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 R, Hirnle C, Jensen S “Principi fondamentali dell’assistenza infermieristica” V edizione CEA 2013
Saiani L, Brugnolli A “Trattato di cure infermieristiche” Sorbona 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 lesson, power point, videos, clinical case.

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Written test with 60 multiple choice questions with only one correct answer, 24 of a general surgical nature and the remaining relating to the specialty. Structuring according to the model of clinical cases with questions responding to all the disciplines that make up the teaching
- Time available: 90 minutes
- Certification evaluation: judgment out of 30
-Sufficiency: 18/30 (60% of the total)

Already explained in the "contents" section

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