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Medical Nursing (4cr)

Code: 7Q00EZ84-3003

General information


Enrolment period
26.11.2020 - 10.03.2021
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.03.2021 - 11.05.2021
Implementation has ended.
Credits
4 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Social Services and Health Care
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
English
Degree programmes
Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
Anna Rinne
Johanna Kangaspunta
Person in charge
Anna Rinne
Course
7Q00EZ84

Objectives (course unit)

The student
- understands the meaning for the patient and family of falling ill with internal illnesses
- knows the importance of examining and assessing basic vital signs and knows the interventions necessary when a patient’s condition is deteriorating
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate medical nursing
- knows the essential nursing interventions for medical patients at different stages of illness
- acquires the capability to guide, implement and assess the effect of medication on medical patients
- knows the importance of multiprofessional collaboration in the holistic care of the medical patient.

Content (course unit)

- Cardiovascular Nursing
- Diabetes Nursing
- Haematology nursing
- Nephrology nursing
- Neurology nursing
- Pulmonary nursing
- Infection control nursing
- Nursing for inflammatory bowel diseases
- Nursing for rheumatoid arthritis

Prerequisites (course unit)

Participation in the courses on Client-oriented Nursing Activities in Everyday Life, Clinical Nursing Methods and Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student
- perceives the significance for the patient and his/ her family of falling ill with an internal illness
- is able carry out nursing care for a medical patient
- knows the main nursing interventions of medical patients at different stages of illness
- knows the key issues related to the medication guidance, implementation, and impact assessment of a medical patient
- perceives the importance of multiprofessional collaboration in the holistic care of a medical patient.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student
- knows the significance for the patient and his/ her family of falling ill with an internal illness
- is able carry out nursing care for a medical patient
- knows the main nursing interventions at different stages of illness
- knows the key issues related to the medication guidance, implementation, and impact assessment of a medical patient
- knows the importance of multiprofessional collaboration in the holistic care of a medical patient.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student
- understands the significance of internal illness for the patient and his family
- is able to plan, implement and assess patient-focused nursing care and understands the causal relationships
- masters the most important nursing interventions at different stages of illness of medical patients
- knows the patient-oriented medication guidance, implementation, and impact assessment for medical patient
- can discribe the importance of multiprofessional collaboration in the holistic care of a medical patient.

Location and time

online or in class

Exam schedules

Exam: 11.5. in class
Retake I: August on Exam environment
Retake II: September on Exam environment

Assessment methods and criteria

All the tasks, tests and course exam are mandatory for completing the course.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Contact teaching, online teaching, individual, pair and group tasks.

Learning materials

Ebook:by Anne-Marie Brady, Catherine McCabe, and Margaret McCann 2014. Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing : A Systems Approac. Part 2. Chapters and sections to study on the course Tabula.
NICE guidelines on Tabula.
Materials created and searched during small group work
Materials appointed by teachers
The nutritional material is in Tuni Moodle: 20Nurken, Medical Nursing. Study the material about nutrition in diabetes and cancer. Take the exam. The exam is passed when you get a grade of 7/10.

Student workload

108 hours.

Completion alternatives

none

Further information

Orientation and Seminars are mandatory for all the participants.
Small group work will affect course evaluation.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student
- understands the significance of internal illness for the patient and his family
- is able to plan, implement and assess patient-focused nursing care and understands the causal relationships
- masters the most important nursing interventions at different stages of illness of medical patients
- knows the patient-oriented medication guidance, implementation, and impact assessment for medical patient
- can describe the importance of multiprofessional collaboration in the holistic care of a medical patient.

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