General provisions

The course is a theoretical course common to the Specialist Nursing Education with focus on anaesthetic care 60 credits, intensive care 60 credits, ambulance care 60 credits and operating room nursing 60 credits.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to: Knowledge and understanding

• account for anatomic structures and the topography in the abdomen and thorax and central and peripheral nervous system
• describe and analyse pathophysiological changes in vital organs
• show advanced knowledge in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and explain pharmacological treatment principles of anaesthesia, analgesics and conscious sedation
• show advanced knowledge of traumatology and about care and treatment principles at trauma and understand the importance of a functioning organisation and work in the emergency team
• account for advanced knowledge in clinical microbiology and disease transmission
• show advanced knowledge in medical engineering safety and equipment within high-technological healthcare

Skills and ability

• identify and analyse symptom critically and explain treatment in connection with failure in vital organs
• analyse and assess different knowledge sources and research within emergency medicine
• manage commonly occurring medical equipment based on laws and safety regulations

Critical thinking and attitude

• reflect over pathophysiological conditions and differences related to age and gender
• reflect on their knowledge and identify the need of continued knowledge development
• reflect on and evaluate the care and treatment principles that are applied at large accidents and disasters
• reflect on and evaluate the Specialist Nurses' function in the emergency team
• reflect on and evaluate ethical dilemmas in the care and treatment in major accidents and disasters

Content

Topographic anatomy

Physiology and pathophysiology

Pain physiology

Pharmacokinetics and dynamics

Specific pharmacology

Traumatology and trauma care

Disaster medicine

Organisation and work in emergency team

Clinical microbiology and disease transmission

Electricity- and gas theory

Medical engineering equipment

Medical engineering safety

Laws, statutes and ordinances

Instruction

Lectures

Literature studies

Laboratory sessions

COMPULSORY PARTS

Introduction to course, seminars, skills training, study assignments with written and oral presentation

Assessment

Examination of the set aims of the course is arranged continuously during the course in the form of oral and written assignments - the examinations individually and in groups

Other directives

A student who has failed the examination is entitled to retake the examination four times (= a total of five examinations). After five failed examinations, the student may lose his/her guaranteed place in the education. The undergraduate education committee however may, if special circumstances apply, admit the right to additional examination. Each time the student participates in an examination counts as one examination. Submission of so called "blank" exam is counted as examination.