Perioperative NursingLaajuus (4 cr)
Code: 7K00FN18
Credits
4 op
Objectives
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Enrolment period
01.02.2025 - 02.03.2025
Timing
03.03.2025 - 13.04.2025
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 19
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Maaret Salminen
- Minna Tiainen
Groups
-
24SH1CL
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
01.02.2025 - 27.02.2025
Timing
03.03.2025 - 13.04.2025
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 52
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Anna Karma
- Minna Tiainen
Groups
-
24SH1A
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
07.12.2024 - 29.12.2024
Timing
06.01.2025 - 09.03.2025
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 41
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Minna Merta
- Anna Karma
Groups
-
24ASH1
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
21.09.2024 - 14.10.2024
Timing
21.10.2024 - 22.12.2024
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 52
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Minna Merta
- Anna Karma
Groups
-
23ASH2
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
15.04.2024 - 21.10.2024
Timing
28.10.2024 - 15.12.2024
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 52
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Maaret Salminen
- Minna Tiainen
Groups
-
23SH2A
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
17.08.2024 - 09.09.2024
Timing
16.09.2024 - 27.10.2024
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Emergency Care, Midwifery, Public Health Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Minna Merta
- Anna Karma
Person in charge
Anna Karma
Groups
-
23TH
-
23KL
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
06.03.2024 - 04.08.2024
Timing
05.08.2024 - 27.10.2024
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 52
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Minna Merta
- Maaret Salminen
Groups
-
23SH2B
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
07.06.2024 - 06.08.2024
Timing
05.08.2024 - 29.09.2024
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Emergency Care, Midwifery, Public Health Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Minna Merta
- Maaret Salminen
- Elina Korpimäki
- Anna Karma
- Jaana Vainionpää
- Minna Tiainen
Person in charge
Ida Nikkola
Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 3 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
23EH
Small groups
- Small group 1
- Small group 2
- Small group 3
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
01.12.2023 - 26.03.2024
Timing
03.05.2024 - 31.05.2024
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 39
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Elina Korpimäki
- Anna Karma
Groups
-
23SH2CL
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
08.01.2024 - 18.03.2024
Timing
25.03.2024 - 02.06.2024
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 39
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Maaret Salminen
- Minna Tiainen
Groups
-
23SH2EL
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
08.01.2024 - 18.03.2024
Timing
25.03.2024 - 02.06.2024
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 39
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Maaret Salminen
- Minna Tiainen
Groups
-
23SH1A
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
01.12.2023 - 26.02.2024
Timing
04.03.2024 - 14.04.2024
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 42
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Maaret Salminen
- Elina Korpimäki
Groups
-
23SH1CL
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
02.12.2023 - 02.01.2024
Timing
01.01.2024 - 25.02.2024
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 42
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Minna Merta
- Anna Karma
Groups
-
23SH1B
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
02.12.2023 - 02.01.2024
Timing
01.01.2024 - 10.03.2024
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 52
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Minna Merta
- Anna Karma
Groups
-
23ASH1
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
05.08.2023 - 03.09.2023
Timing
04.09.2023 - 26.11.2023
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 49
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Laura Moisio
- Maaret Salminen
- Kristiina Vähämaa
Person in charge
Maaret Salminen
Groups
-
22SH2C
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
08.07.2023 - 30.09.2023
Timing
07.08.2023 - 29.10.2023
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Emergency Care, Midwifery, Public Health Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Laura Moisio
- Minna Merta
Person in charge
Minna Merta
Groups
-
22KL22KL
-
22TH22TH
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
08.07.2023 - 20.08.2023
Timing
07.08.2023 - 29.10.2023
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Emergency Care, Midwifery, Public Health Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Laura Moisio
- Maaret Salminen
Person in charge
Laura Moisio
Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 3 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
22EH22EH
Small groups
- Small group 1
- Small group 2
- Small group 3
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
05.06.2023 - 04.08.2023
Timing
07.08.2023 - 01.10.2023
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 50
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Minna Merta
- Anna Karma
Person in charge
Anna Karma
Groups
-
22SH2A
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
04.11.2022 - 17.04.2023
Timing
24.04.2023 - 04.06.2023
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 50
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Minna Merta
- Maaret Salminen
- Heidi Jalanto-Nieminen
Person in charge
Maaret Salminen
Groups
-
22SH2B
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
16.02.2023 - 03.04.2023
Timing
10.04.2023 - 04.06.2023
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 45
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Minna Merta
- Anna Karma
Person in charge
Anna Karma
Groups
-
22SH1C
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
04.11.2022 - 27.03.2023
Timing
03.04.2023 - 04.06.2023
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 39
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Maaret Salminen
- Heidi Jalanto-Nieminen
- Elina Korpimäki
- Anna Karma
Person in charge
Maaret Salminen
Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 13. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 13. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 3 (Size: 13. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
22SH2EL
Small groups
- Small group 1
- Small group 2
- Small group 3
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
12.12.2022 - 25.03.2023
Timing
27.03.2023 - 04.06.2023
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Minna Merta
- Maaret Salminen
- Heidi Jalanto-Nieminen
Person in charge
Maaret Salminen
Groups
-
22SH2DL
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
04.02.2023 - 05.03.2023
Timing
06.03.2023 - 09.04.2023
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Minna Merta
- Kristiina Vähämaa
Person in charge
Minna Merta
Groups
-
22SH1A
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
03.12.2022 - 01.01.2023
Timing
02.01.2023 - 26.02.2023
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 42
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Anna Karma
- Minna Tiainen
Person in charge
Minna Tiainen
Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 3 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 4 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
22SH1B
Small groups
- Small group 1
- Small group 2
- Small group 3
- Small group 4
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
03.12.2022 - 01.01.2023
Timing
02.01.2023 - 26.02.2023
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 45
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Anna Karma
- Minna Tiainen
Person in charge
Anna Karma
Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 3 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 4 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
22ASH1
Small groups
- Small group 1
- Small group 2
- Small group 3
- Small group 4
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
19.05.2022 - 31.10.2022
Timing
07.11.2022 - 25.12.2022
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 52
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Maaret Salminen
- Kristiina Vähämaa
Person in charge
Maaret Salminen
Groups
-
21SH2B
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
19.05.2022 - 31.10.2022
Timing
07.11.2022 - 25.12.2022
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 52
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Maaret Salminen
- Kristiina Vähämaa
Person in charge
Maaret Salminen
Groups
-
21SH2D
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
03.06.2022 - 05.10.2022
Timing
24.10.2022 - 25.12.2022
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 52
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Anna Karma
- Jaana Vainionpää
Person in charge
Anna Karma
Groups
-
21SH2A
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
03.09.2022 - 02.10.2022
Timing
03.10.2022 - 25.12.2022
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Emergency Care, Midwifery, Public Health Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 39
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Emergency Care
Teachers
- Jaana Vainionpää
- Kristiina Vähämaa
Person in charge
Ida Nikkola
Groups
-
21EH
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
21.05.2022 - 08.08.2022
Timing
08.08.2022 - 30.10.2022
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 52
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Minna Merta
- Anna Karma
Person in charge
Minna Merta
Groups
-
21SH2C
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
21.05.2022 - 08.08.2022
Timing
08.08.2022 - 30.10.2022
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Emergency Care, Midwifery, Public Health Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 52
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Public Health Nursing
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Midwifery
Teachers
- Minna Merta
- Kristiina Vähämaa
Person in charge
Minna Merta
Groups
-
21KL
-
21TH
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
03.06.2022 - 01.08.2022
Timing
08.08.2022 - 16.10.2022
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 52
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
- Minna Merta
- Anna Karma
Person in charge
Anna Karma
Groups
-
21SH2E
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the role of the perioperative nurse
- knows the meaning of aseptics in intraoperative nursing
- knows the significance of patient safety and continuity in perioperative care
- knows the main methods of preparation of a patient's anaesthesia;
- knows the medication and infusions used in anaesthesia
- knows the observation and the main areas of treatment under anaesthesia and in recovery room
- recognises main surgical instruments and suture materials and knows their basic use in surgery
- knows the main equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- knows the most common methods of disinfection and sterilasation
- becomes familiar with positioning the patient for the operation
Content (course unit)
- various roles of a perioperative nurse
- nursing in day surgery and ambulatory surgery
- interaction with the patient
- guidance of patients of different ages and special issues in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the operating theatre for surgery
- patient safety, documentation and reporting in perioperative nursing
- preparation of the patient for the operation
- the principles of aseptics in the operating theatre
- the main instruments and equipment and their use in the operating theatre
- the most common methods in disinfection and sterilasation in perioperative nursing
- induction and observation of the patient during the operation
- medication and fluid therapy in anaesthesia
- observation of the patient in the recovery room
- pain control in immediate postoperative nursing
Prerequisites (course unit)
30 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations. Participation in course Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- perceives the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient in the intraoperative phase
- knows the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- knows the most important surgical instruments
- knows the main surgical sutures
- knows the treatment tools used in the patient's intraoperative phase
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows the most used surgical positionings
- knows the importance of written documentation and oral reporting of the patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- knows the perioperative nurse's job description in the intraoperative care of the patient
- is able to guide the patient with detailed explanations during the intraoperative phase
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care during intraoperative care
- knows the importance of aseptics in the work of the operating room and in minor surgery and is able to act according to the aseptic rules
- knows the main preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia
- know the most important surgical sutures and the purpose of their use
- knows the most important aspects of monitoring a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- is trained in creating the most common surgical positionings for the patient’s operation
- is able to document the main areas of the patient’s anaesthesia
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- understands the patient's care path in the intraoperative phase
- understands the perioperative nurse's job description in intraoperative care and perceives the importance of teamwork
- is able to provide patient-centred guidance during the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of patient safety and continuity of care in the intraoperative care
- understands the importance of asepsis in the work of the operating room and minor operations and is able to work aseptically, having mastered the aseptics in different situations
- has mastered the preparation methods for the patient's anaesthesia
- knows the infusions and medications used in the patient's anaesthesia and knows their action mechanisms
- is able to monitor the essential aspects of a patient under general or local anaesthesia during the operation and in the recovery room
- is able to identify the most common surgical instruments and knows the purpose of their use
- knows the use of the most common sutures
- knows the most common treatment tools in the intraoperative phase and knows the basics of using them
- knows the most-used disinfectant and sterilisation methods in perioperative nursing
- knows how to create the most common surgical positioning and understands their importance for the patient’s condition
- is able to document the key areas of patient anesthesia and give oral reports about the patient’s condition during the operation, taking into consideration patient safety and continuity of care
Assessment scale
0-5