Ateneo - UPO

Identifying the healthcare needs of people affected by diseases of general surgery relevance. Specifically, determining care needs for pathologies of surgical interest of:- the gastro-intestinal apparatus (oesophagus, stomach, upper and lower intestinal tract, liver, biliary tract, pancreas), hernia, laparocele, - lympho-glandular apparatus (breast, pancreas), - bariatric surgery, - respiratory pathology (upper and lower airways), - vascular procedures. All treated both in elective and in emergency surgery.

• Lise,” Chirurgia per infermieri”, Casa Editrice Piccin, V edizione, 2017
• Brunner, Smeltzer, Bare, Suddarth, Hinkle, Cheever, “Infermieristica medico – chirurgica”, Editore: Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Volume: Primo e Secondo, 2017
• Galvagni, Perin, “L’infermiere di sala operatoria”, Casa Editrice Mc Graw Hill, 2010
• Juall Carpenito-Moyet, “Diagnosi Infermieristiche”, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, V Edizione, 2015
• Craven, Hirmle, Jersen, “Principi fondamentali dell’assitenza infermieristica”, Casa Editrice CEA, V ed., 2013
• Saiani-Brugnolli, “Trattato di cure infermieristiche”, Casa Editrice Sorbona, II ed., 2014

At the end of the Integrated Course, the student will be able to:
- Identify and describe the signs and symptoms referred to pathologies of general surgical relevance and to identify the principal exams on biological samples
- Correlate signs and symptoms to specific pathologies, developing skills aimed at identifying real and potential complications
- Evaluate the clinical situation with decision making in response to the patient's need for nursing assistance, referred to the different clinical presentations.

To access the exam: Sufficiency in morphological sciences and physiological sciences, minimum number of hours required by current regulations

Frontal lessons with possible support of specialists. Power-points, videos, clinical cases.

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• Exam: written test consisting of 60 multiple choice questions with only one exact option (24 of general surgery and the remaining relating to specialties)
Structuring according to the model of clinical cases
• Time available: 90 minutes
• Certification evaluation: judgment in 30/30 (max)
Sufficiency 18/30 (60%)

In detail already explained previously

At the end of the integrated course, the student will be able to know, identify and correlate signs and symptoms of pathology or problems susceptible to surgical evaluation.