Study Guide

Objectives

Anatomy and Physiology
The student
- knows the structure and function of the musculosceletal system
- knows the reproductive system and its functions

Surgery and Anaesthesiology
The student
- knows the basic knowledge of surgery
- knows the most common origins of surgical illnesses and their effects on body
- knows and is able to recognise the symptoms of the illnesses and knows the examinations related to them
- knows the importance of the results of the examinations in patient care and follow-up in different stages of the illness
- knows the methods of the illnesses and knows their follow-up
- knows the basics preoperative assessment
- knows the basics of different anaesthesia methods and the observation of pre-, intra- and postoperative care
- applies his/her knowledge conserning the preoperative assessment, anaesthesia methods, emergency situations, origins and prevalence of illnesses, symptoms, examinations and their findings, treatment and follow-up holistically in patient care and guidance based on the level of his/her study stage.

Radiation Safety, Radiography and Radiotherapy
The student
- knows and is able to explain the basics of different imaging examinations, safety, and radiation protection from the point of view of nursing
- knows in general terms about medical exposure, occupational exposure and radiation risks
- knows the basics of the quality and magnitude of radiation exposure in daily work as well as the radiation risks
- knows the general principles of radiation protection and knows how to apply them in practice
- knows procedures for optimising the worker’s protection
- knows the content of legislation on medical use for radiation from the nurse's viewpoint

Content

Anatomy and physiology 1,5 cr
- large bones with their structure
- structure and function of joints
- function of muscles
- structure and function of the reproductive system

Surgery and Anesthesiology 2 cr
- basic information about surgery
- general surgery
- gastrointestinal surgery
- cancer surgery
- orthopaedics
- traumatology
- anaesthesiology

Radiation protection 1 ect and imaging 0.5 ect
- the basics of different imaging examinations, safety and radiation protection
- the basics of radiation physics and radiation biology
- general principles of radiation protection in medical exposure
- radiation protection for workers
- legislation related to medical use of radiation

Prerequisites

50 ects of first year studies completed, including Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Anatomy and Physiology
The student
- recognises the basic structure and function of the human body in anatomy and physiology

Surgery and Anaesthesiology
The student
- regarding surgery, knows about the origin of illness, its frequency, symptoms, and examinations and their findings, as well as the methods of treatment and follow-up of illnesses in the major areas of surgery
- regarding anaesthesiology, knows the basics of pre-operative preparation, general anaesthesia and local anaesthesia, and emergency care

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Anatomy and Physiology
The student
- recognises the structure and function of the human body in anatomy and physiology and is able to describe the relationship of the actions with each other

Surgery and Anaesthesiology
The student
regarding surgery, is able to explain the connection between the causes of illness, symptoms, and examinations and their findings, as well as the methods of treatment and follow-up of the major surgical diseases
- is already able to apply some of the knowledge of the causes of illness, symptoms, and examinations and their findings to the patient's holistic care
- regarding anaesthesiology, knows the basics of choice of anesthesia based on the pre-operative assessment and is able to explain the principles of general anesthesia and local anesthesia as well as the basics of monitoring the chosen anaesthesia
- knows the principles of emergency care and is able, if necessary, to put his/ her knowledge into practice in patient care

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Anatomy and Physiology
- is able to describe the structure and function of the human body logically and in depth and has mastered the entirety

Surgery and Anaesthesiology
The student
- is able to apply his / her knowledge of the underlying causes of disease, its frequency, symptoms, studies and their findings, as well as the methods of treatment and follow-up of the illness in the most important surgical illnesses in the holistic care of the patient at the level required for their studies
- regarding anaesthesiology, is able to apply the knowledge of the choice of the patient's anesthetic form, both from general and local anaesthesia and emergency care in the patient's pre-, intra- and post-operative nursing

Assessment criteria, pass/fail

Radiation protection and imaging
Pass
The student is able to explain
- the basics of various imaging examinations, the related safe working practices and radiation protection from the point of view of nursing
- the basics of medical exposure and occupational exposure
- the reasons for the quality, quantity and magnitude of radiation exposure
- the basics of radiation protection and is able to apply them in practice
- the legislation related to the use of radiation

Fail
The student is unable to explain
- the basics of various imaging examination, related safety issues, or radiation protection from the point of view of nursing
- the grounds for medical exposure and occupational exposure
- issues related to the quality, quantity or magnitude of radiation exposure
- the principles of radiation protection or is unable to apply them in practice
- the main content of legislation related to the use of radiation from the point of view of nursing