Study Guide

Objective

The Student:
- has knowledge of perioperative nursing care and can explain the different stages of the care process
- masters aseptic techniques in perioperative nursing care and understands the nurse's responsibility in preventing infection spread
- has knowledge of the technical equipment and apparatus used in perioperative nursing care
- has knowledge of medication management in perioperative nursing care
- can explain different forms of anesthesia and analgesia and how they affect the patient's vital functions
- can perform perioperative nursing care planning and documentation according to the Finnish classification system
- can identify, assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care needs in perioperative patients and master the most central procedures and care methods
- has knowledge of the uses of medical radiation and radiation protection
- understands the importance of laboratory tests for patient care
- can perform specific sampling within care according to current guidelines and quality requirements

Content

Pre- and postoperative nursing care
Intraoperative nursing care and different roles in the operating room
Anesthesiological nursing care
Patient monitoring during anesthesia
Patient safety and aseptic techniques in perioperative nursing care
Medication management in perioperative nursing care
The central forms of anesthesia and analgesia
Medical radiation and radiation protection (1 ECTS)
Patient preparation for sampling and preanalytical factors
Sampling and the most common laboratory tests
Use of Terveysportti

Qualifications

No prior requisites

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Criteria for evaluation of the exam
The student has a superficial knowledge of the subject.

Assessment criteria for written work
The student has followed the instructions and their knowledge of the other students' work is inadequate. The student shows limited substance knowledge, it can be essential.

The student shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' written work. The student has followed the instructions for the written work. They have a deficient knowledge of the substance also touching the essential.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Criteria for evaluation of the exam
The student can account for the literature, reflect and motivate his / her views.

Assessment criteria for written work
The student has followed the instructions for the written work and shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' written work. The student master the substance of his work, but the application is limited.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Criteria for evaluation of the exam
The student shows in his answer an in-depth knowledge and maturity beyond the traditional.

Criteria for evaluation of written work individually or in groups
The student has followed the instructions for the written work and shows that she has mastered the substance. They have read the other participants' written work and can ask relevant questions and lead a discussion at the seminar. The written work and the possible opponentship show something out of the ordinary (technical execution, oral presentation, mature reflections, independent working methods).

The student has followed the instructions for the written work and shows that she has mastered the substance. They have read the other participants' work and can ask relevant questions and lead a discussion at the seminar.