Learning objectives
Course educationl goals.
The course's goal is to provide the student with the skills that will enable him to assess the patients' general wellbeing/health status.
Those skills will be gained by learning a few methodologies, such as:
The nursing assessment, which enables to ricognize and describe the signs and symptoms of an illness.
The observation of patients' needs - basic ones and related ones (bio physiological and psychosocial-cultural ones) - and the data collection, both in a condition of wellbeing and in an altered state of health.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
The student is requested to learn and understand the following, through theoretical lessons and interactive practice:
The importance of semiology in nursing.
Semiology in nursing.
The meaning: semiology, symptom, sign.
Body systems (medical) model.
Semiology and the patient's assessment.
Data collection, different types of data and observation (levels of observation).
The Semiology methods/approach or person assessment: inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation.
Nursing assessment of the need: mobility
( Assess/observe the) Biophysiological dimension.
( ".....") Biophysiological dimension of related needs.
Psychosocial-cultural dimension.
Nursing assessment of the need: skin integrity
Biophysiological dimension.
Biophysiological dimension of related needs.
Nursing assessment of the need: self-care
Biophysiological dimension.
Biophysiological dimension of related needs.
Psychosocial-cultural dimension.
Nursing assessment of the need: nutrition
Biophysiological dimension.
Biophysiologicial dimension of related needs.
Psychosocial-cultural dimension.
Learn about-recognize the compulsive overeating, or Binge Eating Disorder (BED).
Nursing assessment of the need: safety
Concepts of danger, damage, risk.
Two main fields, physical safety and psichological-social safety.
Biophysiological dimension.
Psychosocial-cultural dimension.
Biophysiological dimension of related needs.
Psychosocial-cultural dimension of related needs.
Nursing assessment of the need: risk of falls.
Identify the risk factors.
Intrinsic risk factors: age-related physiological alterations.
Intrinsic risk factors: medical conditions.
External risk factors.
Full programme
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Bibliography
Giovanna Artioli, Patrizia Copelli, Chiara Foà, Rachele La Sala., VALUTAZIONE INFERMIERISTICA DELLA PERSONA ASSISTITA - approccio integrato, Poletto Editore, 2016
AAVV.; Manuale di segni e sintomi (quarta edizione), Piccin, 2010
Teaching methods
Teaching methods:
Interactive frontal lessons
Assessment methods and criteria
Evaluation methods:
Written test. The students will be asked to answer questions about the course contents, so to assess whether they have met the learning objectives.
Other information
The nursery Semeiotics course is part of the Integrated Teaching or Course of General Nursing II
