Study Guide

Objective

Students
• understand the specificities of a critically ill patient, the staggering of treatment and competence requirements of nurses
• can anticipate, identify and assess changes in a patient’s vital functions in various working environments
• can carry out a holistic assessment of a patient’s condition
• can use and apply indicators and scoring systems describing a patient’s condition
• can use the patient information system to support decision-making
• can plan and execute the care of critically ill patients in various operating environments
• can support the family members of a critically ill patient
• can assess the importance of patient safety in identifying a critically ill patient

Content

• characteristics of a critically ill patient, staggering of care, special competence requirements of nurses
• aetiology and pathophysiology of changes in vital functions
• critically ill patients in different environments
• overall assessment of a patient’s condition
• assessment indicators and scoring systems for nursing
• supporting a patient’s family
• evidence-based nursing
• patient safety