Study Guide

Objectives

The student
-is able to gather equipment needed for the patient’s care is able to check tht the equipment is suitable and safe for use
- is able to admit the patient to the anaesthesia department
- is able to act as an anaesthesia nurse in beginning, maintaining and finishing the patient's anaesthesia
- is able to observe a patient with general and local anaesthesia by collecting information about the patient's physiological condition, analysing the information he/she has collected and making conclusions for patient care
- is able to perform patient’s fluid therapy
- is able to carry out the patient's pharmacotherapy, including medication calculation
- is able to implement the patient's pain management and the various care methods used
- is able to act as an anaesthesia nurse during the postoperative care of the patient
- is able to perform aseptic activity in patient care
- is able to maintain the continuity of care both through oral reports and using manual and electronic documentation
- is able to work as part of an operative team, recognising his/her own responsibility
- is able to work to promote the health of the patient
- is able to assess the development of his/her own professionalism during the supervised practice and to identify in him/herself the need for continuous development

Content

Participation in the courses Supervised Clinical Training in the Operating Room, 6 weeks

Prerequisites

At the beginning of the elective vocational studies, the student must have completed 135 credits. These should include the theoretical studies and orientation to practical training of the area which the student has chosen for the elective studies, as well as courses in anatomy and physiology. Completion of the course in Perioperative Nursing.

Participation in the courses Anaesthesised Patient in the Operating Room and Orientation to Clinical Training: Anaesthesised Patient in the Operating Room

Assessment criteria, pass/fail

Pass
The student:
- is able to perform in the induction, planning and implementation phases of anaesthesia, taking into account patient safety from the viewpoint of the particular patient
- is able to plan and implement anaesthesia that enables patient observation and takes into account the requirements of anaesthesia from the particular patient's point of view
- is able to plan and implement anaesthesia based on the application of the principles of aseptic action in the particular patient
- is able to apply the theoretical basis of anaesthesia care in monitoring the anaesthesia for particular patient care

Fail
The student:
- does not perceive the anaesthesia nurse's actions in induction, maintaining and finishing the patient's anaesthesia
- is not able to observe and care for a patient with general and local anaesthesia by collecting information about the patient's physiological condition, analysing the information he/she has collected and making conclusions for patient care
- has shortcomings in the skills of fluid therapy and pharmacotherapy
- has shortcomings in pain management
- is unable to act as an anaesthesia nurse in the postoperative phase of the patient’s care
- is not able to perform aseptic care in the patient care
- is not able to maintain the continuity of care, both orally and using manual and electronic documents
- does not know how to act as a team member and does not assess his/her own professional development during the period