Basic intensive care
15.0 ECTS creditsThe course integrates Nursing (3 ECTS cr) and Medical Science (12 ECTS cr).
The course is offered in a hybrid format with on-campus meetings alternating with distance learning. Instruction is in the form of lectures, field studies, simulations, and study assignments, as well as seminars. Studies are conducted individually and in groups. The course integrates scientific theory and method in relation to the field of intensive care nursing.
The course covers the following:
- The profession of intensive care nursing
- Qualitative methods
- Research ethics
- Scientific theory
- Respiratory physiology
- Respiratory failure
- Sedation
- Invasive and non-invasive ventilation treatment
- Arterial blood gases
- Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
- Hemodynamics
- Cardiovascular pharmacology
- Medication calculations
- ECG
- Renal physiology
- Acute renal failure
- Fluid and electrolyte balance
- Nutrition
The course is offered in a hybrid format with on-campus meetings alternating with distance learning. Instruction is in the form of lectures, field studies, simulations, and study assignments, as well as seminars. Studies are conducted individually and in groups. The course integrates scientific theory and method in relation to the field of intensive care nursing.
The course covers the following:
- The profession of intensive care nursing
- Qualitative methods
- Research ethics
- Scientific theory
- Respiratory physiology
- Respiratory failure
- Sedation
- Invasive and non-invasive ventilation treatment
- Arterial blood gases
- Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
- Hemodynamics
- Cardiovascular pharmacology
- Medication calculations
- ECG
- Renal physiology
- Acute renal failure
- Fluid and electrolyte balance
- Nutrition
Progressive specialisation:
A1N (has only first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)
Education level:
Master's level
Admission requirements
Nursing licence issued by the National Board of Health and Welfare, a nursing degree of at least 180 ECTS credits (including a degree project of at least 15 ECTS credits) or a Bachelor degree in nursing (including a degree project of at least 15 ECTS credits), plus at least 12 months full-time work experience as a licensed nurse, plus upper secondary level Swedish 3 or Swedish as a second language 3 and English 6 or A, or equivalent
Selection:
Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.
This course is included in the following programme
- Nursing Specialisation: Intensive Care (studied during year 1)