99202 - Basic Care Laboratory (FA)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module the student applies the knowledge acquired relating to technical, relational and educational skills. Develops methodological skills relating to care planning. The activity develops in preparation for the internship experience.

Course contents

The program of the Professionalizing Laboratory is developed in fundamental macro areas which, in turn, are divided into modules. The areas and modules are aimed at the acquisition of technical and gestural skills which represent the practical application of the knowledge learned during the theoretical lessons.

Module A. Basic care/elimination: Mobilization (positions, bed-wheelchair, hemiplegic patient), Nutrition (water testing, enteral nutrition, SNG management) Hygiene (total body, oral cavity, genito-perinal) Dressings I (wound assessment, simple dressings) Urinary elimination (bladder catheterization, incontinence aids, sample collection) Faecal elimination (microenema, evacuating enema, rectal inspection, sample collection)

Module B. Assessment and taking charge: Vital parameters (Temperature, BP, HR, RR, SpO2, ECG) and administration of O2 therapy Relational Laboratory Primary Health Care: qualified listening

Module C. Therapy: Pharmaceutical forms (oral, topical, inhalation, etc) Infusion therapy (syringe drug aspiration, infusion, IM, SC injection), Vascular access (infusion set preparation, blood sampling, CVP positioning)

Readings/Bibliography

Craven R.F., Hirnle C.J. (2021) Fundamental principles of nursing (6 Ed), Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Milan

Teaching methods

Teaching activities will take place in the Degree Programme Skills Laboratory.

Students will be divided into small working groups, with a maximum of 17–18 students per group.

The teaching methodology is based on the practical simulation of clinical procedures updated according to the principles of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP).

Throughout the activities, students will be supported and supervised by experienced nurses and academic coordinators during the performance of the procedures.

Each session will be preceded by a briefing, aimed at introducing the objectives and operational aspects of the activities, and followed by a debriefing, designed to encourage critical reflection and reinforce the general principles underlying the procedures performed

Assessment methods

Access to the final assessment is conditional upon attendance of 100% of the scheduled laboratory hours.

The examination will consist of the practical simulation of two procedures and the description of the materials used.

Successful completion of the examination, together with participation in and successful completion of the required seminars, will result in the awarding of a final pass/fail assessment.

Please note that passing the laboratory examination is a mandatory prerequisite for admission to Clinical Placement 1 (Internship 1).

Students with Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), temporary or permanent disabilities: students are encouraged to contact the relevant University Office in a timely manner (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/it). The Office will propose any appropriate accommodations for eligible students. Such accommodations must be submitted to the course instructor for approval at least 15 days in advance. The instructor will evaluate their suitability, taking into account the intended learning outcomes of the course.

Teaching tools

In order to reinforce and deepen basic clinical aspects of care, an OPEN LAB session is planned at the end of the laboratory in the presence of expert tutors and teaching coordinators

Office hours

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