Course aims:

Description of care techniques and methods, within own and delegated roles, for pathology groups
Explaining how care techniques and methods act in the context of disease evolution
Performing general and specific nursing procedures according to training level
Monitoring and evaluating patient progress and the effect of administered care
Developing and designing general and specific care measures to meet healthcare needs

Course Entry Requirements:

General Nursing I, General Nursing II, Practice internship Year I Semesters 1 and 2, Practice internship Semester 3

Course contents:

1. Familiarization with clinic organization and functioning
2. Clinical observation and vital signs measurement
3. Venous blood and urine collection – biochemical tests
4. Venous blood collection – hematology tests
5. Blood pressure measurement and ECG monitoring
6. Stress test – technique and interpretation
7. Temperature measurement and blood culture
8. Chest X-ray preparation and assistance
9. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography assistance
10. Review and verification of internship and course portfolios
11. Bibliography review

Teaching methods:

Team work and presentations

Learning outcomes:

Acquiring general and specific competences for assessing care needs of individuals or communities, identifying care objectives, formulating nursing diagnoses, writing and applying care plans, and evaluating outcomes. Knowledge and mastery of autonomous or delegated care interventions, general and specific. Acquiring general and specific competences for assessing learning needs of healthy or sick individuals and developing educational plans – health education or therapeutic education. Therapeutic communication.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Evaluation form

Recommended reading:

Craven R.F., Hirnle C.J., Fundamentals of Nursing – Human Health and Function, -, -, 1992, -.
Smith S.F., Duell D.J., Martin B.C., Clinical Nursing Skills, -, New Jersey, 2004, -.
Monahan DF, Sands JK, Neighbors M, Marek JF, Green CJ, Phipps’ Medical-Surgical Nursing, Mosby Elsevier, -, 2007, -.