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SYKPPRA21K 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
15.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Curriculum
FALL 2025
Schedule
Course history

Introduction

Opptak til studiet.

Recommended preliminary courses

Combined assessment.

Part 1 Assessment of practical training.

The assessment takes its point of departure in given criteria based on learning outcomes for the course, criteria for failing the practical training, criteria for suitability assessment and compulsory activities carried throughout the entire course. During the practical training period, a minimum of 90 percent attendance is required to pass the practical training. 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. Part 1 and part 2 appear on the diploma.

Part 2 Individual home examination.

  • Three days.
  • Scope: 2,500 words (+/- 10 %).

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. . Part 1 and part 2 appear on the diploma.

Required preliminary courses

To start this course, you must have passed:

  • SYKP/SYKP1010 Foundations of Nursing 1, 15 credits.
  • SYKK/SYKP1110 Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, 15 credits.
  • SYKK/SYKPPRA10 Foundations of Nursing 2, 15 credits.

or equivalent.*

* For year group 2023 at OsloMet, the equivalent is:

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

Passed course:

  • SYKP/SYKP1000 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing/Foundations of Nursing 1, 13 credits.
  • SYKK/SYKP1100 Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, 12 credits.
  • SYKK/SYKP1200 Microbiology and Infection Control, 5 credits.
  • SYKK/SYKPPRA10 Fundamentals of Nursing/Foundations of Nursing 2, 15 credits.

Learning outcomes

Etter å ha gjennomført dette emnet har studenten følgende læringsutbytte, definert som kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten

  • kan synliggjøre hvordan psykisk helse, rusmiddelbruk og avhengighet kan forstås ut ifra ulike perspektiver herunder historiske, biologiske, psykologiske, sosiale, eksistensielle og kulturelle perspektiv
  • kan drøfte hvordan problemer knyttet til psykisk helse, rusmiddelbruk og avhengighet kan forstås fra ulike perspektiver
  • kan formidle betydningen av menneskers egne erfaringer og forståelser knyttet til psykisk helse, rusmiddelbruk og avhengighet
  • kan drøfte menneskerettigheter, relevant lovverk, politiske føringer, nasjonale faglige retningslinjer, organisering og tjenesteutvikling, og administrative virkemidler som legger premisser for psykisk helse-, rus- og avhengighetsarbeid
  • kan drøfte sentrale teorier knyttet til relasjon, kommunikasjon og samhandling
  • kan vurdere brukermedvirkning på individ-, tjeneste- og systemnivå
  • kan analysere tverrprofesjonelt, tverretatlig og tverrsektorielt samarbeid

Ferdigheter

Studenten

  • kan anvende og forholde seg kritisk til ulike perspektiver på psykisk helse, rusmiddelbruk og avhengighet og problemer knyttet til psykiske helse, rusmiddelbruk og avhengighet og anvende kunnskapen i profesjonsutøvelse
  • kan tydeliggjøre forhold som påvirker samspillet mellom psykisk helse og rusmiddelbruk og levekår, herunder økonomi, arbeid, boforhold og sosial deltakelse og anvende kunnskapen i profesjonsutøvelse
  • kan løfte frem og analysere juridiske problemstillinger knyttet til arbeid med psykisk helse-, rusmiddel- og avhengighetsproblemer, og anvende rettskilder for å sikre rettigheter og likeverdige tjenester
  • kan reflektere over hjelpeapparatets rolle og organisering, herunder dets makt, myndighetsutøvelse og risiko for maktmisbruk

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

  • kan anvende faglige kunnskaper og profesjonelle ferdigheter relatert til psykisk helse, rusmiddelbruk og avhengighet for å gjennomføre avanserte arbeidsoppgaver
  • kan kommunisere om relevant tematikk knyttet til psykisk helse, rusmiddelbruk og avhengighet med dem det gjelder, deres familie og nettverk, samarbeidspartnere og allmenheten
  • kan anvende kunnskap og ferdigheter knyttet til etikk, lovverk og organisering for å sikre likeverdige helse- og velferdstjenester for alle mennesker med psykiske helse-, rusmiddel- eller avhengighetsproblemer, og deres pårørende

Teaching and learning methods

Forelesning, workshop/gruppearbeid, selvstudier, pensum til hver undervisningsøkt, gruppearbeid med skriftlig etterarbeid.

Course requirements

For practical training, there is a requirement for 80% attendance in theory, activities and practical training that is marked compulsory in the timetable, as well as 90% attendance during the practical training period itself. The student fills in the self-assessment for the start of the practical training, the rotating schedule during the first week of practical training and the self-assessment form no later than two working days before the agreed mid- and final assessment. Other compulsory assignments included in the overall assessment of the course are:

  • Courses in blood test.
  • Individual assignment, scope of 1,500 words (+/- 10 %).

Assessment

Assessment in practical training.

The assessment takes its point of departure in given criteria based on learning outcomes for the course, criteria for failing the practical training, criteria for suitability assessment and compulsory activities carried throughout the entire course. During the practical training period, a minimum of 90 percent attendance is required to pass the practical training. 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.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Alle hjelpemidler er tillatt så lenge regler for kildehenvisning følges.

Grading scale

Gradert skal A-F.

Examiners

Part 1 Assessment of practical training

For practical training, there is a requirement for 80% attendance in theory, activities and practical training that is marked compulsory in the timetable, as well as 90% attendance during the practical training period itself. The student fills in the self-assessment for the start of the practical training, the rotating schedule during the first week of practical training and the self-assessment form no later than two working days before the agreed mid- and final assessment. Other compulsory assignments included in the overall assessment of the course are:

  • Planning, preparing and delivering a plan and carrying out supervision for a group of first year students in cooperation with the practical training supervisor and contact lecturer (inspiration practical training).

Overlapping courses

  • 15 ECTS overlap with SYKK/SYKPPRA20x Nursing Patients with Acute, Critical and Chronic Diseases 1, 20 ECTS.
  • SYKKPRA21x, SYKPPRA21x and SYKDPRA21x are fully overlapping.