Skolefag for kroppsøving og idrettsfag Programplan

The target group for the programme is authorised general nurses who would like to work as nurse anaesthetists ¿ primarily in the specialist health service, but also in treatment of conditions for which pain relief or anaesthesia is required in the municipal health service.

Admission to the programme is in accordance with the Regulations relating to Admission to Studies at OsloMet ¿ Oslo Metropolitan University and the national curriculum for further education in nurse anaesthesia with pertaining regulations, adopted by the Ministry of Education and Research on 1 December 2005.

The academic basis for admission to the programme is a three-year bachelor's degree in nursing or equivalent. Applicants must also hold a Norwegian authorisation as a general nurse and have at least two years¿ somatic nursing experience from the specialist health service after receiving their authorisation (including pre-hospital work).

Additional points (maximum 1,5 points) are awarded for all higher education beyond the minimum requirement.

Additional points (maximum 2,5 points) are awarded for all relevant work experience beyond the minimum requirement. By relevant work experience is meant experience as a nurse from postoperative/intensive care units, medical intensive care units, intermediate care units in the specialist health service, emergency care departments or similar.

Twenty-five per cent of places on the programme are reserved for students who compete for admission on the basis of their grade point average alone.

Applicants who are admitted to the programme must submit a transcript of police records, cf. the Regulations for admission to higher education Chapter 6.

The use of clothing that covers the face is incompatible with taking the programme.

After completing the Advanced Programme in Nurse Anaesthesia, the candidate is expected to have achieved the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The candidate

• has advanced knowledge of the nurse anaesthetist's functions and areas of responsibility
• has advanced knowledge of anaesthesiology and emergency medicine
• has advanced knowledge of complications in connection with acute and critical illness, anaesthesiology, sedation and analgesia
• has advanced knowledge of how to maintain and restore vital functions if they are threatened
• has in-depth knowledge of the experiences, reactions and needs of patients and next of kin in connection with acute and/or critical illness in an age-related and multicultural perspective
• has knowledge of scientific theory and research methods
• is capable of analysing problems in nurse anaesthesia on the basis of the discipline's history, traditions, distinctive nature and place in society

Skills

The candidate

• is capable of analysing and taking a critical approach to different sources of information and of using them to structure and formulate nurse anaesthesia argumentation
• is capable of applying knowledge in new areas and new situations in nurse anaesthesia
• is capable of applying relevant knowledge in relation to patients and next of kin from different cultures
• is capable of independent work on theoretical and practical problem-solving relating to the functions and responsibilities of nurse anaesthetists
• is capable of maintaining and restoring vital functions in patients if they are compromised
• is capable of carrying out observations, monitoring and clinical assessments in connection with acute and/or critical illness, anaesthesia, sedation and analgesia
• is capable of preventing complications in connection with acute and/or critical illness, advanced medical treatment and nurse anaesthesia
• is capable of reducing stress, pain and discomfort in connection with surgical treatment and examinations
• is capable of practising nurse anaesthesia in accordance with ethical principles and healthcare legislation.

Competence

The candidate

• has action competence in the field of nurse anaesthesia
• is capable of analysing relevant ethical issues in nurse anaesthesia based on discipline knowledge, research, experience and patient knowledge
• is capable of applying his/her knowledge and skills to new fields to carry out advanced tasks and projects in nurse anaesthesia
• is capable of communicating extensive independent work and masters the forms of expression used in nurse anaesthesia
• is capable of applying pedagogical and subject didactics principles when informing, teaching and providing guidance to patients and caregivers from different cultures, as well as to colleagues and other members of the healthcare team
• is capable of communicating about issues, analyses and conclusions in nurse anaesthesia, both with specialists and with the general public
• is capable of processing his/her own reactions in connection with the work and helping co-workers/colleagues deal with their experiences and reactions
• is capable of taking a critical approach to the possibilities and limitations of technology
• is capable of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary cooperation in patient treatment
• is capable of planning, organising, coordinating and cooperating on the available resources to ensure that they are used in a targeted manner in the patient's best interests
• is capable of contributing to new ideas and innovation processes in professional practice

Etter fullført studium har kandidaten følgende læringsutbytte definert som kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Kandidaten

• har kunnskap om fagspesifikke emner og temaer knyttet til innholdet i valgt fag
• har fagdidaktisk kunnskap til å gjøre overveielser knyttet til planlegging, undervisning og læring i valgt fag
• har kjennskap til læreplan for valgt fag, slik det framkommer i Læreplan for kunnskapsløftet 2020

Ferdigheter

Kandidaten

• har ferdigheter i utøvelse av fagspesifikke emner og temaer knyttet til valgt fag
• kan ut fra et bredt didaktisk grunnlag legge til rette for elevenes læring i valgt fag
• har ferdigheter i vurdering med og uten karakter i valgt fag
• har ferdigheter i å analysere læreplan for valgt fag

Generell kompetanse

Kandidaten

• kan arbeide selvstendig og sammen med andre for å identifisere, analysere og løse problemer knyttet til elevers læring og utvikling i valgt fag
• har innsikt i relevante fag- og yrkesetiske problemstillinger i valgt fag
• har god innsikt i relevante fag- og yrkesetiske problemstillinger

The work and teaching methods used in the programme are based on a sociocultural perspective on learning. This means that the student participates in and contributes to a learning community where fellow students, lecturers and others are important to his/her learning. The goal of the work methods is to encourage independence, fresh thinking, own activity and reflection. Feedback, formative (continuous) assessment and supervision will be the learning community¿s key activities to advance learning. Learning is considered a process that involves the whole person and is manifested through the change in the person learning.

Study methods that promote evidence-based practice are used throughout the programme in that the student integrates knowledge from research and experience and patient knowledge.

The programme emphasises student-active methods intended to encourage the students to actively seek relevant and reliable sources of knowledge. The process will alternate between individual work and interaction with fellow students and others in group work, seminars, simulations and practical training.

Lectures

Lectures are primarily used to introduce new subject matter, give an overview and highlight main elements and links between different topics, and also to communicate relevant issues. The lectures in the three common courses for several of our advanced nursing programmes will be held as joint lectures, but joint lectures will also be used in other courses. Most lectures are held in a Scandinavian language, but they can also take place in English.

Group work

Group work, is used as a teaching method to encourage cooperation between students, support the learning of subject matter and provide training in cooperation and interaction skills, which are necessary skills in professional practice.

Seminars

Seminars, are held in which students present assignments they have been working on and receive oral feedback from their fellow students and lecturers. The purpose of the seminars is to stimulate each other¿s learning process, clarify students' own understanding of the subject and develop cooperation skills. The students are given the opportunity to practise their academic formulation skills, and academic discussions between students and lecturers are facilitated.

Teaching/providing guidance to patients and/or fellow students

During the programme, preferably in the third semester, the student will conduct a teaching session for fellow students/colleagues or provide guidance to a patient, for example delivering preoperative information.

Self-studyNot all topics are covered by organised teaching activities, and students are expected to acquire knowledge of the remaining topics through self-study. Students come to this programme with different preconditions for learning, and self-study enables them to prioritise topics and areas they want to focus on. Self-study also helps to encourage independent activity and reflection.

Simulation

Simulation, which is compulsory attendance, is used to practise procedures and become familiar with equipment and machines. Simulation is also used to gain teamwork experience and skills in relation to rarely occurring and life-threatening situations, particularly complex situations that require prompt and appropriate action. Simulator training allows students to pause in situations that require reflection in action. After having had the chance to reflect on their own actions, students can repeat the situation in order to become better prepared to act.

Practical trainingPractical training, which is compulsory attendance, is an important work method in the programme. See a more detailed description in the chapter on practical training.

The field of practice is an important qualification arena for developing action competence in nurse anaesthesia and evidence-based practice. Professionally sound intensive nurse anaesthesia practice must be learned in direct interaction with patients. This is the only way in which students can gain experience and encounter challenges of sufficient complexity to allow them to achieve the programme¿s learning outcomes. When nursing acutely and/or critically ill patients, decisions must often be made quickly, and through practical training, students acquire the practical experience needed to develop an immediate understanding of the patients¿ situation and the knowledge and action required.

Practical training in the programme is organised as three courses. When calculating the practical training, we assume that 5 days in practice is a week. Theory and / or study days are not included in the calculation of scope out in practice.The practical training must make up no less than 50% and no more than 60% of the programme, and at least 90% of the practical training must involve patient contact; see the requirements set out in the national curriculum for further education in nurse anaesthesia.

Clinical Studies in Nurse Anaesthesia

First semester: ANESTPRA10, 20 credits (13 weeks ¿ about 65 days of practical training)Second semester: ANESTPRA2020, 15 credits (10 weeks ¿ about 50 days of practical training)Third semester: ANESTPRA3, 10 credits (7 weeks ¿ about 35 days of practical training)

The practical training is organised such that on completion of the programme, the student will have gained experience of and developed nurse anaesthesia action competence in relation to all common conditions, important forms of treatment and different patient situations.

The practical training must include specialist departments where the patient¿s vital functions are threatened or failing. Students will primarily undergo clinical training in units that perform:

• vascular and thoracic surgery
• gastrointestinal surgery
• urological surgery
• orthopaedic surgery
• ear, nose and throat surgery
• obstetrics and gynaecological surgery
• postoperative monitoring

SupervisionPractical training will be supervised, and the student is guaranteed supervision by a nurse with advanced training or a master's degree in nurse anaesthesia.

Specification of learning outcomes

In the course of the first two or three weeks of each clinical training course, the students must specify the learning outcomes for the course in relation to their own preconditions for learning and the framework at the department where the course is taken. This must be approved by their clinical training supervisor and lecturer. These learning outcome descriptions must be concrete, relevant, realistic and measurable. They must describe observable behaviour, for example actions, performance or skills, or results of an unobservable mental behaviour such as a change in attitude. They are intended to help to clarify what the student needs to learn and which learning situations are required to achieve this. This provides a direction for the supervision/instruction required and indications for use in the assessment. The students will receive supervision from their practical training supervisor and lecturer during the specification process.

Compulsory attendance at practical training

Attendance is compulsory in areas that are important for achieving action competence as a nurse anaesthetist and where the student cannot acquire knowledge through self-study. This means that attendance is compulsory during practical training courses, which makes up approx. 32 hours per week. In order to pass a practical training course, the student must have attended at least 90% of the planned activities in each course. Students must make up for absence exceeding 10% by agreement with the lecturer and the practical training establishment. If a student¿s absence exceeds 20%, he/she will fail the course. Absence is calculated on the basis of the programme overview/practical training plan for each course.

Elective practical trainingStudents have the opportunity to organise a total of 1¿5 weeks of elective practical training in the course of the programme. The elective practical training must be taken at hospital departments that are relevant to the functions of a nurse anaesthetist, either one of those listed above or another relevant department. The student must contact the practical training establishment him/herself and submit a written application for elective practical training for the university¿s approval. Only students who have passed all their exams so far in the programme and are not at risk of failing a practical training assessment can be granted such approval.

OsloMet ¿ Oslo Metropolitan University has established cooperation with universities and university colleges in and outside Europe, and is a member of different academic networks. Students can apply to take parts of the programme abroad, preferably at institutions that OsloMet cooperates with. Students who wish to go on exchanges at other institutions will have to organise the exchange themselves and obtain the university's approval.

It is primarily the practical training courses in the second and third semesters that are suitable for exchanges. Only students who have passed all their exams so far in the programme and are not at risk of failing a practical training assessment can take these courses abroad. Written submissions beyond this, presence and academic strength will also be part of the assessment for the student that the student can travel on exchange.

The programme uses guest lecturers from foreign partner institutions, and the programme's own lecturers gain knowledge and experience through exchanges with the same institutions.

• Godkjent av studieutvalget 7. desember 2015.
• Redaksjonelle endringer foretatt 21. februar 2020.

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