SYKPPRA20MB 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.

• Completed course SYKK/SYKP1400 Diseases and Health Deficits, 10 credits
• Passed course SYKK/SYKP1300 Pharmacology and Drug Administration, 5 credits

• 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.

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

Emne baseres på en kombinasjon av dialogbaserte forelesninger, studentpresentasjoner og gruppearbeid med tematiske problemstillinger. Samarbeidslæring, som tar hensyn til studentenes erfaring og faglige ressurser, er en kjerneverdi i emnet. Dette innebærer at vi setter sammen studentgrupper der deltakerne har ulik bakgrunn.

Individuell semesteroppgave knyttet til sentrale teorier og begreper for emnet. Semesteroppgaven legger opp til at erfaringsnære case-beskrivelser fortolkes i lys av relevant teori. Omfang: 4000 ord (+/- 10%).

Formelle krav til semesteroppgaven er utarbeidet og ligger på universitetets læringsplattform. Eksamen vurderes med gradert skala med fem trinn fra A til E for bestått og F for ikke bestått. Det benyttes en intern og en ekstern sensor.

Ny/utsatt eksamen

• Dersom semesteroppgaven vurderes til F, kan studenten levere en omarbeidet versjon av oppgaven til første ny og utsatt eksamen, ved senere forsøk må det skrives ny oppgave.

• Studentens rettigheter og plikter ved ny/utsatt eksamen framgår av forskrift om studier og eksamen ved OsloMet. Studenter er selv ansvarlige for å melde seg opp til eventuell ny/utsatt eksamen på Studentweb.

Alle tilgjengelige hjelpemidler er tillatt, men det forventes at studentene benytter korrekt kildehenvisning og referanseteknikk.

Exams will be assessed by grades on a scale between A and F in which the grades A-E are considered passing grades, and the grade F is a failing grade.

Det benyttes en intern og en ekstern sensor.

Temaer for emnet:

• Yrkesfaglig kompetanseutvikling og på tvers av ulike kontekster (f.eks. i fag, på arbeidsplassen, i skolen)
• Læring og grensekryssing i fag og yrkesopplæringen
• Yrkesfaglig kompetanse og identitetsdannelse
• Diskurser om yrkesfaglig kompetanse og kunnskap
• Læringsbaner og livslang læring
• Aktørers og interessenters roller og ansvar i fag og yrkesopplæring

SYKKPRA20M, SYKKPRA20K, SYKPPRA20M og SYKPPRA20K overlap 100 %.