Study Guide

Objective

The student:
Is able to assess the care needs of the client/patient and use appropriate nursing methods to meet these needs.
Is able to act aseptically correct.
Is able to recognize the nutritional status of the client/patient and apply nutrition and care recommendations tailored for different age and target groups, as well as implement enteral nutrition in a patient-safe manner.
Is able to act according to the ethical principles of nursing when encountering a dying patient and their relatives.
Is able to identify a person in need of first aid and act appropriately in first aid situations.

Content

Theme 1
Assisting the client/patient with activities of daily living on an individual basis and in accordance with the principle of holistic care
Basic skin care
Hygiene, oral and dental care and foot care
Meeting the dying patient and his/her relatives
Good care of the dying person, dignified death and caring for the deceased
Psychosocial support

Theme 2
Monitoring excretion
Aseptic and patient safety when using excretory equipment
One-off and continuous catheterisation and care of the catheterised patient

Theme 3
Nutritional recommendations and different diets
Nutritional status tests
Identification and planning of nutritional care needs as part of client/patient care
Nasogastric tube insertion and tube feeding

Theme 4
First aid

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Passed
The student:
Assesses the care needs of the client/patient and uses appropriate nursing methods to meet these needs.
Acts aseptically correct.
Recognizes the nutritional status of the clients/patient and applies nutrition and care recommendations tailored for different age and target groups, as well as implements enteral nutrition in a patient-safe manner.
Acts according to the ethical principles of nursing when encountering a dying patient and their relatives.
Identifies a person in need of first aid and acts appropriately in first aid situations.
Fail
The student:
Does not recognize the care needs of the client/patient, nor uses appropriate nursing methods to meet these needs.
Does not know how to act aseptically.
Does not recognize the nutritional status of the customer/patient, nor applies nutrition and care recommendations tailored for different age and target groups. Does not know how to implement enteral nutrition in a patient-safe manner.
Does not know how to act according to the ethical principles of nursing when encountering a dying patient and their relatives.
Does not recognize a person in need of first aid, nor acts appropriately in first aid situations.