Clinical studies, Medical nursing 3rd and 4th semester

Practical studies in medical nursing
Nursing care for patients admitted to hospital for treatment and assessment.
Nursing care for patients with serious and life threatening illness.
Nursing care for terminal patients.
Nursing care for the patients' next of kin
Nursing care for children and their next of kin.

Knowledge:
After having completed the course, the student has knowledge about:
Illness and conditions that influence the patient's health
Basic needs of patients with acute, critical and chronic medical illness.
Nursing care for dying patients and their next of kin.
Communication with patients with medical illness, and understands the importance of information and counsel to patients and their next of kin.
Individual health promotion and disease prevention.
Medication administration in a medical ward
Nursing documentation in specialized health care services
Relevant laws and regulations
The competence of other professional groups.

Skills:
After completing the course, the student should be able to:
Provide nursing care for patients with acute, critical and chronic medical conditions
Apply relevant knowledge in the delivery of nursing care
Document nursing care based on the nursing process
Communicate and cooperate with patients and their next of kin
Give information, and counsel patients and their next of kin
Communicate and cooperate with other nurses and professional groups
Promote health and prevent further disease for individual patients
Administer medications safely and responsibly
Plan and deliver nursing care independently
Deliver safe nursing care in accordance with professional ethics and relevant laws and regulations.

     

General competence:
After completing the course, the student should:
Demonstrate a critical attitude towards nursing and the care services. Deliver evidence- based nursing with a caring attitude.

Clinical studies (clinical placement)
Supervision
Reflection, individually and in groups
Interprofessional learning