Learning objectives
identify the nursing needs of the person and his reactions related to surgical pathology and treatments of the same, to be able to assess and manage nursing care to surgical patients, enable decision-making processes on the basis of the patient's condition and reports of instrumental exams, manage diagnostic pathways related to surgical pathology, to be able to properly communicate with patients, family members and staff on topics relating to the surgical pathology.
Prerequisites
knowledge of anatomy and physiology
Course unit content
Nursing in surgery
The operative risk
The biological response to traumatic events (stress)
Introduction to shock: surgical aspects
Thermoregulation and fever
preoperative Evaluation
postoperative Complications
Infections in Surgery
the wounds
Bleeding and haemostasis
Diseases of the esophagus
Diverticular disease of the colon
Colorectal cancer
Breast Lumps
Thyroid diseases
Cholelithiasis and pancreatitis
peritonitis
bowel obstruction
Intestinal ischemia
The polytrauma.
abdominal trauma
Full programme
• operative risk
• biological response to traumatic events (stress)
• surgical aspects of the shock
• thermoregulation and fever
• infections in surgery
• wounds
• pathology of the esophagus
• diverticular disease
• tumors of the colon
• Breast nodules
• cholelithiasis and pancreatitis
• bleeding and hemostasis
• peritonitis
• bowel obstruction
• polytrauma.
• abdominal trauma
• Intestinal ischemia and infarction
Bibliography
Alloni R, Destrebecq A, Gianotti L, Poma S. Infermieristica Clinica in Chirurgia. Hoepli, Milano
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods and criteria
oral examination
Other information
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