GENERAL AND CLINICAL NURSING
Course objectives
At the end of the course, the student must demonstrate that he/she has acquired the knowledge necessary to develop critical judgment and the ability to analyze and synthesize information, the tools that allow a good knowledge of the patient, a rigorous, systematic and rational evaluation of the state of health, to plan, implement and evaluate the services that nursing deals with independently (nursing process applied to procedures) and collaboratively in relation to the satisfaction of the needs of the patient.
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EMANUELA CIONCO
Lecturers' profile
Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
At the end of the course, the student must demonstrate that he has acquired the knowledge necessary for the development of critical judgment and the ability to analyze and synthesise information, the tools that allow a good knowledge of the patient, a rigorous, systematic and rational evaluation of the state of health, to plan, implement and evaluate the services that nursing deals independently (nursing process applied to procedures) and collaborative in relation to the satisfaction of the needs of the assisted person
Medium target
At the end of the course, the student must demonstrate that he has acquired:
the knowledge necessary for the application of the nursing process in diagnostic-therapeutic procedures for the assisted person;
techniques relating to the implementation of the care process in relation to diagnostic diagnostic procedures for the assisted person;
Contents
Need of elimination
intestinal elimination
• the characteristics of the faeces:
• constipation, diarrhea,
• fecaloma and manual depletion
• the evacuation enema
• the collection of samples for bacteriological, chemical and physical examinations and search for occult blood
urinary elimination of urine characteristics and alterations
or the characteristics of the urine and alterations
or changes in diuresis and urination
or specific weight
o the collection of samples for bacteriological, chemical and physical tests of 24h
personal assistance in excretory functions
vomiting and features: assistance to the person who vomits;
need to breathe: normal breathing and impaired frequency detection resp and breath characteristics. Assistance during sputum
vital parameters: fc, fr, tc, PA, saturation, pain
oxygen therapy
need to maintain normal body temperature
body temperature, feverish course, thermogenesis and thermodispersion, thermoregulation: definition and description
Circ circadian thermal curve: definition and characteristics
factors that influence body temperature
different types of fever, signs and symptoms
tc detection: normality values, anatomical locations of detection and characteristics of thermometers;
assistance to the feverish person
MANDATE: identify the meanings of the following terms: hypothermia, hyperthermia hyperpyrexia, apirexia, apiretic, pyrexia, pyretic, hyperpyretic, isothermy
Heart rate and pulse:
definition and outline of physiology
values of normality and characteristics (frequency, rhythm, amplitude and quality)
factors that influence the FC
pulse detection: palpatory and auscultatory method: seats
MANDATE: identify the meanings of the following terms: arrhythmias, arrhythmic, bradycardia, tachycardia, sinus rhythm, rhythmic
Blood pressure:
definition and outline of physiology
values of normality, characteristics and pathological changes;
factors that determine P.A .: cardiac output, volume, viscosity, elasticity of the walls and peripheral resistance;
factors influencing P.A .;
Arterial pressure detection: methods, locations, Korotkoff tones and detection tools
personal assistance in hypo / arterial hypertension
MANDATE: hypotension, hypertension, korotkoff tones, diastolic / systolic pressure, orthostatism, clinostatism
Prerequisites
stop infostud
Books
Testo di riferimento
S.M. Nettina, “Il manuale dell’Infermiere”, 7 ed. volumi 1 e 2, Piccin, 2001, Padova.
A.Berman, S. Snyder, C. Jackson, “ Nursing Clinico: Tecniche e procedure di Kozier”, II Edizione, EdiSES, 2011, Napoli.
R. Craven, C. Hirnel, S. Jensen, “Principi fondamentali dell’Assistenza Infermieristica”, Quinta Edizione, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, settembre 2013, Milano, vol. 1 e 2
Protocolli aziendali AUSL Viterbo per procedure.
Appunti del docente
Frequency
mandatory
Exam mode
oral and / or written exam
Bibliography
Testo di riferimento
S.M. Nettina, “Il manuale dell’Infermiere”, 7 ed. volumi 1 e 2, Piccin, 2001, Padova.
A.Berman, S. Snyder, C. Jackson, “ Nursing Clinico: Tecniche e procedure di Kozier”, II Edizione, EdiSES, 2011, Napoli.
R. Craven, C. Hirnel, S. Jensen, “Principi fondamentali dell’Assistenza Infermieristica”, Quinta Edizione, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, settembre 2013, Milano, vol. 1 e 2
Protocolli aziendali AUSL Viterbo per procedure.
Appunti del docente
Lesson mode
classroom lesson
Aurora Altissimi
Lecturers' profile
Emanuela D'ACHILLE
Lecturers' profile
Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
Clinical Methodology and Evidence-Based Nursing
The search for evidence relevant to nursing practice in scientific literature.
Best practice guidelines.
Nursing assessment and clinical evaluation: types and sources of data, methods and investigation techniques.
Data analysis and classification.
Assessment tools (scales for evaluating activities of daily living, functional status, pain, mental state, etc.).
Diagnostic reasoning: observation, hypothesis, hypothesis testing, diagnostic statement.
The reference theory of M. Gordon's Functional Health Patterns.
Care planning: diagnosis, outcome criteria, interventions, outcome indicators.
Validation of the diagnostic hypothesis according to the NANDA taxonomy of nursing diagnoses.
Health and nursing documentation.
Definitions and purposes of nursing documentation.
Principles and rules for recording and preserving nursing-related data.
Legal and ethical considerations regarding professional responsibility in nursing documentation.
Prerequisites
no
Books
Manuale delle diagnosi infermieristiche
Autori: Carpenito
Editore: Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
Volume: Unico
Edizione: VIII 2024
Lingua:Italiano
Teaching mode
In-person lessons
Exam mode
Oral assessment
Bibliography
Manuale delle diagnosi infermieristiche
Autori: Carpenito
Editore: Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
Volume: Unico
Edizione: VIII 2024
Lingua:Italiano
- Lesson code1004105
- Academic year2025/2026
- CourseNursing REPLICA V-ASL VITERBO
- CurriculumSingle curriculum
- Year1st year
- Semester2nd semester
- SSDMED/45
- CFU6