Surgical Nursing II

General

• Code: 278-190402
• Semester: 4th
• Study Level: Undergraduate
• Course type: Specialization
• Teaching and exams language: Greek
• The course is offered to Erasmus students
• Teaching Methods (Hours/Week): Theory (4) / Laboratory (4)
• ECTS Units: 8
• Course homepage: https://moodle.teithe.gr/course/index.php?categoryid=196
• Instructors: Lavdaniti Maria, Theofanidis Dimitrios, Kafkia Theodora, Tsaloglidou Areti, Liamopoulou Polyxeni

Course Contents

Theory:

• Introduction to surgical nursing II (anatomy and physiology).
• Pre and post-operative care (patient assessment, aim of nursing care, planning of nursing interventions, recognition, management of postoperative complications and evaluation) in the following systems:
• Cardiovascular system: cardiac surgery (extracorporeal circulation), heart transplantation, varicose veins, thrombophlebitis and vein thrombosis.
• Urinary system: Acute and chronic kidney disease (peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis), kidney transplantation, prostate hypertrophy, Ca prostate and urolithiasis.
• Musculoskeletal system: Fractures, hip/knee arthroplasty, amputations.
• Sensory organs (vision, hearing and speech): Eye diseases – cataracts, corneal transplantation, strabismus, glaucoma and eye tumors. Diseases of the ear and tympanoplasty, nose, throat, tonsils and adenoids diseases. Laryngeal diseases, Ca larynx and laryngectomy (total or partial).

Laboratory:

• Placement of a nasogastric tube.
• Treating bedsores.
• Wound care.
• Bladder catheterisation in males & females (with one and two nurses).
• Collection of aseptic urine, bladder irrigation (open and closed).
• Renal Function Replacement Therapies: dialysis and its variants, peritoneal dialysis.
• Electrocardiogram (ECG) ( performing & identifying basic abnormalities).
• Paracentesis for therapeutic and/or diagnostic purposes (thoracic, lumbar, abdominal, osteomyelitis): materials, preparation, patient care after paracentesis.
• Stoma care (colostomy, ureterostomy, gastrostomy, ileostomy).
• Review course.
• Clinical placement.

Educational Goals

Upon successful completion of the theory module, the student will acquire the necessary knowledge about the basic principles of surgical nursing. They will also be able to apply nursing interventions (pre-operative and post-operative interventions) using the nursing process and creating corresponding nursing plans. In addition, students will be able to evaluate the results of nursing interventions and how to assess them by resolving problems arising from the postoperative patient course.

Upon successful completion of the laboratory module, students will have acquired the necessary knowledge and skills to be able to provide nursing care to patients hospitalized in pathology and surgical departments.

General Skills

• Adapting to new situations.
• Decision-making.
• Working independently.
• Team work.
• Project planning and management.
• Respect for difference and multiculturalism.
• Showing social, professional and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues.
• Criticism and self-criticism.
• Working in an interdisciplinary environment.
• Production of free, creative and inductive thinking.

Teaching Methods

• Face to face.

Use of ICT means

• Powerpoint presentations.
• Support of the learning process through the electronic platform moodle.

Teaching Organization

Students Evaluation

• Theory: Written exams.
• Laboratory: Oral exams-practice.