Perioperative NursingLaajuus (4 cr)
Code: 7Q00FP69
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
02.12.2023 - 07.01.2024
Timing
15.01.2024 - 07.04.2024
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Bilingual Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Virva Vasari
- Terhi Tapaninen
- Jaana Vainionpää
Person in charge
Virva Vasari
Groups
-
23TOKASA
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
02.07.2023 - 09.10.2023
Timing
11.10.2023 - 31.12.2023
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Virva Vasari
- Jaana Vainionpää
Person in charge
Päivi Hautaviita
Groups
-
22NURKEN
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
21.08.2023 - 09.10.2023
Timing
09.10.2023 - 19.11.2023
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Jaana Vainionpää
- Minna Tiainen
Person in charge
Virva Vasari
Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
22NURSE
Small groups
- Small group 1
- Small group 2
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
02.12.2022 - 26.03.2023
Timing
27.02.2023 - 04.06.2023
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Bilingual Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Virva Vasari
Person in charge
Virva Vasari
Groups
-
22TOKASADegree Programme in Nursing, TOKASA
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
05.12.2022 - 09.01.2023
Timing
09.01.2023 - 10.04.2023
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Jaana Vainionpää
- Minna Tiainen
Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
22NURFIL
Small groups
- Small group 1
- Small group 2
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
30.05.2022 - 03.11.2022
Timing
31.10.2022 - 31.12.2022
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Jaana Vainionpää
- Virva Vasari
Person in charge
Virva Vasari
Groups
-
22NURFILTOP
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
09.06.2022 - 31.12.2022
Timing
24.10.2022 - 25.12.2022
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 39
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Virva Vasari
- Minna Tiainen
Person in charge
Minna Tiainen
Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
21NURSEDegree Programme in Nursing
Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1
- Pienryhmä 2
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
10.06.2022 - 30.09.2022
Timing
12.09.2022 - 06.11.2022
Credits
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Virva Vasari
- Jaana Vainionpää
- Minna Tiainen
Person in charge
Minna Tiainen
Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
21NURKEN
Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1
- Pienryhmä 2
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