Study Guide

Objectives

The student is able to
- act appropriately when first aid is needed
- know the principles of first aid in cases of emergency
- know the most important principles of nursing and understand their significance in patient / client care
- learn nursing interventions
- learn the regulations concerning medical and parenteral care as well as their implementation
- take into account patient security
- act in an aseptic and safe way in the tasks of biomedical laboratory scientists

Content

First aid in cases of emergency
Action in other first aid situations
Cooperation with authorities in special conditions
Principles of nursing
Principles of nursing interventions
Patient security and Regulations concerning medical care
Implementation of parenteral pharmacotherapy
Prevention of infections and aseptic techniques

Prerequisites

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Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student is able to
- help and give first aid in emergencies and in acute situations
- identify accidents and dangerous situations
- operate with a patient carefully and aseptically in sampling and examination situations.
- describe the operation of the nursing unit

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student is able to
- help and give first aid in emergencies and in acute situations
- identify and prevent accidents
- operate with a patient carefully and aseptically in sampling and examination situations.
- describe the operation of the nursing unit
- justify his/her actions

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student is able to
- operate and take the responsibility of first aid in emergencies and in acute situations
- identify and prevent accidents beforehand
- operate with a patient carefully and aseptically in sampling and examination situations.
- describe in detail the operation of the nursing unit
- justify and evaluate his/her actions

Further information

The course includes training in the university of applied sciences’ teaching laboratory.

The course must be completed before 1. year supervised training.