Student Group Details

Thraumatology - ALBA

MC056

Course
Thraumatology - ALBA
Code
MC056
Academic Year
2024/2025
Curriculum Year
2022/2023
Degree Programme
NURSING
Curriculum
000 - CORSO GENERICO
Course coordinator
Lecturers
Credits
1
Lecture Hours
16
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/33 - Locomotory Diseases
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
3
Teaching period
Primo Semestre
Campus
ALBA
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents
• Generalities of Anatomy of the musculoskeletal system
• Fractures and dislocations of the various districts of the musculoskeletal system and their complications (principles of treatment, nursing assistance to the bedridden patient after elective and trauma surgery)
• Pediatric orthopedics (Congenital hip dysplasia, Congenital clubfoot, Scoliosis and kyphosis, Epiphysiolysis, Flat foot, Pediatric traumatology, Principles of assistance to the pediatric patient)
• Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
• Osteoarticular infections (osteomyelitis and septic arthritis)
• Low back pain (sciatica and cruralgia) and cervical-cervicobrachialgia
• Locomotor system neoplasms (exostosis, enchondroma, chondroblastoma, chondrosarcoma, osteoid osteoma, osteoblastoma, osteosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, giant cell tumor, non-ossifying fibroma, fibrous dysplasia, simple and aneurysmal bone cysts, multiple myeloma, bone metastases)
• Canalicular syndromes (Carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, Guyon's canal syndrome, Posterior interosseous nerve compression)
• Osteoporosis
Reference Texts
Manuale di ortopedia e traumatologia di Federico A. Grassi (Autore), Ugo
E. Pazzaglia (Autore), Giorgio Pilato (Autore), Giovanni Zatti (Autore),
Terza Edizione
in alternativa:
Metodi
didattici/Teaching
methods
Lezioni frontali con supporto informatico PPT.
Modalità di verifica
dell'apprendimento/A
ssessment methods
Quiz a risposta multipla.
Programma
esteso/Content
Generalità dell' apparato locomotore (AL) e patologia generale traumatica
AL.
Traumi distorsivi e lussazioni, tr. distrattivi e lesioni muscolo-tendinee.
Fratture: generalità e classificazioni; gestione infermieristica del paziente
fratturato.
Complicanze delle fratture, distacchi epifisari; princìpi di trattamento e
guarigione delle fratture.
Trattazione sistematica delle fratture. Percorso assistenziale per le
fratture dell'estremo prossimale del femore nell'anziano.
Ortopedia pediatrica: Displasia Congenita dell'Anca, piede torto, torcicollo
congenito, scoliosi.
Artrosi; Artrite Reumatoide.
Lombalgia (sciatalgia/cruralgia) e cervicalgie/c-brachialgie, Sindromi
canalicolari.
Tumori scheletrici; Infezioni osteo-articolari; Osteoporosi.
Risultati di
apprendimento
attesi/Intended
learning objectives
Saper gestire dal punto di vista infermieristico i pazienti affetti da
malattie dell'apparato locomotore.
Obiettivi per lo sviluppo sostenibile
Codice Descrizione
Clinica Ortopedica di Morlacchi, Mancini; Editore: Piccin
Learning Outcomes
Acquire knowledge of the topics covered by the program with the related
clinical-practical application skills.
Nursing management of the orthopedic-trauma patient.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the locomotor system.
Teaching Methods
Frontal lessons with PPT computer support.
Additional Information
To support teaching, supplementary teaching activities are planned aimed at acquiring technical-gestural skills.
Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request
specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse
e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services students-physical-or-learning-disabilities
Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted
the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination
modalities, concerning academic aspects
Assessment Methods
Multiple choice quiz.
Detailed Syllabus
Generality of the musculoskeletal system (MSS) and MSSgeneral
traumatic pathology.
Sprain traumas and dislocations, distractive traumas and musculotendon
injuries.
Fractures: generalities and classifications; Nursing management of the
fractured patient.
Complications of fractures, epiphyseal detachments; principles of
treatment and healing of fractures.
Systematic treatment of fractures. Care pathway for fractures of the
proximal femur in the elderly.
Pediatric orthopedics: Congenital Hip Dysplasia, clubfoot, congenital
torticollis, scoliosis.
Osteoarthritis; Rheumatoid arthritis.
Low back pain (sciatica/cruralgia) and neck pain/brachial pain, canalicular
syndromes.
Skeletal tumors; Bone and joint infections; Osteoporosis.
Expected Learning Outcomes
Knowing how to manage patients suffering from diseases of the
musculoskeletal system from a nursing point of view.
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