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SYKPPRA21MB 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
- 15.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2024/2025
- Curriculum
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FALL 2024
- Schedule
- Programme description
- Course history
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Introduction
The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:
- Four compulsory lab assignment with report, estimated time 4 hours each
Recommended preliminary courses
- Completed course SYKK/SYKP1410 Diseases and Health Deficits, 13 credits.
- Passed course SYKK/SYKP1310 Administration of Medicine, 2 credits.
Required preliminary courses
Individual written exam, 3 hours
The exam result can be appealed.
In the event of a resit or rescheduled exam, an oral examination may be used instead. In case an oral exam is used, the examination result cannot be appealed.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills, and general competence:
Knowledge
The student
- can describe the patients’ subjective experiences of disease and suffering and the importance of hope amidst serious illness
- can describe an account of nursing care for medical or surgical treatment
- is familiar with various documentation systems in nursing
- can describe the phenomena pain, treatment of pain and pain relief
- can describe measures to preserve life and health in the event of major accidents and in crisis and disaster situations
Skills
The student
- can systematically map and assess the patient's resources, problems and needs as well as implement measures, and evaluate and document effects (the nursing process)
- can describe for and perform person-centered nursing related to the current patient situation
- can use current clinical mapping and communication tools and be able to justify measures in the practice of nursing
- can document in clinical documentation systems using standardised terminology
- can carry out and assessing relevant nursing procedures
- can apply relevant medical technology in the practical performance of nursing
- can recognise stress and crisis situations in the event of loss and disease and adapting communication based on this
- can communicate with patients and next-of-kin adapted to the level of development/cognitive function and the condition
- can masters HRL and general first aid according to the ABCDE principle
- can implement measures in the event of sub-acute and acute incidents
- can identify ethical dilemmas in practice and reflect on different choices of action
General competence
The student
- can integrate knowledge from pathophysiology and pharmacology in the performance of nursing
- can reflect on responsible drug administration at an individual and systematic level
- can demonstrate responsibility, engagement, independence and can follow professional ethical guidelines when encountering patients, next-of-kin and colleagues
- can reflect on his/her own professional practice and progression
- can reflect on how culture and a cultural understanding can be significant in assessments, planning, performance and evaluation of nursing
Teaching and learning methods
Grade scale A-F.
Course requirements
Practical training has requirements for attendance 90 %. The student fills in a self-presentation for the start of the practice and self-assessment for the mid- and final assessment. Other compulsory activities included in the assessment of practice are:
- Courses in first aid.
- Courses in blood test.
- SF-unit.
- Individual assignment, scope of 1,500 words (+/- 10 %).
Assessment
Builds on ELI2300 Dynamic Systems
Permitted exam materials and equipment
Not relevant.
Grading scale
Pass-fail.
Examiners
Contact lecturer approves the exam after recommendation from practical training supervisor. The final decision on whether to award a pass or fail grade is made by the university.
Overlapping courses
- 15 ECTS overlap with SYKK/SYKPPRA20x Nursing Patients with Acute, Critical and Chronic Diseases 1, 20 ECTS.
- SYKKPRA21 and SYKPPRA21 are fully overlapping.