Nursing

Nursing management of the patient with chest pain Definition and clinical aspects Risk factors related to acute coronary syndromes Hints of electrocardiography Nursing care Interventions and profiles of collaboration with the physician Nursing management of the patient with cirrhosis Organ physiology and pathology Characteristics of the cirrhotic patient What to watch for in the cirrhotic patient Complications of cirrhosis Prevention of complications Therapy management Specific procedures: paracentesis (nursing management) Possible interventions and profiles of collaboration with the physician Nursing management of the patient in hospital isolation Definition of hospital isolation Types of isolation The main pathologies that require isolation Personal Protective Equipment Nursing management of the patient who has to perform diagnostic examinations Indications, description and preparations related to the most commonly encountered examinations in the medical area Diagnostic imaging (Chest Rx, CT, HRTC and MRI) Digestive endoscopies (RSCS and EGDS) Exploratory punctures (paracentesis, rachicentesis and thoracentesis) Abdominal and complete ultrasound Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography Scintigraphy with labeled leukocytes Checks to be performed pre and post examination Nursing management of the diabetic patient Diabetes type 1 and type 2: clinical aspects and epidemiology What to look out for in the diabetic patient Laboratory tests and controls that can be performed on the ward Acute and chronic complications of diabetes mellitus and their prevention The management of therapy Health education for the patient and family members Nursing management of blood component transfusion Theoretical principles Procedures, clinical and bureaucratic management of transfusion Pre- and post-transfusion controls Complications Nursing management of the hypertensive patient The detection of blood pressure Primary and secondary hypertension Complications of hypertension The nursing management of antihypertensive therapy Health education to patient and family members Nursing management of the patient with renal failure IRA and CRI, clinical aspects Checks to be performed The management of therapy Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis The management of pain in the medical area The 5th vital parameter The mechanisms of pain The pain measurement scales The therapies (WHO pyramid) The management of narcotic drugs

None.

Materials provided by the teacher.

Compulsory attendance for at least 75% of module lessons.

Oral exam.

Frontal teaching with slides