Perioperative Nursing (4 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

Student
- can plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based perioperative patient care in a multidisciplinary team in different environments
- is competent in aseptic practice in perioperative nursing
- is able to implement a patient-safety approach in a perioperative environment
- understands different roles and tasks in perioperative nursing
- can provide guidance in perioperative nursing
- is proficient in the perioperative care pathway and related decision-making
- is proficient in the drug therapy process in perioperative nursing.

Content

Nursing process and patient care pathway in perioperative nursing
Aseptic practices in the perioperative environment
Roles, tasks and responsibilities of a perioperative nurse
Perioperative patient surveillance, care and assistance methods
Supporting the resources and decision-making of the perioperative patient and their loved ones
Documenting and reporting of perioperative care
Forms of anaesthesia and anaesthetic drugs
Surgical positions
Instruments and wound closure materials
Patient safety and health technology in perioperative care and environment
Specific aspects of perioperative drug therapy

Prerequisites

Basics of Clinical Nursing Competence. Basic knowledge of Pharmacotherapy.

Evaluation scale

0-5

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