, engasjerer følelser, krever konsentrasjon og aktiviserer kroppen
  • kan utnytte elevmangfoldet som utgangspunkt for tilpasset opplæring
  • kan gjøre rede for hvordan valg av materialer, arbeidsformer og tema bidrar til gjenbruk, vedlikehold og omtanke for miljøet
  • kan innby andre fag til praktisk, teoretisk og didaktisk samarbeid og generere tverrfaglige og vitenskapelig utforskende arbeids- og forståelsesformer

Generell kompetanse særlig rettet mot trinn 5-10

Studenten

  • er fortrolig med erfaringsbaserte læringsformer og har innsikt i hvordan selvstendige undersøkelser og skapende arbeidsformer kan bidra til å løse ulike form- relaterte problem

Examiners

Kunst og håndverk 1 er bygget opp rundt praktisk arbeid i ulike materialer og teknikker på verksteder. Fagstoff tilrettelegges, presenteres og arbeides med også i form av forelesninger, gruppearbeid, selvstudier (både praktisk og teoretisk).

Overlapping courses

Alle.