Emergency Care and High Dependency Nursing

Objective

Student
- understands the legislation and service system related to emergency services and the standard practices related to crisis and emergency situations
- understands and is able to implement an assessment of the need for and urgency of patient care
- is able to assess a patient's condition, plan nursing care and take immediate therapeutic action
- identifies a critically ill patient and initiates and is able to implement immediate treatment measures
- is proficient in the main methods of examination and treatment of emergency and surveillance patients
- understands the pathophysiology of problems of an emergency patient
- understands and is able to implement emergency and surveillance care for infectious patients
- understands the significance of preparedness and prevention of work-related threats and hazards
- understands the drug therapy process in emergency and surveillance nursing.

Content

Assessing the need for and urgency of treatment
Principles, legislation and service structure of emergency and surveillance care
Main patient groups in emergency care
Examination and management of patients in emergency and surveillance care
Examination and care of infectious and trauma patients
Dealing with danger and threat situations
Specific aspects of medical treatment in emergency and surveillance care

Qualifications

Medical Nursing Competence. Surgical Nursing Competence.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student
- Can adequately search for information and use the knowledge base in the field to plan their professional activities
- Possesses adequate knowledge and skills for professional activities
- Acts in a client/patient-oriented manner and takes into account safety issues and ethical principles
- Is able to assess their own strengths and development needs

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student
- Can use evidence-based knowledge to plan their professional activities
- Can act in a client/patient-oriented and responsible manner
- Can use professional ethical principles in their professional activities, taking into account safety aspects
- Is able to interact with consideration for diversity
- Recognises their own strengths and development needs

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student
- Applies a wide range of professional knowledge based on evidence
- Can act in a client/patient-oriented and responsible manner and assess the consequences of their actions
- Acts in accordance with professional ethical principles, taking into account safety aspects
- Is able to interact with respect for diversity
- Recognises their own strengths and development needs and is able to develop their professional activities

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

PASS
Student
- Can adequately search for information and use the knowledge base in the field to plan their professional activities
- Possesses adequate knowledge and skills for professional activities
- Acts in a client/patient-oriented manner and takes into account safety issues and ethical principles
- Is able to assess their own strengths and development needs

FAIL
Student
- Cannot adequately search for information and cannot use the knowledge base in the field to plan their professional ac-tivities
- Does not have sufficient knowledge and skills for professional activities
- Cannot act in a client/patient-oriented manner and cannot take into account safety issues and ethical principles