by 15 May 2007

by 10 Feb 2017

The student should, on completion of the course, be able to:

• independently observe, assess and analyse the needs of seriously ill/ injured patients in terms of nursing interventions and medically indicated measures, argue for these and apply them
• evaluate and consider nursing actions based on the patient's needs
• motivate and apply evidence-based nursing based on a clinical issue
• explain and motivate management functions and working methods in disasters and accidents
• interact with different authorities prehospitally at the emergency scene
• document the prehospital process and report to receiving authorities
• integrate knowledge and analyse, assess and handle complex issues and situations
• demonstrate a professional attitude vis-à-vis patients and their relatives
• demonstrate the ability to integrate knowledge and analyse, assess and handle complex issues and situations
• independently assess the ill or injured person's somatic and mental status and immediate needs and demonstrate the ability to implement the measures that are required for patients during widely varying conditions
• take part in and independently perform examinations and treatments including palliative care
• apply his/her specialist knowledge in serious accidents and catastrophes
• demonstrate self-knowledge and empathetic capability
• demonstrate a professional attitude vis-à-vis patients and their relatives
• apply current laws and regulations
• document care and nursing
• document scientifically
• identify the need for additional knowledge for continuous skill development

Teaching and learning take place through individual studies, lectures, study assignments, seminars and placement under supervision. Participation in seminars and placement is compulsory.

• Written examination.
  
• Assessment of professional competence.
  

Grading criteria for Pass and Pass with distinction are stated in the study guide Only one transfer is given for the course with respect to the placement. If there are special circumstances, a further transfer can be granted. Special circumstances are those stated in regulations from the National Agency for Higher Education HSVFS 1999:1.

This course is given for second-cycle studies within specialist training to become an ambulance nurse and is a placement course.

This course, with clinical placement are subject to Special rules regarding clinical placement according to Head of Department decision.  

Study supervision is provided in the course room in Canvas.

Åsa Engström

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*Clarke, D., & Ketchell, A. (2014). Att vårda akut sjuka vuxna -Prioriteringar vid bedömning och omhändertagande. (1. uppl.). Lund: Studentlitteratur.
*Edberg, A-K., Ehrenberg, A., Friberg, F., Wallin, L., Wijk, H., & Öhlén, J. (2013). Omvårdnad på avancerad nivå – kärnkompetenser inom sjuksköterskans specialistområden. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
*Jacobson, G., & Öberg, P.Å. (2003). Teknik i praktisk sjukvård. Stockholm: Svenska fören. för medicinsk teknik och fysik.
*Jevon, P., & Ewens, B. (Red.). (2014). Att övervaka patienter med livshotande sjukdom. (1. uppl.). Lund: Studentlitteratur.
*Kvale, S., & Brinkmann, S. (2014). Den kvalitativa forskningsintervjun. (3:e rev. uppl.). Lund: Studentlitteratur.
*Larsson, A., & Rubertsson, S. (Red.). (2012). Intensivvård. Stockholm: Liber.
*National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT). Advanced medical life support: An assessment-based approach. (senaste upplagan). St. Louis, MO: Mosby/JEMS.
Nilsson, H., & Kristiansson, T. (2015). Katastrofmedicinsk beredskap: att leda sjukvård på ett särskilt sätt. Lund, Studentlitteratur. 2015
*Polit, D.F., & Beck, C.T. (2016). Nursing research: generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice. (10th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
*Raadu, G. (Red.). (senaste upplagan). Författningshandbok för personal inom hälso- och sjukvården. Stockholm: Liber.
*Suserud, B.-O., & Svensson, L. (Red.). (2016). Prehospital akutsjukvård. Stockholm: Liber AB.
*Wiklund Gustin, L., & Bergbom, I. (2012). Vårdvetenskapliga begrepp i teori och praktik. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
*Willman, A. (red.) (2016). Evidensbaserad omvårdnad: en bro mellan forskning och klinisk verksamhet. (4.,[rev.] uppl.). Lund: Studentlitteratur.

*Literature has been used in earlier courses
A list of articles is in the study guide.

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