GENERAL SURGERY

General Module

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2017/2018

Type of Course:

Characterising

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in NURSING

Disciplinary Sector:

General Surgery

Is part of:

CLINICAL NURSING IN THE SURGICAL AREA

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

FANCELLU Alessandro

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

Having passed the integrated courses preparatory to the exam as required by the study plan. Knowdolge of anatomy, phisyiology and pathology are required.

AF code:

40000104

Teaching period

Second semester

Objectives

The goals of the course are to provide students with the the fundamental theoretical and practical knowledge necessary for the nursing management of patients with diseases of the digestive system, endocrine system, and tumours requiring surgical management. Starting from pahophysiology, the students are guides towards the clinical and diagnostic aspects of diseases of surgical interest.

Contents

The following issues are addressed:
Bowel obstruction
Jaundice (general aspects and obstructive jaundice)
Diseases of gallbladder and biliary system
Portal hypertension
Acute appendicitis
Shock (general aspects)
Hemorragic shock
Acute limb ischemia
Aneurysms
Chronic limb ischemia
Fever in the surgical patients
Drains management
Surgical oncology general concepts
Breast cancer
Esophageal cancer
Colo-rectal tumours

Recommended Bibliography

- Mario Lise. CHIRURGIA. PER LE PROFESSIONI SANITARIE.
Piccin – Nuova Libraria, 2006
- Davide D’Amico. Chirurgia Generale - Fisiopatologia - Clinica e
Terapia ; Piccin, 2006
- Vittorio Bresadola. CHIRURGIA PER LE PROFESSIONI
SANITARIE. EDISES, 2006

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