The teaching is organized as follows:

Learning outcomes

The course includes four discipline modules: Clinical Pharmacology, Nursing, Dietary Sciences, Diagnostic Imaging and Radioprotection, which are integrated to allow the achievement of the objective of a deep theoretical and practical knowledge of the main diagnostic and therapeutic processes that characterize, in general, nursing care. This course is based on the principles of safety and effectiveness of care to achieve health outcomes or a state of balance of the patient and to evaluate the progress of care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. The approach considers the methods of application of the prescribed diagnostic and therapeutic processes as well as the strategies for monitoring the effects.

Program

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MM: SCIENZE DIETETICHE
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Patient’s Nutritional needs, population’s daily recommended taking levels Food and water digestion’s physiology Nutritional supplement and nutritional mixture Nutritional approach to overweight, malnourished and cachexistic patients Cardio-vascular and empathic affected patient’s diet
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MM: FARMACOLOGIA CLINICA
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At the end of the course the student should know the most important characteristics, the mechanism of action (in relation to the adverse events), the most frequent and serious adverse reactions, the contraindications, the precautions, the problems related to the management of the therapy (eg interactions, drugs administration), the main indications and the most used single drugs for each of the following drug classes: Cardiovascular drugs: digitalis, antiarrhythmics, Antihypertensives, antianginals, diuretics, cholesterol lowering agents, Anticoagulants, Antiplatelet agents (the following categories also include Calcium channel blockers, beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, sartans and statins) Respiratory drugs: Antiasthmatics, Cough Sedatives, Mucolytics Gastrointestinal drugs: Antiulcer (gastroprotectors), Antiemetics, laxatives Drugs of the nervous system: Opioid analgesics (pain therapy), Anxiolytic - Sedative-hypnotics (benzodiazepines), antidepressants. As part of the course is scheduled the discussion of one or more clinical cases.
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MM: INFERMIERISTICA APPLICATA AI PERCORSI DIAGNOSTICI E TERAPEUTICI
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Secure and correct administration of oral therapy (enteral and tube) Secure and correct administration of intravenous therapy Correct manipulation from peripheral and central venous catheter, prevention and treatment of main complications: phlebitis, occlusion, infiltration Secure and correct administration of intramuscular therapy Secure and correct administration of intramuscular therapy Secure and correct administration of subcutaneous therapy Technic to collect a venous, arteriosus and capillary blood sample Instruction from patient to collect samples (urine, stool) Preparation and follow up care during examinations (endoscopic examinations, exams with contrast medium) Care and education of patients affect from Dysphagia Enteral nutrition Parenteral nutrition
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MM: DIAGNOSTICA PER IMMAGINI E RADIOPROTEZIONE
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Principles of radioprotection with respect to the following investigations: ultrasound and ultrasound-guided biopsies, computerized axial tomography (TAC) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (RSM) - angiography for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes Special radiological investigations of the digestive tract and urinary - the following aspects will be addressed: - indication and anatomical or physiological structures investigated by the diagnostic procedure - specific preparation of the person (eg full bladder, blood tests) information to be transmitted to the person before the examination - positioning and / or use of the contrast agent, indications to be given to the patient during the examination for the optimal execution of the investigation - complications or discomforts that may arise during or after a radiological examination (adverse reactions from contrast agents

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Examination Methods

Written text with multiple choice questions