Study Guide

Learning objectives

After completing the course, student is able to
- be familiar with the surgical patient process
- engage in perioperative nursing in a customer-oriented manner, following the principles of nursing
- provide instructions in accordance with a partially rehabilitative approach, involving the surgical patient and the patient’s relatives in the various stages of the perioperative process
- apply evidence-based information in the identification of perioperative patient care needs, as well as in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the treatment
- explain and carry out the examination, observation and maintenance of the vital functions of perioperative patients
- apply the principles of aseptic operation in perioperative nursing and assess the harm caused by aseptic deficiencies
- identify the surgical complication risks related to the general health condition and diseases of a patient and familiar with the nurse's role in promoting patient safety and health
- implement safe medical and fluid treatment on a perioperative patient in a substantiated manner
- faultlessly calculate medical calculations for perioperative care
- assess the importance of multidisciplinary cooperation and recognize the role of different professional groups in perioperative patient care

Content

- Patient pre-, intra- and postoperative care
- Drug and fluid therapy, drug calculation
- Multiprofessional cooperation
- Perioperative patient safety
- Surgery and anesthesiology

Qualifications

Nursing Assessment and Interventions, Nursing Assessment and Interventions, Clinical Skills and Basics of Pharmacological Treatment completed.