PERIOPERATIVE NURSING 5 ECTS PEHO
The study unit includes 1 ECTS of studies arranged in English
Objectives
Students will
• Understand the treatment path for perioperative patients
• Know how to describe the perioperative treatment process of adult patients
• Learn the principles of asepsis and know how to apply the methods and principles of infection prevention in a surgical ward
• Be able to work in multiprofessional surgical and anaesthetic teams at the different phases of perioperative nursing
• Become proficient in the basic principles and values of surgical and anaesthetic nursing and learn to base their actions on the latest research information
• Understand the special features of pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy for perioperative patients and know how to apply them in patient care
• Become familiar with the most common anaesthetic and analgesic methods
• Know how to prepare patients for anaesthesia and procedures
• Know how to use common patient testing, examination, monitoring and care instruments, analyse the resulting information and act accordingly
• Know how to report on and document the different phases of perioperative treatment
• Learn to identify the special features of counselling and support provided to perioperative patients
• Be aware of the safety risks in surgical and anaesthetic wards and know how to ensure the safety of activities
• Understand the tasks of anaesthetic nurses, circulating nurses and surgeon’s assistants and identify the key instruments used
• Be able to perform immediate postoperative observation in the recovery room