SYKPPRA20K Nursing Patients with Acute, Critical and Chronic Diseases 1 Course description

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.

The exam in the course is an individual supervised exam of 5 hours.

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

Etter fullført emne har studenten følgjande læringsutbytte definert som kunnskap, ferdigheiter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten

• har kunnskap om sjangrar, deriblant akademiske teksttypar
• har kunnskap om læremiddel, digitale og andre
• har kunnskap om og oversyn over teori knytt til faget
• har kunnskap om kriterium for vurdering av munnlege og skriftlege kunnskapar
• har innsikt i skulefagets historie og eigenart som språk-, kultur-, litteratur- og danningsfag
• kjenner til fagdidaktisk forsking og utviklingsarbeid og kan drøfte forskingsetiske problemstillingar
• har kunnskap om korleis ein kan vurdere truverdet til kjelder henta frå Internett

Ferdigheter

Studenten

• kan vurdere ulike norskfaglege læremiddel, digitale og andre
• kan skrive akademiske fagtekstar på nynorsk og bokmål
• kan sjå norskfaget i eit samfunnsperspektiv
• kan bruke ulike vurderingsmåtar i norskfaget
• kan presentere akademiske problemstillingar munnleg
• kjenner til vitskaplege arbeidsmåtar i norskfaget
• legge gjennomføre eit utviklings- og forskingsprosjekt
• kan vurdere truverdet til kjelder henta frå Internett

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

• kan formidle fagstoff om språk, litteratur, tekstar og medium i relevante uttrykksformer
• kan bruke faglege kunnskapar til kritisk refleksjon
• kan arbeide sjølvstendig og saman med andre med elevanes læring og utvikling i faget og på tvers av fag
• kan legge til rette for at norskopplæringa fremjar elevdeltaking på offentlege arenaer

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.

This course looks at the rules of the Child Welfare Act relating to work in the child welfare service and county social welfare boards, and rules relating to judicial review of the county social welfare boards’ decisions. Particular emphasis is placed on fundamental principles and due process guarantees in child welfare work and the importance of human rights in relation to interventions in family life. The course covers both material and procedural rules. 

Language of instruction is Norwegian.

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in knowledge, skills, and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has broad knowledge of the rules for working with notifications, investigations, and assistance measures
• has broad knowledge of the rules for care decisions, return of care, deprivation of parental responsibility, and forced adoption under the Child Welfare Act
• has broad knowledge of the rules on contact under the Child Welfare Act
• has broad knowledge of the rules for handling emergency cases and the particular legal challenges associated with this decision-making process
• has broad knowledge of human rights limitations on coercive measures

Skills

The student

• can apply legal methods to determine the legal rules applicable to the work in the child welfare service.
• can discuss and assess legal security in various child welfare measures.
• can apply the principles of legality and proportionality in the assessment of various measures.
• can distinguish between material conditions, procedural conditions, and the evidentiary requirements of the provisions.
• can write justifications for decisions, including distinguishing between facts and legal assessments.
• can document assessments of the child's participation and consideration of the child's best interests in the decision-making processes.

General Competence

The student

• can handle child welfare cases in accordance with the responsible conduct requirement and the obligations that follow from international human rights.

The teaching takes place with in-person attendance on campus, and the course is taught through lectures, self-study, group work, skills training with and without the use of filming, and other teaching methods as needed.

The following coursework requirements/compulsory activities must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

• Coursework requirement 1: An individual written assignment and conducting a peer review on a fellow studends individual written assignment.

The coursework requirement must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam. If the coursework is not approved, the student will be given the opportunity to submit an improved version once by a given deadline.

• Coursework requirement 2: Skills training in writing and documentation.

The attendance requirement for compulsory teaching activities is 80%. If a student's absence exceeds 20%, a comprehensive coursework requirement is set to compensate. If a student's overall absence exceeds 40%, they lose the right to take the exam. 

Each student is responsible for ensuring that their attendance is documented. The length of the teaching days will vary, and it is each student's own responsibility to stay informed about the teaching schedule.

Compulsory activities must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam.

The following aids are permitted:

• The exam modus of Lovdata Pro.