Surgical NursingLaajuus (4 cr)
Code: 7K00EV70
Credits
4 op
Objectives
The student
- knows the phases of surgical patient
- understands the process of surgical patient
- knows the main surgical illnesses and their effects on the patient's health, daily survival and the significant others
- is able to guide surgical patient and his/her family member in different stages on nursing process using evidence based knowledge
- masters the main interventions of pre- and postoperative nursing care
- is able to document and inform securing the continuity of care.
Content
- characteristics of surgical nursing
- education and teaching of surgical nursing
- infection control in surgical nursing
- praparation for surgery
- preoperative and postoperative observation and care
- observation and care of the patient in plaster
- pain treatment of postoperative patient
- treatment of a surgical wound
- parenteral nutrition
- special characteristics of care and support for a cancer patient and his/her significant others
- nursing care of a tracheostomised patient
- nursing care of a stoma patient
- special characteristics of an elderly surgical patient
Prerequisites
50 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)
The student
- is aware of the steps of the surgical patient's care path and the nursing process
-knows the most important illnesses requiring surgical treatment and their impact on the patient's health
- is able to guide a surgical patient and his / her significant others at different phases of the care process
- knows the essential nursing interventions for a patient's pre- and postoperative care
- knows the importance of documentation and oral reporting in patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4)
The student
- knows the steps of the surgical patient's care path
- knows the nursing process of a surgical patient
- knows the most important illnesses requiring surgical treatment and their impact on the patient's health and coping with daily life, as well as their effect on the patient’s significant others
- know how to guide a surgical patient and his / her significant others at different phases of the care process
- masters the essential nursing interventions of a patient’s pre- and postoperative care
- knows the importance of documentation and oral reporting in patient care
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student
- knows the phases of the surgical patient's care path at different levels of health care
- knows the nursing process of a surgical patient
- knows the most important illnesses requiring surgical treatment and understands their impact on the patient's health and coping with daily life, as well as their effect on the patient’s significant others
- is able to guide in a patient-centered manner the surgical patient and his / her significant other at different phases of the care process using evidence-based knowledge
- masters the key nursing interventions of a patient's pre- and postoperative care and understands the cause and effect relationships involved
- understands the importance of documentation and oral reporting in patient care
Enrolment period
03.02.2022 - 06.03.2022
Timing
07.03.2022 - 08.05.2022
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
- Anne Partanen
- Anne-Marie Lehtonen
Person in charge
Anne Partanen
Groups
-
21SH1B
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the phases of surgical patient
- understands the process of surgical patient
- knows the main surgical illnesses and their effects on the patient's health, daily survival and the significant others
- is able to guide surgical patient and his/her family member in different stages on nursing process using evidence based knowledge
- masters the main interventions of pre- and postoperative nursing care
- is able to document and inform securing the continuity of care.
Content (course unit)
- characteristics of surgical nursing
- education and teaching of surgical nursing
- infection control in surgical nursing
- praparation for surgery
- preoperative and postoperative observation and care
- observation and care of the patient in plaster
- pain treatment of postoperative patient
- treatment of a surgical wound
- parenteral nutrition
- special characteristics of care and support for a cancer patient and his/her significant others
- nursing care of a tracheostomised patient
- nursing care of a stoma patient
- special characteristics of an elderly surgical patient
Prerequisites (course unit)
50 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- is aware of the steps of the surgical patient's care path and the nursing process
-knows the most important illnesses requiring surgical treatment and their impact on the patient's health
- is able to guide a surgical patient and his / her significant others at different phases of the care process
- knows the essential nursing interventions for a patient's pre- and postoperative care
- knows the importance of documentation and oral reporting in patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the steps of the surgical patient's care path
- knows the nursing process of a surgical patient
- knows the most important illnesses requiring surgical treatment and their impact on the patient's health and coping with daily life, as well as their effect on the patient’s significant others
- know how to guide a surgical patient and his / her significant others at different phases of the care process
- masters the essential nursing interventions of a patient’s pre- and postoperative care
- knows the importance of documentation and oral reporting in patient care
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- knows the phases of the surgical patient's care path at different levels of health care
- knows the nursing process of a surgical patient
- knows the most important illnesses requiring surgical treatment and understands their impact on the patient's health and coping with daily life, as well as their effect on the patient’s significant others
- is able to guide in a patient-centered manner the surgical patient and his / her significant other at different phases of the care process using evidence-based knowledge
- masters the key nursing interventions of a patient's pre- and postoperative care and understands the cause and effect relationships involved
- understands the importance of documentation and oral reporting in patient care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
01.12.2021 - 04.01.2022
Timing
11.01.2022 - 20.02.2022
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
- Piia Lavonius-Ylönen
- Anne-Marie Lehtonen
Person in charge
Piia Lavonius-Ylönen
Groups
-
21ASH1
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the phases of surgical patient
- understands the process of surgical patient
- knows the main surgical illnesses and their effects on the patient's health, daily survival and the significant others
- is able to guide surgical patient and his/her family member in different stages on nursing process using evidence based knowledge
- masters the main interventions of pre- and postoperative nursing care
- is able to document and inform securing the continuity of care.
Content (course unit)
- characteristics of surgical nursing
- education and teaching of surgical nursing
- infection control in surgical nursing
- praparation for surgery
- preoperative and postoperative observation and care
- observation and care of the patient in plaster
- pain treatment of postoperative patient
- treatment of a surgical wound
- parenteral nutrition
- special characteristics of care and support for a cancer patient and his/her significant others
- nursing care of a tracheostomised patient
- nursing care of a stoma patient
- special characteristics of an elderly surgical patient
Prerequisites (course unit)
50 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- is aware of the steps of the surgical patient's care path and the nursing process
-knows the most important illnesses requiring surgical treatment and their impact on the patient's health
- is able to guide a surgical patient and his / her significant others at different phases of the care process
- knows the essential nursing interventions for a patient's pre- and postoperative care
- knows the importance of documentation and oral reporting in patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the steps of the surgical patient's care path
- knows the nursing process of a surgical patient
- knows the most important illnesses requiring surgical treatment and their impact on the patient's health and coping with daily life, as well as their effect on the patient’s significant others
- know how to guide a surgical patient and his / her significant others at different phases of the care process
- masters the essential nursing interventions of a patient’s pre- and postoperative care
- knows the importance of documentation and oral reporting in patient care
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- knows the phases of the surgical patient's care path at different levels of health care
- knows the nursing process of a surgical patient
- knows the most important illnesses requiring surgical treatment and understands their impact on the patient's health and coping with daily life, as well as their effect on the patient’s significant others
- is able to guide in a patient-centered manner the surgical patient and his / her significant other at different phases of the care process using evidence-based knowledge
- masters the key nursing interventions of a patient's pre- and postoperative care and understands the cause and effect relationships involved
- understands the importance of documentation and oral reporting in patient care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
09.12.2021 - 02.01.2022
Timing
03.01.2022 - 06.03.2022
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
- Nora Viitala
- Piia Lavonius-Ylönen
Person in charge
Nora Viitala
Groups
-
21SH1A
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the phases of surgical patient
- understands the process of surgical patient
- knows the main surgical illnesses and their effects on the patient's health, daily survival and the significant others
- is able to guide surgical patient and his/her family member in different stages on nursing process using evidence based knowledge
- masters the main interventions of pre- and postoperative nursing care
- is able to document and inform securing the continuity of care.
Content (course unit)
- characteristics of surgical nursing
- education and teaching of surgical nursing
- infection control in surgical nursing
- praparation for surgery
- preoperative and postoperative observation and care
- observation and care of the patient in plaster
- pain treatment of postoperative patient
- treatment of a surgical wound
- parenteral nutrition
- special characteristics of care and support for a cancer patient and his/her significant others
- nursing care of a tracheostomised patient
- nursing care of a stoma patient
- special characteristics of an elderly surgical patient
Prerequisites (course unit)
50 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- is aware of the steps of the surgical patient's care path and the nursing process
-knows the most important illnesses requiring surgical treatment and their impact on the patient's health
- is able to guide a surgical patient and his / her significant others at different phases of the care process
- knows the essential nursing interventions for a patient's pre- and postoperative care
- knows the importance of documentation and oral reporting in patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the steps of the surgical patient's care path
- knows the nursing process of a surgical patient
- knows the most important illnesses requiring surgical treatment and their impact on the patient's health and coping with daily life, as well as their effect on the patient’s significant others
- know how to guide a surgical patient and his / her significant others at different phases of the care process
- masters the essential nursing interventions of a patient’s pre- and postoperative care
- knows the importance of documentation and oral reporting in patient care
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- knows the phases of the surgical patient's care path at different levels of health care
- knows the nursing process of a surgical patient
- knows the most important illnesses requiring surgical treatment and understands their impact on the patient's health and coping with daily life, as well as their effect on the patient’s significant others
- is able to guide in a patient-centered manner the surgical patient and his / her significant other at different phases of the care process using evidence-based knowledge
- masters the key nursing interventions of a patient's pre- and postoperative care and understands the cause and effect relationships involved
- understands the importance of documentation and oral reporting in patient care
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
06.12.2021 - 03.01.2022
Timing
03.01.2022 - 30.01.2022
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
- Nora Viitala
- Anne-Marie Lehtonen
Person in charge
Anne-Marie Lehtonen
Groups
-
21SH1C
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- knows the phases of surgical patient
- understands the process of surgical patient
- knows the main surgical illnesses and their effects on the patient's health, daily survival and the significant others
- is able to guide surgical patient and his/her family member in different stages on nursing process using evidence based knowledge
- masters the main interventions of pre- and postoperative nursing care
- is able to document and inform securing the continuity of care.
Content (course unit)
- characteristics of surgical nursing
- education and teaching of surgical nursing
- infection control in surgical nursing
- praparation for surgery
- preoperative and postoperative observation and care
- observation and care of the patient in plaster
- pain treatment of postoperative patient
- treatment of a surgical wound
- parenteral nutrition
- special characteristics of care and support for a cancer patient and his/her significant others
- nursing care of a tracheostomised patient
- nursing care of a stoma patient
- special characteristics of an elderly surgical patient
Prerequisites (course unit)
50 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- is aware of the steps of the surgical patient's care path and the nursing process
-knows the most important illnesses requiring surgical treatment and their impact on the patient's health
- is able to guide a surgical patient and his / her significant others at different phases of the care process
- knows the essential nursing interventions for a patient's pre- and postoperative care
- knows the importance of documentation and oral reporting in patient care
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- knows the steps of the surgical patient's care path
- knows the nursing process of a surgical patient
- knows the most important illnesses requiring surgical treatment and their impact on the patient's health and coping with daily life, as well as their effect on the patient’s significant others
- know how to guide a surgical patient and his / her significant others at different phases of the care process
- masters the essential nursing interventions of a patient’s pre- and postoperative care
- knows the importance of documentation and oral reporting in patient care
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- knows the phases of the surgical patient's care path at different levels of health care
- knows the nursing process of a surgical patient
- knows the most important illnesses requiring surgical treatment and understands their impact on the patient's health and coping with daily life, as well as their effect on the patient’s significant others
- is able to guide in a patient-centered manner the surgical patient and his / her significant other at different phases of the care process using evidence-based knowledge
- masters the key nursing interventions of a patient's pre- and postoperative care and understands the cause and effect relationships involved
- understands the importance of documentation and oral reporting in patient care
Assessment scale
0-5