Medical-Surgical Nursing (10 cr)
Code: AH00CK60-3007
General information
Enrollment
20.11.2024 - 03.01.2025
Timing
03.02.2025 - 25.05.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
10 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)
Campus
Lappeenranta Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Paramedic Nurse
Teachers
- Eeva Tuomenoksa
- Marjut Louhelainen
- Mervi Hietanen
Scheduling groups
- Info 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Seminaari 1 Diabetic patient (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Seminaari 2 Patient with kidney disease (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Seminaari 3 Hypertensive and cardiac patient (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Seminaari 4 Patient with arterial disease (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Seminaari 5 Patient with hip surgery (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Seminaari 6 Patient with breast cancer (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Seminaari 7 Patient with intestinal disease (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Seminaari 8 Patient with cerebrovascular accident (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Seminaari 9 Respiratory patient (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Seminaari 10 Patient with palliative and end-of-life care (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Harjoitus R1 Patient monitoring / ABCDE / NEWS/ Taking ECG (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Harjoitus R1 Infusions ( preparation, three-way taps)/ Venous blood sampling (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Harjoitus R1 Peripheral cannulation/ Preparing a sterile table (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Harjoitus R1 Sterile/ Aseptic work manners/ Surgical site disinfection/ Cleaning of a fresh surgical wound (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Harjoitus R1 Adult hospital resuscitation training/ Rehearsals (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Harjoitus R2 Patient monitoring / ABCDE / NEWS/ Taking ECG (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Harjoitus R2 Infusions ( preparation, three-way taps)/ Venous blood sampling (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Harjoitus R2 Peripheral cannulation/ Preparing a sterile table (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Harjoitus R2 Sterile/ Aseptic work manners/ Surgical site disinfection/ Cleaning of a fresh surgical wound (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Harjoitus R2 Adult hospital resuscitation training/ Rehearsals (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Tentti 1 Medical nursing competence Digicampus exam Palliative and end-of-life care Digicampus exam (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Tentti 2 Palliative and end-of-life care Digicampus exam (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Näyttö 1 Surgical nursing skill test (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
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HLPRPARA24SABachelor's Degree Programme in Paramedic Nurse 24SA Lappeenranta
Small groups
- Info 1
- Seminar 1 Diabetic patient
- Seminar 2 Patient with kidney disease
- Seminar 3 Hypertensive and cardiac patient
- Seminar 4 Patient with arterial disease
- Seminar 5 Patient with hip surgery
- Seminar 6 Patient with breast cancer
- Seminar 7 Patient with intestinal disease
- Seminar 8 Patient with cerebrovascular accident
- Seminar 9 Respiratory patient
- Seminar 10 Patient with palliative and end-of-life care
- Practice R1 Patient monitoring / ABCDE / NEWS/ Taking ECG
- Practice R1 Infusions ( preparation, three-way taps)/ Venous blood sampling
- Practice R1 Peripheral cannulation/ Preparing a sterile table
- Practice R1 Sterile/ Aseptic work manners/ Surgical site disinfection/ Cleaning of a fresh surgical wound
- Practice R1 Adult hospital resuscitation training/ Rehearsals
- Practice R2 Patient monitoring / ABCDE / NEWS/ Taking ECG
- Practice R2 Infusions ( preparation, three-way taps)/ Venous blood sampling
- Practice R2 Peripheral cannulation/ Preparing a sterile table
- Practice R2 Sterile/ Aseptic work manners/ Surgical site disinfection/ Cleaning of a fresh surgical wound
- Practice R2 Adult hospital resuscitation training/ Rehearsals
- Exam 1 Medical nursing competence Digicampus exam Palliative and end-of-life care Digicampus exam
- Exam 2 Palliative and end-of-life care Digicampus exam
- Skills exam 1 Surgical nursing skill test
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
- define primary treatment paths and processes of a medical-surgical and perioperative client
- assess the treatment needs of a medical-surgical client and implement key nursing measures
- apply knowledge of the primary medical-surgical diseases in nursing care
- apply knowledge of pathophysiology and pharmacology in medical-surgical nursing care and safe pharmacology
Implementation and methods of teaching
Contact teaching at campus
Flipped working in small groups
Seminars
Practical classes
Medical-surgical nursing care intermediate exams (1-5) in Exam
Palliative and end-of-life care Exam
Medical nursing 4 ects, Surgical nursing 3 ects, Anatomy-Physiology-Pharmacology (integrated in nursing studies) and Internal medicine and surgery (independent studies in Medical studies Moodle) 2 ects
Timing and attendance
Spring 03.02.2025 - 25.05.2025
Contact teaching
Practical lessons 100 % mandatory attendance
Seminars 80% mandatory attendance
Learning material and recommended literature
Suggested literature:
Hinkle J.& Cheever K. 2018. Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing. Brunner & Suddarth´s 14th Edition.
Anatomy and Physiology book:
Principles of human anatomy and physiology, Gerald J Tortora and Bryan H Derrickson
Pharmacology book:
Rang & Dale's Pharmacology 2019 9th edition
Käypä-hoito / JBI care guidelines
Current studies, research articles and other relevant study material
Exam retakes
Medical-surgical nursing care intermediate exams (1-5) in Exam.
Digicampus exams and skill tests according to separate instructions.
Medical studies on internal medicine and surgery on Moodle.
Learning environment
Course's Moodle and Medical studies Moodle.
Contact teaching at campus
Student time use and work load
Medical-surgical nursing care 10 of equals 270 h of studying.
Pharmacotherapy-course must participated parallel with Medical-surgical nursing care.
Contents
Medical-surgical nursing process
Diabetic patient
Patient with respiratory disease
Kidney failure patient
Neurological patient
Patient with rheumatoid arthritis
Coronary disease Patient
Heart failure patient
Hypertensive patient
Cancer patient
Orthopedic patient
Patient with gastroenterology disease
Relevant anatomy, physiology, pharmacology included into nursing care of these patient groups.
Medical studies on internal medicine and surgery as independent studies in Moodle.
Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.
Prerequisites:
Principles of nursing
Clinical nursing interventions
Basics of anatomy and physiology
Please note:
Digicampus exam of Medical nursing competence and surgical and perioperative nursing skill test are done at the end of this course entity.
Assessment criteria
Seminars accepted/failed, for more detailed information see course's Moodle.
Medical surgical nursing care partial exams (1-5) grade
Palliative and end-of-life care exam grade 1-5
Medical studies accepted/failed
Final course grade is counted the average of all above mentioned grades.
All parts of the course must be completed before completion of course.
Assessment scale
1-5
Failed (0)
Student fails to pass some of the required exams and assignments
Student does not participate to seminars or practical lessons
Student fails to work as a group member in seminar group work
Student fails to complete medical studies
Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)
Student can
-define key elements of different stages of medical-surgical nursing care process and path.
-understand needs of medical-surgical patient care and implement necessary nursing procedures
-describe most common medical-surgical diseases in nursing process
-understand meaning of pathophysiology and pharmacology in medical-surgical nursing care and implementation of planning, execution and evaluation of pharmacotherapy
-complete medical studies
Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)
Student can
-evaluate key elements of different stages of medical-surgical nursing need of care, process and path
-implement knowledge of most common medical-surgical diseases in nursing care
-implement knowledge of pathophysiology and pharmacology in medical-surgical nursing care and in planning, implementing and evaluation of pharmacotherapy
-complete medical studies
Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)
Student can
--evaluate key elements of different stages of medical-surgical nursing care process and path implementing evidence based nursing
-implement knowledge of most common medical-surgical diseases in nursing care and evaluate effectiveness of practiced care
-Implement knowledge of pathophysiology and pharmacology in medical-surgical nursing care and implementation of planning, implementing and evaluation of pharmacotherapy
-complete medical studies