EPN-V2

OPERA6000 Surgical Examinations, Treatment and Infection Medicine Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Kirurgisk undersøkelse, behandling og infeksjonsmedisin
Study programme
Advanced Programme in Theatre Nursing
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2020/2021
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

Teaching methods vary between lectures and student-active learning methods. The students will work on cases and practise methodically in groups.

Required preliminary courses

No coursework requirements/compulsory activities.

Learning outcomes

An individual written home exam, 48 hours. The answer paper should be10 pages long (+/- 10%) . Font and font size: Calibri 12-point. Line spacing 1.5. The approved citation style APA 7 for assignments must be complied with. Candidates who fail or who were absent from the ordinary exam for a valid reason can take a resit/rescheduled exam.

Content

  • Preoperative assessment, premedication, anaesthetics, methods and complications
  • Microbiology and infection medicine:
    • Pathogenic microorganisms, normal flora
    • Development of resistance
    • Hospital infections in general and postoperative wound infections in particular
    • Collecting and transporting microbiological samples
    • Antimicrobial agents used against pathogenic microorganisms

Teaching and learning methods

All aids are permitted as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Course requirements

Grade scale A-F.

Assessment

The exam papers are assessed by one internal and one external examiner. At least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded for the papers assessed by two examiners form the basis for determining the level for all the exam papers.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Blanka Støren-Vaczy og Håvard Aaslund

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F.

Examiners

All answer papers are assessed by two examiners, one of whom must be external.