Study Guide

Objective

The student:
- is prepared to implement the nursing process in acute and intensive nursing care
- is prepared to support the patient and his/her family in acute and intensive nursing care situations
- can outline and apply the theory of intensive and emergency care to nursing and consider the specific caring needs of the patient who is critically ill, or suffers from trauma.
- demonstrates skills in assessing, implementing and evaluating the nursing process in acute and intensive nursing care settings
- is familiar with the health technology of intensive and acute care settings and prepared to perform first aid in hospital settings
- can perform resuscitation in various settings.
- has knowledge about health technology related to the acute and intensive nursing field
- has knowledge about patient safety, ethical and cultural issues in the acute and intensive nursing field

Content

Priority in acute and intensive care (ABCD)
Assessing, implementing and evaluating the nursing process in acute and intensive nursing care settings
Patients in pain, chock, multiple health problems and for patients with trauma or multiple injuries
Support the patient and his/her family in acute and intensive nursing care situations
Common problems in critical and acute care, and implementation in simulated situations
Health technology
First aid in hospital settings
Resuscitation in various settings.
Patient safety, ethical and cultural issues
NEWS; PEWS, PPE+D,
Stress management skills

Location and time

Autum 2024

Check your tuudo for further information

Materials

Price, A., Smith, S. & Challiner, A. 2016. Ward-based Critical Care. A Guide for Health Professionals. 2nd Edition.

Holbery, N & Newcombe, P. 2016. Emergency Nursing at a Glance.

WHO, Emergency & Trauma Care Training Course. https://www.who.int/surgery/publications/s16382e.pdf

European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021. https://www.cprguidelines.eu/

The teacher's material available on moodle

Teaching methods

Theory
Workshops
Case study
Blended learning
Guest lecture

Exam schedules

Exam
Workshop Mandatory

Student workload

This course is 3 ECT, = 81 hours
(1 ECT 27h work for students)


Theory lessions in class 16h (4h x 4)

Lesion 1, Introduction and guest lecture from emergency unit and ICU
Lesion 2, arteria canula, CVK & Swan-ganz
Lesion 3, ECG, Cpap, Bipap, Optiflow, kapno.
Lesion 4, Acute care (ABCDEF, triage)


Workshop (3h x 5 / group) MANDATORY!

Workshop 1, Arteria cannula (preparations, set sterile tables, assist doctor and make a pressure set)
Workshop 2, Different types of medicine used at emergency and ICU (dilution and mixture)
Workshop 3, Intubation (preparation, medicine, assist doctor and respiratior)
Workshop 4, Oral care + trachea care and suction from tube and mouth
Workshop 5, Spira, Optiflow, Cpap, Bipap
Workshop 6, Braininjury and case study


Workshop togather with doctors from vcs (4hours/group) MANDATORY
4h Group 1
4h Group 2
4h Group 3

3h Exam

43 h Own study

Content scheduling

- Priority (ABCD)
- Assessing, implementing and evaluating the nursing process.
- How to help patients in pain, chock, multiple health problems and for patients with trauma or multiple injuries
- Support the patient and his/her family.
- Health technology
- Patient safety, ethical and cultural issues
- NEWS; PEWS, PPE+D
- Stress management skills

Further information

Preknowlage for this course
Medical Nursing Care
Surgical Nursing Care


All workshops are manadatory

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

See separate framework for evaluation

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam (1-5)

Workshops (passed/failed)

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Criteria for evaluation of the exam:
The student has a superficial knowledge of the subject (by heart reading)

Criteria for evaluation of Workshop:
The student has participated in 2 workshops

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

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

Criteria for evaluation of Workshop:
The student has participated in 2 workshops

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

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

Criteria for evaluation of Workshop:
The student has participated in 2 workshops

Qualifications

For DP in Nursing:
NU22CN03 Practice: Medical Nursing Care OR
NU22CN04: Practice: Surgical Nursing Care

Education for nurse on the Swedish program:
Basic Care
Basics in care, Health-promoting care and Clinical care belong to Vocational studies
VÅV22PR01 Practice: Basic Care
VÅV22PR02 Practice: Medical and Surgical Nursing Care 1
VÅV22PR03 Practice: Medical and Surgical Nursing Care 2
VÅV22PR06 Practice: Optional context 1

Further information

Only for degree students
The language of education is English

The teaching is in English
Examination tasks can be written in Swedish