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SYKKPRA20M 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
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Bachelor's Programme in Nursing
- Weight
- 20.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2022/2023
- Programme description
- Course history
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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
One external and one internal examiner control the set of questions, the internal examiner checks the answers.
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
The student must have been admitted to the study programme.
Teaching and learning methods
After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge and skills:
Knowledge
The student;
- can describe and explain factors that affect disease, health and quality of life in groups or the population as a whole
- can describe the epidemiological and demographical foundation for public health work
- can describe social inequality in relation to health, and is familiar with the national and global consequences of inequality
- can describe the purpose, organisation and coordination of health and social care services
- is familiar with relevant laws and regulations relating to the health and social care services
- can describe the relationship between work, education, social participation, inclusion and the experience of health
- can describe the goals for sustainable development and their significance for public health
Skills
The student can
- reflect on ethical challenges related to public health work that aims to change behaviours
- find, assess and refer to health promoting and preventive strategies, organisation and measures in light of the goals for sustainable development
- reflect on how and why the status of Sami as indigenous peoples affects the development of the health and social care services
Course requirements
The teaching and learning methods include digital textbooks and digital supervised seminars. The course is organized as flipped classroom. Digital textbooks will be made available to students in advance.
Assessment
None
Permitted exam materials and equipment
Individual home;examination;(multiple choice), 45 minutes.
The exam is in English, with the exception of health management which is in Norwegian for Norwegian students. ;
Grading scale
All aids are permitted.;;
Examiners
Pass/fail;;
Overlapping courses
BIOB1050, ERGOB1050, FARB1050, FYB1050, RAB1050, ORI1050, PMED1050, SYKK1050, SYKP1050, TAB1050 overlap 100 %.