BASIS OF NURSING CARE

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EDDA OLIVA PIACENTINI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
At the end of the course the student, will be able to know: 1.the philosophies, models and theories of nursing 2.the various codes of conduct 3.the professional legislation 4.history and training of the nursing profession in Italy and abroad Contents: The historical evolution of care: from the concept of nursing to the concept of nursing care. The evolution of training in Italy. OPI and FNOPI. The professional regulations: Dpr 225/74, DM 739/94, Legge 42/1999 provisions on health professions, rehabilitation techniques, prevention and the midwifery profession, Elements of Ethics and Professional Ethics: concept of ethics of the profession, evolution of Ethics Code. Philosophies, models and theories: • Florence Nightingale • Virginia Henderson • Hildegard Peplau. • Jean Watson • Patricia Benner • Dorothy Johnson • Imogene King • Myra Estrin Levine • Betty Neuman • Dorothea Orem • Martha Rogers • Callista Roy • Ida Jean Orlando • Madeleine Leininger • Rizzo Parse • Margaret Newman • Marisa Cantarelli
Prerequisites
no prerequisites
Books
Books 1George Julia B. Nursing Theories: The Base for Professional Nursing Practice Sixth Edition - Pearson 2 Sironi Cecilia. L'infermiere in Italia: storia di una professione. Carocci Faber 2012. 3 slides
Teaching mode
The teacher delivers lectures with traditional methods. The schedule of the lessons is available on the Degree Program website (https://www.uniroma1.it/it/notizia/catalogo-dei-corsi)
Frequency
mandatory attendance
Exam mode
oral exam In order to pass the exam, the student must obtain a score equal or higher than 18/30 for each module. A student must show proof of having acquired sufficient knowledge of the program. To obtain a score of 30/30 cum laude, the student must demonstrate that he or she has acquired an excellent knowledge of all the topics dealt with during the course, being able to connect them in a logical and coherent way during the oral interview with the committee. The content, accuracy, exposition, ability to synthesize and clarity of presentation contribute to the determination of the final grade.
Lesson mode
The teacher delivers lectures with traditional methods. The schedule of the lessons is available on the Degree Program website (https://www.uniroma1.it/it/notizia/catalogo-dei-corsi)
STEFANO ADDESSI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Aims: In this course meetings, the student will be introduced in the concept of meta-paradigm of nursing science, with legislative references of the health conditions and responsabilities, rapresenting with some examples of theoretical ladders the illnes as an olistic need of assistence and not just the bodily damage. There will be furthermore explainings of health evaluations methods, vital parameters and their importance in clinical evaluation, basical concepts of dependency, autonomy, and assistence load. ARGUMENTS: THE OBSERVATION: generic and specific of the utent refering to the psicologial sphere. Evaluation of healt, patient mesurements, health components, data, ascertainment models, ascertainment techniques, health evaluation through system and anatomical districts- (ascertainment techniques) EVALUATION OF DEPENDENCY LEVEL:concept of non-autonomy or dependence , generality on ADL ladders, Barthel index, generality on IADL ladders, Lawton index, generality and examples of evaluation ladders of tutelar nursing. TAKING CHARGE OF THE PATIENT: relationship patient-nurse, comunicative process, comunication level, comunication methods, therapeutical comunication. Basical concept of responsability, differt types of responsabilities towards the patience, concept of 'taking care', definition of fundamental elements of assistence, concept of healt and illness, examples and outlines on main walfare models appliable in the sanitary field. Modality of hospitalization, outlines on urgency and emergency characteristics. Reception methods in the hospital wards. THE PATIENT NEEDS: Maslow's model of needs M. Gordon's Functional models of healt The comfort and rest need: circadian rhythms, sleep function, factors that affect sleep, ascertainment and evaluation of sleep-rest model, lumbar-back massage. The hygiene and safety need: goal and right execution of hygienical cares, the use of the urinal pan or the urinal, logical order of execution of total or partial daily hygiene, skin hygiene, hair hygiene, hygiene of extremity and nails, ocular, oral and auricular, outlines on used IPDs. The making of the free or occupied bed, bed baths, perianal female and male hygiene, patient falling prevention, the apply of a restraint tool. The spirituality need: outlines on olistical thinking, factors of spiritual wellness, alteration and spiritual wellness factors. Movement and activity need: concept of mobility and autonomy, cooperation with other professional figures in the riabilatative process and in the movement promotion, factors that influence mobility, couses of mobility alteration, effects on mobility alteration on vital functions, bed positions of the patient, common terminology on articular movements, deambulation's mechanical auxiliary, correctmobilization of the bedded patient, funcion and correct application of anti-embolism stockings/socks. general criteria of correct postural trasfer. The drink-eat need: observation of nutritional status, origins, funcions and utility of principal nutrients, food pyramid, body weight relevation, daily water provision, food administration. Vital parameters: arterial blood pressure, temperature, heart rate, breath frequency, generality, definitions, detection techniques and pysiological parametric range. The pain, generality, definitions, classification, clinacal consequences, outlines on mesuration ladders.
Prerequisites
High school students. no specific prerequisites required.
Books
Recommended books and classes modality: 1) Nursing techniques and parameters Manual by Taylor. II italian edition, publishing house Piccin (Padova) 2) Fundamental principles of nursing; Taylor-Lillis-Lynn. Italian edition on the eighth English edition. Piccin Publishing House (Padova) - Frontal lesson with audiovisual support - Attandance certification through students own autograph signatures at the beginning and end of the lessons. -Professor elaborated slides to integrate and elaborate. - Assigned reaserches on specific program arguments, both for the single student and for the study group.
Teaching mode
Frontal lessons with the help of in-depth slides. Video tutorial. Assignment of small group work (3-5 students) on topics considered particularly relevant, which they will have to expose through slides, built by them, to the whole class. Critical discussions on the subject matter at the end of the class.
Exam mode
The learning test is carried out with questions (at least three) extrapolated from the program. Among these, two are placed on theoretical aspects, and one on clinical practice illustrated by the teacher during the course of the program. The knowledge of the requested topic, the expository ability, the logical ability to connect the topic to clinical practice are assessed. To pass the exam, therefore obtaining a mark of not less than 18/30, the student must demonstrate to have acquired sufficient knowledge of the topics relating to health assessment and assessment techniques. A basic knowledge of the topics related to therapeutic communication and the concepts of responsibility and taking charge and to be able to define the user's needs according to the care models illustrated. To achieve a score of 30/30 cum laude, the student must demonstrate that he has acquired an excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course.
Bibliography
1)Basi dell'assistenza infermieristica - II edizione italiana. Ed. Piccin (Padova) 2)Manuale di tecniche e Procedure Infermieristiche di Taylor. II Ed. italiana , Casa editrice Piccin (Padova).
Lesson mode
Frontal lessons with the help of in-depth slides. Video tutorial. Assignment of small group work (3-5 students) on topics considered particularly relevant, which they will have to expose through slides, built by them, to the whole class. Critical discussions on the subject matter at the end of the class.
  • Lesson code1034950
  • Academic year2024/2025
  • CourseNursing
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year1st year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDMED/45
  • CFU6
  • Subject areaScienze infermieristiche