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STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Written final exam, which includes:
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- Multiple choice test
- Open ended questions with brief answers
- Critical thinking questions
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- Evaluate the clinical symptoms of Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Renal Failure.
- Be able to evaluate laboratory findings in Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Renal Failure.
- Know about the patient’s preparation for integration into renal replacement therapy.
- Know about methods of renal replacement therapy.
- Recognize the complications of renal replacement therapy.
- Know about the basic principles of hemodialysis and water treatment systems.
- Plan the hemodialysis program.
- Know about the patient’s pre-transplant examination.
- Assess the patient’s needs after a kidney transplant.
- Educate the patient and the family.
GENERAL COMPETENCES
- General skills
- Teamwork
- Adaptation to new situations
- Respect for diversity and multiculturalism
- Promotion of free, creative and promotional thinking
- Work in an international environment
- Decision making
Course Outline
SYLLABUS
- Kidney anatomy and physiology
- Laboratory and Clinical Approach to Renal Diseases.
- Nursing care of patients with acute renal failure.
- Nursing care of patients with chronic renal failure.
- Basic principles of hemodialysis, techniques, vascular access.
- Nursing care of dialysis patients – management of complications.
- Nursing care of patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis.
- Nursing care of patients undergoing kidney transplantation.
- Nursing care of children and adolescents with chronic renal failure.
- Diet in chronic kidney disease.
- Management of anemia in chronic kidney disease.
- Psychological status and quality of life of patients undergoing renal dialysis.
- Infection control in the dialysis unit.
- Community Nursing in Nephrology care.