Unit MATERNAL-INFANT CLINICAL NURSING

Course
Nursing
Study-unit Code
50544607
Location
PERUGIA
Curriculum
In all curricula
Teacher
Fabrizio Faina
CFU
7
Course Regulation
Coorte 2024
Offered
2026/27
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa integrata

OBSTETRIC CARE

Code 50544501
Location PERUGIA
CFU 1
Teacher Fabrizio Faina
Learning activities Caratterizzante
Area Scienze infermieristiche
Sector MED/47
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)

Canale B

CFU
1
Teacher
Marica Falini
Teachers
  • Marica Falini
Hours
  • 15 ore - Marica Falini
Language of instruction
Italian
Contents
Elements of Obstetric Physiology
Management of an Unexpected Childbirth
Postpartum Hemorrhage: Prevention and First-Line Management
Educational objectives
Define low-risk and high-risk pregnancy.
Understand the principles of prenatal hygiene and the fundamentals of care for women with low-risk pregnancies.
Describe the role of the emergency nurse in the management of an unexpected childbirth and the care of both the mother and the newborn.
Apply emergency interventions in cases of postpartum hemorrhage.
Operational instruction on Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy (VTP), S.S.C.C., Perugia University Hospital.
Teaching methods
Traditional lecture
Learning verification modality
Written examination consisting of a closed-ended multiple-choice questionnaire
Extended program
Pregnancy
Low-Risk Physiological Pregnancy
Termination of Pregnancy
Risk Factors in Pregnancy
Monitoring of Low-Risk Pregnancy (Essential Levels of Care – LEA)
Childbirth
The Factors Influencing Childbirth
The Stages of Labor
Management of Unexpected Childbirth and Initial Newborn Care
Postpartum Hemorrhage
The Puerperium
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
salute e benessere

Canale A

CFU
1
Teacher
Marica Falini
Teachers
  • Marica Falini
Hours
  • 15 ore - Marica Falini
Language of instruction
Italian
Contents
Elements of Obstetric Physiology
Management of an Unexpected Childbirth
Postpartum Hemorrhage: Prevention and First-Line Management
Reference texts
Valle A., Bottino S..Meregalli V.,Zanini A.,Lissoni D., Locatelli A. «Manuale di Sala Parto» EdiErmes 2019 Ragusa A., Crescini C. “Urgenze ed emergenze in sala parto”, PICCIN 2015 Danti L. «Il periodo espulsivo e.dintorni», PICCIN 2017 De Cecco P., Pecorari R. “Manuale di Ginecologia e Ostetricia”, SEU 2000 Nappi C. “Ostetricia e Ginecologia”, ed. IDELSON GNOCCHI, 2004 Linee Guida della Gravidanza Fisiologica, 2011 e successivi aggiornamenti anno 2024
Educational objectives
Define low-risk and high-risk pregnancy.
Understand the principles of prenatal hygiene and the fundamentals of care for women with low-risk pregnancies.
Describe the role of the emergency nurse in the management of an unexpected childbirth and the care of both the mother and the newborn.
Apply emergency interventions in cases of postpartum hemorrhage.
Operational instruction on Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy (VTP), S.S.C.C., Perugia University Hospital.
Teaching methods
traditional lecture
Learning verification modality
Written examination consisting of a closed-ended multiple-choice questionnaire
Extended program
Pregnancy
Low-Risk Physiological Pregnancy
Termination of Pregnancy
Risk Factors in Pregnancy
Monitoring of Low-Risk Pregnancy (Essential Levels of Care – LEA)
Childbirth
The Factors Influencing Childbirth
The Stages of Labor
Management of Unexpected Childbirth and Initial Newborn Care
Postpartum Hemorrhage
The Puerperium
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
Salute e benessere

PEDIATRIC NURSING

Code 50503002
Location PERUGIA
CFU 2
Teacher Fabrizio Faina
Learning activities Caratterizzante
Area Scienze infermieristiche
Sector MED/45
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)

Canale B

CFU
2
Teacher
Fabrizio Faina
Teachers
  • Fabrizio Faina
Hours
  • 30 ore - Fabrizio Faina
Language of instruction
Italian
Contents
Identification and resolution of the priority health needs of the neonatal, pediatric and adolescent population, from a preventive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative point of view, through precise support strategies for the child and family.
Reference texts
Procedure infermieristiche in area pediatrica. Pierluigi Badon. Casa editrice Ambrosia.
-Assistenza infermieristica in pediatria. P. Badon, S. Cesaro. Casa editrice Ambrosiana.
-L’assistenza centrata sulla famiglia. L.Smith,V.Coleman, M.Bradshaw. EdiSes.na
Educational objectives
At the end of the module, the student will be able to identify the specificity of the childcare approach to the baby and the newborn with health problems, differences with the adult patient and the importance
of the role of the family in the process of recovering the child's health. It will be able to define the peculiarities in carrying out assistance techniques in the specific setting, choosing less appropriate traumatic modes, and establishing an appropriate relationship according to the different ages of the child. It will also define the needs, priorities and major care interventions in the most frequent pathological conditions in the pediatric field.
Prerequisites
Anatomy and physiopathology of the baby and the infant.
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons and interactive moments with the use of audio / visual didactic aids and dummies
Learning verification modality
Verifica scritta e/o orale
Extended program
Evolution of pediatric nursing as a separate discipline. Nursing process in pediatrics.
- Assistance to the healthy newborn in the context of low intensity care, management of premature or pathological neonates in a context of medium and high intensity care (neonatal disease and neonatal intensive care).
- the importance of breastfeeding.
- The concept of "Family Centered Care" and its applications in the clinic in a context of humanization of care; Kangaroo Mother Care.
- Pain in the child: assessment tools, containment techniques and pain control in the child.
- Management of Clinical Risk Management and Pediatric Risk Management: Calculation skills, with therapy preparation exercises.
- Therapy administration: the relationship and approach with the child to whom the therapy is given. Venous incarnation; administration of oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, rectal, ocular therapy.
- Assistance to the child undergoing surgery.
- Pediatric and neonatal emergencies.
- Diabetes mellitus
- The mistreated child
- Non-pharmacological therapies for the control of pain, stress and discomfort in children and the newborn.
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
Codice obiettivo 5

Canale A

CFU
2
Teacher
Fabrizio Faina
Teachers
  • Fabrizio Faina
Hours
  • 30 ore - Fabrizio Faina
Language of instruction
Italian
Contents
Identification and resolution of the priority health needs of the neonatal, pediatric and adolescent population, from a preventive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative point of view, through precise support strategies for the child and family.
Reference texts
Procedure infermieristiche in area pediatrica. Pierluigi Badon. Casa editrice Ambrosiana.
- Assistenza infermieristica in pediatria. P. Badon, S. Cesaro. Casa editrice Ambrosiana.
- L’assistenza centrata sulla famiglia. L.Smith,V.Coleman, M.Bradshaw. EdiSes.
Educational objectives
At the end of the module, the student will be able to identify the specificity of the childcare approach to the baby and the newborn with health problems, differences with the adult patient and the importance
of the role of the family in the process of recovering the child's health. It will be able to define the peculiarities in carrying out assistance techniques in the specific setting, choosing less appropriate traumatic modes, and establishing an appropriate relationship according to the different ages of the child. It will also define the needs, priorities and major care interventions in the most frequent pathological conditions in the pediatric field.
Prerequisites
Anatomy and physiopathology of the baby and the infant.
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons and interactive moments with the use of audio / visual didactic aids and dummies
.
Learning verification modality
Verifica scritta e/o orale
Extended program
Evolution of pediatric nursing as a separate discipline. Nursing process in pediatrics.
- Assistance to the healthy newborn in the context of low intensity care, management of premature or pathological neonates in a context of medium and high intensity care (neonatal disease and neonatal intensive care and pediatric).
- the importance of breastfeeding.
- The concept of "Family Centered Care" and its applications in the clinic in a context of humanization of care; Kangaroo Mother Care.
- Pain in the child: assessment tools, containment techniques and pain control in the child.
- Management of Clinical Risk Management and Pediatric Risk Management: Calculation skills, with therapy preparation exercises.
- Therapy administration: the relationship and approach with the child to whom the therapy is given. Venous incarnation; administration of oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, rectal, ocular therapy.
- Assistance to the child undergoing surgery.
- Pediatric and neonatal emergencies.
- Diabetes mellitus
- The mistreated child
- Non-pharmacological therapies for the control of pain, stress and discomfort in children and the newborn.
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
Codice obiettivo 5

OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Code 50502902
Location PERUGIA
CFU 2
Teacher Lorenzo Cecconi
Teachers
  • Lorenzo Cecconi
Hours
  • 30 ore - Lorenzo Cecconi
Learning activities Caratterizzante
Area Interdisciplinari e cliniche
Sector MED/40
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)

PEDIATRICS

Code 50565902
Location PERUGIA
CFU 2
Teacher Francesco Valitutti
Teachers
  • Francesco Valitutti
Hours
  • 30 ore - Francesco Valitutti
Learning activities Caratterizzante
Area Interdisciplinari e cliniche
Sector MED/38
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction Italian
Contents Fundamentals of Child Care. Main Pathological Conditions in Children and Newborns.
Theoretical Elements of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Children
Reference texts MANUALE DI
INFERMIERISTICA
PEDIATRICA.
Manuela De Rosa. Monduzzi Editore
Educational objectives Understand age-specific vital signs and their variations as a function of pathophysiological conditions.

Make presumptive diagnoses and algorithmize rapid therapeutic interventions based on specific disease contexts.
Prerequisites General physiology and pathology
Teaching methods Face-to-face and web-based lessons (when applies)
Learning verification modality Multiple choice test as final test
Extended program Neonatal physiology and pathology. Immuno-allergy diseases. Pediatric infectious diseases. Neurological diseases. Nephro-urological diseases. Advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation in children.
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile Guiding the student towards sustainable medicine as the foundation of the integrated care pathway