Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The student
- advances his/her professional competence in nursing care of children who are suddenly and surgically ill and in need of intensive care, along with their families
- is able to act safely in the treatment and guidance of a child who is suddenly ill and requires intensive observation
- is able to perform pharmacotherapy and fluid therapy for a suddenly ill child
- is able to perform resuscitation on a new-born child and an infant
- is able to interact with a child who is suddenly ill and in need of intensive care, and his/her family
- is able to evaluate the child's condition, and to plan and implement care in collaboration with the family and multi-professional workgroup using evidence-based knowledge
- is able to work collegially and develop as a professional representative by evaluating his/her own activities and giving feedback to the team members
- is able to evaluate his/her own professional development in the nursing care of children who are suddenly ill and in need of intensive care, and to identify in him/herself the continuous need for developmemt
- is able to choose economically sustainable methods in his/her actions

Content (course unit)

- the most common methods of intervention for children who are suddenly ill and in need of intensive care
- children's pharmaceutical and liquid therapy
- child‘s resuscitation
- assessment of a child’s condition, along with the planning and implementation of care in collaboration with the family and multi-professional working group
- child and family guidance and professional interaction

Prerequisites (course unit)

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. Required completion of the course Paediatric Nursing Care.

Participation in the course Nursing Care of a Suddenly Ill Child

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Pass:

The student
- is able to plan, implement and evaluate nursing care of child or adolescent who is suddenly ill or needs intensive care
- is able to act in collaboration with a child and his/her family
- works professionally and ethically

Fail
The student
- puts patient safety at risk

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail