Study Guide

Objective

Students will
• Understand the treatment path for surgical patients
• Become familiar with the overall treatment of a surgical patient and its various foundations, special features and ethical requirements regarding patients representing different demographic groups
• Become proficient in aseptic techniques and systematic work
• Learn to promote and ensure occupational and patient safety in the treatment of surgical patients
• Learn to plan, administer, monitor and evaluate safe and effective medication and fluid therapy for surgical patients
• Practise various assistance methods used in surgical nursing
• Know how to plan, carry out and assess the guidance and training of surgical patients in cooperation with other experts by applying a customer or group-oriented approach
• Know how to support the self-care of a surgical patient in postoperative treatment in a hospital environment and at home
• Know how to ensure the exchange of updated information during the different treatment phases of surgical patients
• Understand the meaning of life-long learning in the nursing of surgical patients
• Develop their personal professional skills

Content

Contents

• Surgical patients’ treatment paths
• Most common illnesses requiring surgical treatment, their nursing and rehabilitation
• Assistance methods used in the treatment of surgical patients
• Pre-, intra- and post-operative nursing
• Aseptic techniques
• Assessment and management of acute pain
• Observation and care of surgical wounds
• Pre-, intra- and post-operative nursing
• Personal counselling for patients and family members
• Documentation and reporting

Evaluation scale

H-5