NURSING INTERNSHIP II

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MASSIMILIANO CHIARINI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
1: INFECTION PREVENTION Setting up a sterile field Procedure for proper decontamination, disinfection (low and high), and sterilization (all methods) 2: NUTRITION Administration of nutrition and medications via nasogastric tube Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy Artificial nutrition (NPT, EN): preparation, administration, and management 3: URINARY AND BOWEL ELIMINATION Care and management of the stoma (all) Irrigation of a colostomy 4: RESPIRATORY FUNCTION Aerosol therapy Upper airway suctioning technique 5: SKIN INTEGRITY AND WOUND HEALING Wound dressings (simple and advanced) Management of surgical drains (all) 6: THERAPY MANAGEMENT Requesting, storing, and preparing therapy Management of Narcotic drugs Safe drug management: adverse reactions, drug interactions, idiosyncratic reactions, anaphylaxis Dilutions and dosage calculations Drug administration (all routes) Insulin therapy 7: BLOOD SAMPLES Venous Sampling Capillary Sampling Arterial Sampling 8: DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES Paracentesis Thoracentesis Lumbar puncture Bone-marrow biopsy Liver biopsy Renal biopsy Arteriography Endoscopic procedures 9: ADVANCED PROCEDURES Dressings, dressings, and immobilization systems Gastrolusa, general information Management of chest drainage Electrocardiogram and thanatogram Tracheostomy care Aspiration from a tracheostomy tube Management of a central venous catheter Management of a peritoneal dialysis catheter Management of an arteriovenous access for hemodialysis Transfusion of blood and blood products
Prerequisites
Basic theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology, hygiene, and safety; The fundamentals of basic nursing care, learned through the Basics of Nursing Care and General Nursing courses; Communication and interpersonal skills in helping patients and the team; Knowledge of the ethical and professional principles of the nursing profession; Basic practical skills practiced in the laboratory (e.g., hygiene, mobilization, vital signs, feeding and elimination assistance); Knowledge of safety, risk prevention, and infection control regulations; Ability to recognize one's role as a student and the limits of one's operational autonomy.
Exam mode
Written and oral test
Lesson mode
Passing the first-year internship and related assessments. 600 hours are required to take the exam (20 CFU).
  • Lesson code1035556
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseNursing REPLICA C-AZIENDA POLICLINICO UMBERTO I
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year2nd year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDMED/45
  • CFU20