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Degree course in
Nursing
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Medicine and Surgery

ASSISTANCE TO THE PATIENT IN TRAUMA
cod. PC1006873

Academic year 2021/22
3° year of course - First semester
Professor
- Massimo GUASCONI
Academic discipline
Scienze infermieristiche generali, cliniche e pediatriche (MED/45)
Field
Scienze infermieristiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
10 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: PIACENZA
course unit
in ITALIAN
lectures timetable unavailable
exam calls

Integrated course unit module: CLINICAL EMERGENCIES

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Learning objectives

- Knowledge of the main orthopedic and traumatological pathologies.
- Pre and post-operative nursing care in orthopedics and truamatology.

Prerequisites

- Anatomy and physiology of the musculoskeletal system.
- Nursing care process.

Course unit content

Definition of orthopedics and traumatology
- Fractures - treatment - complications
- Transcheletric tractions and skin traction
- Complex wounds of traumatological interest
- Traumatological patient nursing
- Orthopedic diseases - treatment
- Orthopedic patient nursing

Full programme

- Definition of orthopedics and traumatology
- Pre and post operative nursing shoulder and humerus fractures
- Pre and post operative nursing elbow and wrist fractures
- Pre and post operative nursing pelvis fractures
- Pre and post operative nursing femoral fractures
- Pre and post operative nursing fractures leg and ankle
- Pre and post operative nursing knee and hip arthroplasty
- Pre and post operative nursing knee arthroscopy
- Transcheletric tractions and skin traction
- Complex wounds of traumatological interest, postoperative nursing tenoraphils and fasciotomies

Bibliography

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Teaching methods

- Frontal teaching with visual supports
- PBL
- Discussion in the classroom with the students

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral test

Other information

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