- Docente: Nicoletta Della Chiara
- Credits: 2
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Midwifery (cod. 9201)
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from Jan 11, 2023 to Jan 31, 2023
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module the student has the ability to apply knowledge and understanding in relation to the practice of obstetric care in the gynecological, obstetrical and neonatal area according to the principles of Midwifery and in the context of team work.
Course contents
Introduction
· Health concept
· Abraham Maslow's Theory of Needs
Midwifery and obstetric care process
· ProblemSolving
Hygiene and self-care
· Partial and total hygienic treatments
· Perineal hygiene
· Diet/Hydration
- urination and defecation
· Bed unit
Liquid electrolytes and acid base balance
· Types of solutions
· Verification of income-expenditure - The water balance
Waste management
· Municipal waste and special waste
· Disposal
Vital signs, detection and recording
Body temperature
· Arterial Pulse or Heart Rate
· Breath frequency
· Blood pressure
Blood glucose (measurement and variations)
Pain (fifth vital sign, different types of pain, evaluation scales: one-dimensional and multidimensional, post-operative pain)
ABCD and GAS
Meows Scale
Cultural tests
Faeces, urine (intermediate point, from bladder catheter, urethral exudate)
· Vaginal swabs and vulvar secretion
Readings/Bibliography
M. Guana et al. La disciplina ostetrica: teoria, pratica e organizzazione della professione. Seconda edizione, McGrawHill 2011.
· Craven R.F., Hirnle C.J. Principi fondamentali dell'assistenza infermieristica. Sesta Edizione, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Milano 2019.
· Manuale Operativo per la gestione dei rifiuti – ISS (Novembre 2011).
Sterilizzazione in ambito sanitario e socio-sanitario, Regione Emilia Romagna (Luglio 2010).
Igiene delle Mani, Regione Emilia Romagna (Settembre 2011).
· Procedure e Protocolli Azienda AUSL della Romagna.
Teaching methods
Lectures, role play, practical laboratory
Assessment methods
Written and oral exam
Teaching tools
Powerpoint, movies, laboratory classroom material
Office hours
See the website of Nicoletta Della Chiara