Main field of study: Nursing
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Learning outcomes for the course
After completing the course the student, while supervised, shall be able to:
- establish a trustworthy relationship that is characterized by lucidity, empathy and respect,
- communicate with patients and their families, and in their encounters give special regard to the patient’s autonomy, inclusion, integrity and dignity,
- systematically assess, estimate and prioritize the state of health of a few patients from a nursing perspective based on symptoms/signs and progression of ill-health, and thereafter plan, manage and evaluate the health care in collaboration with the patient,
- participate in the planning of patient care in collaboration with other professionals and with respect for laws and technical and hygienic regulations,
- describe and discuss steps to be taken and interaction in the continuum of health care based on patient safety, ethics and inclusion,
- document and report both the patient‘s state of health as well as his/her planned and implemented health care so that continuity and safe care can be achieved,
- prepare, administer and evaluate medication in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way and account for the most common effects of drugs and their side effects,
- reflect upon his/her own attitude and approach in his/her interaction with patients and in his/her own work planning within health care with regards to demands and available resources,
- integrate evidence-based and experience-based knowledge with the patient‘s own wishes in the planning and implementation of health care,
- understand the nurse’s responsibilities when encountering life-threatening states of health and in a controlled practice environment be able to perform CPR on adults,
- provide suggestions for quality-improvement measures to increase the quality of health care and patient safety,
- use and assess technical medical equipment and information systems that are used as tools for decision support in the planning and implementation of health care.