GENERAL AND CLINICAL NURSING
Channel 1
EMANUELA CIONCO
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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
Emanuela D'ACHILLE
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Aurora Altissimi
Lecturers' profile
Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
DRUGS
• Definition of drug
• Active ingredient and excipients, Derivation of the active ingredient
• Name of the drug
• Classification
• Marketing
• Package leaflet
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT FEATURES
• Fundamental points
SINGLE THERAPY SHEET (FUT)
• Medical prescription: building blocks Characteristics of the FUT
• Types of prescriptions
• Off-label prescriptions
• "As needed" requirements
• LASA drugs
• Drug Administration: 10 G Fair and Nursing Process and Drug Administration
STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT OF DRUGS AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS IN THE OPERATING UNITS
• Supplying
• Storage
• Management of deadlines
• Disposal
• Narcotic drugs: register, compilation
ERROR PREVENTION
• Categories of errors
ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION OF DRUGS
• Natural routes
• Enteral route: oral, sublingual, rectal and via SNG
• Topical: dermatological, ophthalmological, otological, rhinological, inhalation, vaginal.
• Parenteral route: intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous.
• Aids for the administration of therapy: needles, syringes, central and peripheral venous accesses, infusions, elastomers.
• Hints of management of venous access
INTRAVENOUS THERAPY
• Crystalloid liquids and colloids
• Osmolarity: hypotonic-hypertonic-isotonic solutions
• pH
• Good practices for bolus administration
• Risks of intravenous therapy
DOSAGE CALCULATIONS OF DRUGS
• Equivalences, Proportions
• Body surface
• Weight
• Chemotherapy drugs: examples of chemotherapy schemes
• Dosage calculations
ACHE
• Nursing process
Prerequisites
stop infostud
Books
A. Berman, S. Snyder, C. Jackson, “Nursing Clinico: Tecniche e procedure di Kozier”
• D. Bove, G. Romigi, “Competenze, abilità e responsabilità dell’infermiere nella terapia farmacologica. Linee guida per una corretta e sicura somministrazione dei farmaci”, EdiSES, 2017, Napoli
• G. Ledonne, S. Tolomeo, “Calcoli e dosaggi farmacologici: la responsabilità dell’infermiere”, II edizione, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, 2014, Rozzano (MI)
• L. Benci, “la prescrizione e la somministrazione dei farmaci: responsabilità giuridica e deontologica”, II edizione, Coppini, 2014, Firenze
Frequency
obligatory
Exam mode
oral question
Lesson mode
Oral lessons
- Lesson code1004105
- Academic year2024/2025
- CourseNursing
- CurriculumSingle curriculum
- Year1st year
- Semester2nd semester
- SSDMED/45
- CFU6
- Subject areaScienze infermieristiche