Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Cilical Care and Simulations
Course Code
MDAK_322
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Health care sciences and services
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Lilija Antoņēviča
Structure Unit Manager
Kristaps Circenis
Structural Unit
Department of Nursing and Obstetric Care
Contacts
Riga, 26a Anniņmuižas boulevard, mdak@rsu.lv, +371 67061568
About Study Course
Objective
To provide students with the opportunity to acquire knowledge, skills and competence in clinical care in a simulation-based learning environment.
Preliminary Knowledge
Anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and microbiology.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students will acquire basic knowledge of patient care and recovery-promoting factors. They will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the latest medical technologies used in clinical care.
Skills
1.To assess the patient's condition and practically conduct clinical procedures; to prepare and administer the prescribed medication to the patient; to provide intravenous access with a needle and peripheral venous catheter and perform intravenous drug administration using the suitable equipment; to assess and measure the patient's vital signs; to collect blood, urine, stool, sputum, etc. samples accurately for laboratory tests; to perform procedures related to the gastrointestinal tract; to administer procedures related to the urinary tract; to record the appointed and administered procedures.
Competences
1.Ability to apply and evaluate appropriate clinical procedures, medical devices, and other activities to ensure optimal patient care. Ability to analyse situations, substantiate, logically formulate and explain their opinion.
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
Individual work |
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Study of the recommended and optional literature for each particular topic of the class, using the recommended literature, training materials and Internet sources followed by their evaluation and practical application during classes. Stand-alone training on simulators and manikins.
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Examination
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Systematic testing of theoretical knowledge during classes. At the end of the study course, the OSCE exam at five exam stations. In order to receive a successful assessment, the student must receive a positive assessment at each of the test stations. If any of the test stations is not successfully completed, the student does not continue taking the exam and receives unsuccessful assessment. The total score of the test is formed by recalculating the points obtained by summing the points from each test station.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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4
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Topics
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Basic requirements for hygiene and anti-epidemic measures in a healthcare institution. Principles of hand washing and disinfection. Surgical hand disinfection. Personal protective equipment (e.g. gloves, gowns, masks). Healthcare waste management. Caring for patients with multidrug-resistant organisms.
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On site
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4
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Topics
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Assessing, monitoring and measuring patient vital signs (body temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate, blood pressure).
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On site
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4
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Topics
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Insertion and removal of a nasogastric tube. Administration of a nasogastric tube feeding – purpose of use, indications, contraindications. Gastric lavage; the purpose of the procedure, indications and contraindications, the principle of assessing a patient before and after the procedure, patient education related to the manipulation and care.
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Contact hours
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On site
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4
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Topics
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i/c, s/c, i/m, i/v injections. Purpose of the procedure, indications, contraindications, patient evaluation principles before and after the procedure, patient education related to the manipulation. Characteristics of insulin administration. Characteristics of heparin administration.
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On site
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4
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Insertion of peripheral venous catheter. Purpose of the procedure, indications, contraindications, patient evaluation principles before and after the procedure, patient education related to the manipulation. Preparation of iv line for infusions – peripheral vein. Care of peripheral catheter.
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On site
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4
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Topics
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Laboratory tests (blood, urine, stool, and sputum), sample collection and transportation conditions.
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Contact hours
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On site
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4
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Topics
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Urogenital system. Intermittent catheterisation in women and men; the purpose of the procedure, indications and contraindications, the principle of assessing a patient before and after the procedure, patient education related to the manipulation and care.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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4
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Topics
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Indwelling urinary catheters. Female and male catheterisation; the purpose of the procedure, indications and contraindications, the principle of assessing a patient before and after the procedure, patient education related to the manipulation and care. Female perineal care.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (OSCE)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Ministru kabineta noteikumi Nr. 104. Rīgā 2016. gada 16. februārī (prot. Nr.8 21.§) “Noteikumi par higiēniskā un pretepidēmiskā režīma pamatprasībām ārstniecības iestādē”
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Klīniskās procedūras un pacientu drošība / Dzintra Puriņa, Ināra Upmale. Rīga : Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes Sarkanā Krusta medicīnas koledža, 2018
3.
Clinical nursing skills & techniques / [edited by] Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. Potter, Wendy R. Ostendorf. 8th ed. St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier, [2013], c2014.
4.
estudijas.rsu.lv. - ārstniecisko manipulāciju video
Additional Reading
1.
Gardovska J., redakcijā, „Ķirurģija”, Rīga, 2013.
Other Information Sources
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http://www.medivators.com/Library/sterilization.htm “Science of Disinfection & Sterilization”
2.
http://www.iceinstitute.com/onlaine/OR233.html “The ABCs of Infection Control”