Study Guide

Teaching methods

The course includes both online learning and class teaching sessions. Class teaching sessions; activating lectures, skill labs and simulations are mandatory to participate.

Materials

- Gersch, C., Heimgartner, N.M, Rebar, C.R, Willis, L.M. 2016 (Fourth edition). Medical-surgical nursing. Made incredibly easy. LWW Staff. Springhouse publishing company. E-book. (You will find the applicable parts in moodleroom).
- Treatment recommendations as Käypä hoito -recommendations
- Topical articles and web materials

Completion alternatives

Similar course passed in another university of applied sciences
- listätietoaj

Exam schedules

Surgical nursing examination and medical nursing examination (yleSHarviointi) at the end of the course including medication and medication calculation

Student workload

- Activating lectures: 7x3 hours
- Skill labs: 2x8 hours/student
- Simulations: 1x8 hours or 2x4 hours/student
- Self study: 94 hours (reading material, web material)
- Examination: 3 hours

Theory 3 ects and simulation 2 ects

Content scheduling

Learning process is introduced in moodleroom. This course includes self study, activating lectures, skill labs and simulations. In the end of the course will be held a literature examination which includes medication and medication calculation.

1. Competencies
The student develops her/his competence in the
contextual clinical care. The student forms
her/his competence in the care of the medical-
surgical patient

2. Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is
expected to be able to:
- use evidence based caring science in the care of the medical and surgical patient
- take care of the patient with medical or surgical problems
- understand how the health resources and the health obstacles
interact in the medical-surgical care of the adult and elderly patients
- understand the basics of the perioperative care (pre- and postoperative care)

3. Acitivities/contents
- Patient assessment by using patient safety tools (ABCDE, NEWS)
- Central caring activities and examinations in the care of the medical-surgical patient
- The decision making process in health care; planning, implementation and assessment of the caring
- Medical-surgical medication administration
- The basics of the perioperative care (pre- and postoperative care) of the patient
- Documentation of nursing (tools as ISBAR)

Further information

- Activating lectures, skill labs and simulations are mandatory to participate to pass the course

Assessment methods and criteria

To pass the course the student should follow the online learning process step by step in moodleroom.

The course includes both online learning and class teaching sessions. Class teaching sessions; activating lectures, skill labs and simulations are mandatory to participate.

The course is evaluated as numerically 1-5/failed

Evaluation scale

0-5