SYKP1400 Diseases and Health Deficits Course description

In this course, the students will acquire knowledge of the most common diseases in medicine and surgery among children and adults. Knowledge of pathology and treatment are a precondition for the nurse’s assessment, action and decision processes. This is a preparatory course leading up to SYKK/SYKPPRA20 Nursing Patients with Acute, Critical and Chronic Diseases taken in the second year.

Admission to the programme.

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 most common diseases that might require medical or surgical treatment, with a focus on symptoms and signs, phases of illness and treatment
• stating the grounds for causes, prevention, symptoms and signs, assessment, treatment, prognosis and complications in the most common diseases among children
• describing the most common tests and examinations used to diagnose disease
• describing different groups of drugs for the most common internal medicine diseases and conditions requiring surgery, with emphasis on effects, possible side effects and interactions

Competence

The student is capable of

• reflecting on how knowledge of the most common diseases and causes of health deficits are key to the practice of nursing

The course forms a theoretical and practical basis for assessing choices and methods that are relevant both in current and future medical diagnostics and research. This comprises immunological, biochemical, cell and molecular biology methods. A selection of these methods are used in the practical work.

The following must have been completed and approved in order for a student to take the exam:

• participation in worshop, compulsory attendance of 80 %
• multiple choice assignment, 60% of the answers must be correct.;

Supervised individual written exam

• 3 hours

Work and teaching methods include lectures, laboratory courses, seminars with oral student presentations and discussions, group work and self-study.

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• attendance at the course introduction
• minimum attendance of 80% at the laboratory course
• minimum attendance of 80% at seminars
• written, individual laboratory report in accordance with specified criteria

Exam content: The learning outcomes

Exam form: Individual oral exam, up to 30 minutes

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