Teaching code

4S01557

Teacher

Martina Kostner

Credits

1

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

MED/45 - NURSING

Period

1 SEMESTRE PROFESSIONI SANITARIE dal Oct 2, 2023 al Dec 22, 2023.

Courses Single

Not Authorized

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

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Program

Glossary; surgical terminologies, surgical incisions (anatomical structures involved, definitions and names). Difference between minimally invasive or traditional approach.
ERAS program: meaning, phases, fundamental principles
Pre-admission for surgery (information and counselling, informed consent), preoperative evaluation, smoking and alcohol suspension, nutrition and pre-training.
Pre-operative nursing care (expected outcomes and areas of intervention). Prevention of SSI (preparation of the skin, oral cavity and nasal decontamination, antibiotic prophylaxis). Bowel preparation, pre-operative nutrition, prevention of thromboembolic complications, space and privacy, prevention of nausea and vomiting.
General postoperative nursing care (expected outcomes and areas of intervention): criteria for discharge from the recovery room, reception in the hospital ward, surveillance in the immediate postoperative period. Intermittent monitoring and timing criteria, post-operative urinary retention, hypotension, early active mobilization and interventions to encourage patient adherence to the mobilization program, early refeeding.
Surgical wound and physiology of tissue repair. Aims and characteristics of the main surgical drainages, transversal aspects of surveillance and management.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Lectures will be used during teaching, associated with exercises guided by the teacher through the use of micro situations, cases in stages, video projections, film frames, analysis of clinical cases.

Learning assessment procedures

The exam is written and is organized in 2 blocks: - Block A: General Nursing (2 CFU) and Surgical Assistance (1 CFU) - Block B: Clinical Nursing Methodology (2 CFU) and Clinical Nursing I (1 CFU). The student can take both Blocks in the same session, or he can choose to take only Block A or Block B. It is not possible to take single Module exams as the contents are very integrated. On the occasion of the appeal, students communicate before the exam which Block / hi they intend to take. The tests will consist of about 10-12 questions with multiple choice questions closed answer [on average with four answers of which only one correct] for knowledge / application objectives, about 25-30 questions with short open answer in which arguments on the clinical contents for analysis objectives, independent judgment and decision making.

Evaluation criteria

The weight and number of questions is proportionate to the credits (2 for general nursing and clinical nursing methodology and 1 for surgical nursing, and clinical nursing I). The relevance of the answers, the completeness and the ability to support the rationale and motivations will be evaluated.

Exam language

ITALIANO