NURSING INTERNSHIP I
Channel 1
MASSIMILIANO CHIARINI
Lecturers' profile
Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
1: ASSESSMENT OF VITAL PARAMETERS
Documentation of vital signs
Measuring body temperature
Measuring peripheral and central pulses
Measuring respiration
Pulse oximetry
Measuring blood pressure
Pain measurement scales
2: PERSONAL CARE, HYGIENE, AND COMFORT
Making the occupied bed
Preparing the operated patient's bed
Oral care and hygiene for the non-self-sufficient patient
Care of the extremities
Personal hygiene for the non-self-sufficient patient
Care and preparation of the body
3: BIOMECHANICS AND MOBILITY
Proper use of body mechanics to move and lift weights
Assistance in walking a non-self-sufficient patient (all)
Transferring a patient from the bed to the stretcher
Positioning a immobilized patient in a condition of partial or total dependence
Exercises to prevent immobilization syndrome (collaboration with other
staff Healthcare)
Patient safety: systems for preventing accidental falls and other risks
4: INFECTION PREVENTION
Hand hygiene: social handwashing, antiseptics, and surgical asepsis
Correct use of personal protective equipment – standard precautions
Use of PPE for procedures requiring sterility
5: NUTRITION
Mealtime assistance for a non-self-sufficient patient
Artificial nutrition (NPT, EN)
Nasogastric tube: placement, management, and removal
6: URINARY AND BOWEL ELIMINATION
Methods for collecting urine samples for laboratory tests
The use of dipsticks
Indwelling and extemporaneous bladder catheters: placement, management, and removal
Closed-circuit bladder irrigation (cystoclysis)
Methods for collecting stool samples for laboratory tests
Administering an enema
7: RESPIRATORY FUNCTION
Respiratory physiotherapy
Use of respiratory devices
Oxygen therapy
Collecting a sputum sample for laboratory tests
8: SKIN INTEGRITY AND WOUND HEALING
Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers
Prerequisites
Basic theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology, hygiene, and safety;
The fundamentals of basic nursing care, learned through the Basics of Nursing Care and General Nursing courses;
Communication and interpersonal skills in helping patients and the team;
Knowledge of the ethical and professional principles of the nursing profession;
Basic practical skills practiced in the laboratory (e.g., hygiene, mobilization, vital signs, feeding and elimination assistance);
Knowledge of safety, risk prevention, and infection control regulations;
Ability to recognize one's role as a student and the limits of one's operational autonomy.
Books
MANUALE DI TECNICHE E PROCEDURE INFERMIERISTICHE DI TAYLOR, Lynn, Taylor, Casa editrice PICCIN
IL MANUALE DELL’INFERMIERE, Vol. 1, Nettina, Casa Editrice PICCIN
MANUALE DELLE DIAGNOSI INFERMIERISTICHE, Carpenito-Moyet, CEA
INFERMIERISTICA MEDICO-CHIRURGICA, Brunner-Suddarth, Vol 1, Hinkle, Cheever, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
NURSING CLINICO TECNICHE E PROCEDURE DI KOZIER, Berman, Snyder, Edises
Frequency
Mandatory attendance for the internship.
Exam mode
Written and oral test
Lesson mode
450 hours are required to take the exam (15 CFU).
- Lesson code1035555
- Academic year2025/2026
- CourseNursing REPLICA C-AZIENDA POLICLINICO UMBERTO I
- CurriculumSingle curriculum
- Year1st year
- Semester2nd semester
- SSDMED/45
- CFU15