Acute Care Nursing (4 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student
- masters the basics of supporting and monitoring the vital functions of critically ill patients;
- masters the basics of medical-surgical nursing of acutely ill patients;
- masters evidence-based knowledge in nursing of acutely ill medical-surgical patients;
- understands the acute crisis caused by illness and masters the basics of supporting patients and their families.

Content (course unit)

- monitoring and support of vital functions
- support of acutely ill patients and their families in crisis
- nursing process of acutely ill medical-surgical patients
- evidence-based nursing of acutely ill patients

Prerequisites (course unit)

First year and middle phase studies completed, at least 135 credits, including the basic level studies in the field of advanced professional studies.

Location and time

Spring 2021

Exam schedules

Theory exam week 14 in Exam ( video controlled exam space)
Medical calculation test with theory exam. In medical calculation test you need to get 100% correct and show how you got the result

I retake week 18 in Exam
II retake week 21 in Exam

In retakes you can do theory exam and medical calculations separately

Assessment methods and criteria

Mandatory participation in the course's orientation meeting (first lecture). More information about the compulsory participation and assignments given during the orientation meeting.
Mandatory 100 % participation to group work and seminar
Final exam, will be graded 0-5.
Medical calculation test with theory exam,100 % correct answer needed
If any answer in the exam might result to patient's death or severely harming the patient, the exam will be failed

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Implementation plan will be updated before the orientation of the course
Contact lessons 30 hrs - online or in campus depending on pandemia situation and TAMK guidelines
Group work, seminar
Assignment and tasks given by teachers

Learning materials

Anne-Marie Brady, Catherine McCabe, and Margaret McCann. 2014 "Fundamentals of Medical-Surgical Nursing : A Systems Approach" eBook by John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Chapter 10: Principales of Emergency Nursing

Oxford Handbook of Emergency Nursing. 2017. Crouch, Robert ( Editor). Oxford University Press. E- book.
Chapters: 1, 2,3, 6, 7, 8, 9 ( excluding individual injuries), 10, 15 ( excluding facial trauma), 16 ( hypoglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, frostbite, hypothermia, Acid base disorders, respiratory and metabolic acidaemia,) 18, 19, 20

Critical Care Nursing : Monitoring and Treatment for Advanced Nursing Practice, edited by Kathy J. Booker, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/tampere/detail.action?docID=1890993.


Adam, Sheila K., Sue Osborne, and John Welch. Critical Care Nursing : Science and Practice . 3 ed. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2017. Print. (Chapter 3, 4, 5, 6, 10)


All material and references given by teachers

Student workload

4 study credits = 108 hrs of student's work
30 hrs of contact lessons
8 hrs of group work/ seminar

Completion alternatives

None

Practical training and working life cooperation

None

Further information

Goals:
The student
- masters the basics of supporting and monitoring the vital functions of critically ill patients;
- masters the basics of medical-surgical nursing of acutely ill patients;
- masters evidence-based knowledge in nursing of acutely ill medical-surgical patients;
- understands the acute crisis caused by illness and masters the basics of supporting patients and their families.

Content:
- monitoring and support of vital functions
- support of acutely ill patients and their families in crisis
- nursing process of acutely ill medical-surgical patients
- evidence-based nursing of acutely ill patients

To be able to participate:
First year and middle phase studies completed, at least 135 credits, including the basic level studies in the field of advanced professional studies.