39808 - General and Pediatric Nursing (BO)

Academic Year 2024/2025

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Imaging and Radiotherapy techniques (cod. 9079)

Learning outcomes

The student acquires the techniques for detecting vital signs, blood pressure values and oximetry, ABC, GAS, preparation of infusions, intramuscular, subdermal and IV techniques. Venipuncture procedures for the introduction of contrast media on CT and MRI.

Course contents

General theoretical concepts

The nursing profession

EBP and safety of care

Vital parameters

The assessment of vital parameters: locations and procedures for detection

Reference values and recognition of the main alterations

Main procedures for emergency and urgent care

Outline of the organization of the Emergency - Urgency system Chain of survival

Patient assessment according to the ABCDE scheme

Theoretical and practical knowledge of BLS -D

Devices for airway management

Emergency trolley

The polytraumatized patient

Nursing care needs

The concept of need in nursing

Patient identification

The main nursing care needs

Outline of some devices: SNG, bladder catheter, stomas, pressure ulcers

Patient mobilization

Prevention of infections

Nursing techniques and procedures

General principles of therapy administration and routes of administration

Outline of intramuscular, intradermal and intravenous Venipuncture and preparation of intravenous drip

MDC: characteristics and adverse reactions

Pediatric patient

Care for newborns and children in different age groups Characteristics and differences with the adult patient

 

 

 

 

Readings/Bibliography

Olasveengen, T. M., Semeraro, F., Ristagno, G., Castren, M., Handley, A., Kuzovlev, A., Monsieurs, K. G., Raffay, V., Smyth, M., Soar, J., Svavarsdottir, H., & Perkins, G. D. (2021). European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Basic Life Support. Resuscitation, 161, 98–114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.02.009

Saiani L, Brugnoli A. (2021) Trattato di Cure Infermieristiche 3rd ed. Sorbona: Edizioni Idelson Gnocchi; 2013

Material provided by the teacher

 

Teaching methods

Lectures using slides and videos

Discussion of examples from clinical practice.

Exercises.

Assessment methods

Written exam with multiple choice and open questions. Discussion

Teaching tools

PC with video projector, exercises, various types of healthcare devices

Office hours

See the website of Claudia Magli