Table of contents

The course is connected to the following study programs

Teaching language

Norwegian

Recommended previous knowledge

SY-110 Basic nursing

NV-112 Human anatomy, physiologyand biochemistry

NV-111 Drug calculations

SY-111 Man, society, and nursing

SYP111 Clinical studies in the community health services

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will:
  • be able to give an account of nursing to patients with acute and / or critical illness
  • be able to give an account of nursing to patients with chronic or recurrent, somatic diseases
  • be able to give an account of the characteristic features of nursing to children and young people
  • have knowledge about preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative nursing
  • have knowledge about pain, pain therapy, and the soothing of pain
  • have knowledge about nutrition in different diseases
  • have carried out current practical procedures
  • have knowledge about methods in prevention and health promotion work
  • have knowledge about rehabilitation
  • be able to reflect upon different methods in e-health, health care technology, and welfare technology

Contents

  • Nursing to patients who are acutely and / or critically ill
  • Nursing to patients with chronic diseases
  • Nursing to patients with different somatic diseases
  • Preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative nursing
  • Pain, pain therapy, and the soothing of pain
  • Nursing to children and young people
  • E-health, health care technology, and welfare technology
  • Prevention and health promotion work
  • Rehabilitation
  • Skills training

Examination requirements

  • Carried out compulsory skills training
  • Carried out required group work
  • Passed course requirements

For further information, please consult the students´ learning platform Canvas.

Examinations

A graded 5-hour individual written examination.

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course Reduction of Credits
SY-201 – Nursing 2. 10
SY-201 – Nursing 2. 10
SY-210 – Nursing in various health conditions 1. 10
SY-220G – Nursing in various diseases - work methods. 10
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