On completion of the course the student should be able to:
• under supervision, carry out intraoperative nursing care and medically indicated measures for patients undergoing surgery of a general nature
• explain and implement procedures for maintaining patient safety during surgery
• describe the function of and use medical technology and medical devices within theatre nursing
• apply surgical nursing leadership and function as part of a team
• describe different qualitative research methods and be able to formulate research questions based on qualitative research design
• document care and nursing
• document scientifically
• apply existing laws and statutes

Intraoperative nursing care including instrumentation within general, urological and gynaecological surgery
Preventing surgical infections
Procurement of biological specimens and samples for accurate diagnosis
Documentation of intraoperative nursing care
Medical technology and medical devices within surgical care
Organisation and leadership
Qualitative research methods for data collection: the application of interview and observation methodology     
Research ethics
Methods for analysing the need for intraoperative nursing care
Ethics
Evidence-based nursing
Current laws and statutes
Scientific documentation and critical review

Written exam and seminar. Assessment of professional competence. Passing the course requires that all parts of the course are completed and passed.

Grading criteria for pass and pass with distinction are stated in the study guide.

Only one transfer is given for a course with regard to placement. If special reasons are found to exist, an additional transfer may be granted. Special reasons refers to those specified in instructions from the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education, HSVFS 1999:1.

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*Polit, D.F., & Beck, C.T. (2016). Nursing research: generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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*Literature has been used in earlier courses
Articles in the study guide

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