Acute pain and pain treatment (5 cr)
Code: C-10118-CO00FP70-3001
General information
- Enrolment period
- 04.11.2024 - 15.10.2025
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 13.01.2025 - 31.12.2025
- Implementation is running.
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Institution
- South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, E-kampus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 15 - 500
- Course
- C-10118-CO00FP70
Objectives (course unit)
-understands pain-origin mechanisms -knows the types of pain -asseses the pain management process -knows the drug and non-medicated methods of pain management -be able to consider own activities based on legislation, ethical guidelines and treatment recommendations
Content (course unit)
-pain-producing mechanisms -types of pain -pain management process -pain assessment -pain management (medicated and non-medicated) -pain management of special groups -the rights of the patient, the responsibilities and duty of the nurse
Exam schedules
Exams and assignments must be completed before the end of the course.
Assessment methods and criteria
pass - fail Passed learning environment tasks completed.
Assessment scale
Approved/Failed
Teaching methods
Tämä on CampusOnline-toteutus, eikä ole tarkoitettu Xamkin tutkinto-opiskelijoille. Tässä nonstop-aloituksena alkavassa koulutuksessa opiskelija pääsee aloittamaan opinnot noin yhden viikon sisällä opinnoille ilmoittautumisen jälkeen. Opintojakson suoritusaika on kaksi kuukautta.
Learning materials
Learn -learning environment
Student workload
5 x 27 h
Content scheduling
- Introduction - Pain and classification of pain - Assessment of pain - Non-pharmaceutical pain management - Medical pain management - Epidural and spinal pain management - Prevention of Chronic Acute Pain - Special populations pain management - Recording of pain nursing and control of the pain patient - Applied Learning Tasks - Recommendations / additional material
Further information
Anne Kylmälä, anne.kylmala@xamk.fi Sari Virkki, sari.virkki@xamk.fi