TRANSVERSAL SKILLS

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in Nursing
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2019/2020
Year: 
1
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2019/2020
Seat of the course: 
Varese - Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Credits: 
4
Standard lectures hours: 
60
Requirements: 

RADIOPROTEZIONE
Knowledge of basic Physics
INGLESE
Knowledge of basic English
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Final Examination: 
Orale

RADIOPROTEZIONE
Written examination. 10 questions. Quantitative and qualitative evaluation. Cutoff approximately 70%
INGLESE
Written examination. 20 questions. Quantitative and qualitative evaluation. Cutoff approximately 70%
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Assessment: 
Giudizio Finale

RADIOPROTEZIONE
The course joins three different items with the purpose of give complementary information not directly related to the profession of nurse but useful to the best approach to the patient.
INGLESE
The course is aimed at reinforcing students’ communication skills at work and giving them practice in current healthcare situations.
The focus on medical vocabulary will also help them read scientific journals and textbooks more fluently keeping up-to-date with the latest advances in Nursing.

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RADIOPROTEZIONE
Sources of ionizing radiations used in medicine. Biological effects of radiations. Physical quantities related to damage caused by ionizing radiations. Radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging. Main modalities of diagnostic imaging with ionizing and non ionizing radiations. Instrumentations for measuring radiation. Problems of radioprotection in diagnostic and therapeutic use of ionizing and non ionizing radiation. Radioprotection practice in medicine.
INGLESE
The course deals with the main Nursing topics: the nurse’s job- hospital departments- welcoming a patient on admission- checking a patient’s identity (ID) bracelet- describing parts of the body- using equipment to take patient Observations- caring for a patient on the ward and after surgery in the Recovery area- preparation and use of a basic trolley for sterile procedures- types of injections- how to change a catheter bag- describing wounds and changing dressings- caring for terminally ill patients, pain management- rehabilitation and mobility aids for the elderly, the disabled and bedridden patients ( occupational therapy, modified utensils, walking frame, hoist, slide sheet, wheel-chairs) - diagnostic medical imaging (MRI- CT-scan, x-ray, ultrasound scan)- using IV infusion equipment- doing a blood sugar test.
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RADIOPROTEZIONE
La radioprotezione nelle attività sanitarie: manuale informativo ad uso dei lavoratori. Regione Lombardia, Directive EURATOM 59/2013, free download from the web
INGLESE
Cambridge English for Nursing (pre-intermediate) with CD
Virginia Allum and Patricia McGarr
Cambridge University Press
DIRITTO

RADIOPROTEZIONE
Lectures (10 hrs). Presentations and didactic materials in PDF format.
INGLESE
Lectures. Presentations and didactic materials in PDF format.
DIRITTO

RADIOPROTEZIONE
none.
INGLESE
none.
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Modules