Surgical nursing (2cr)

Objective

Students
• know the main surgical diseases and the most common surgical procedures
• know the principles of the care process of surgical patients
• are able to plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based holistic care of a surgical patient, taking into account patient safety
• understand the importance of multiprofessional care at different stages of the care pathway of a surgical patient
• understand the use of health technology applications in the care of surgical patients
• understand the importance of patient guidance, the continuity of care and care pathway

Content

• nursing process of a surgical patient (pre-, intra- and postoperative care)
• care pathway of a surgical patient (elective and emergency patients)
• the most common surgically treated diseases and evidence-based nursing
• principles of trauma patient nursing
• fractures, wound care and stemming the flow of blood in an emergency
• applying systematic approaches and indicators (ISBAR, cABCDE, NEWS, CGS, TRIAGE, VAS) to the assessment and reporting of a patient’s condition
• identification and prevention of post-operative complications
• surgical patient interventions, including acute pain management, surgical wound care, mobilisation, parenteral fluid and nutrition therapy and pharmacotherapy and blood transfusions
• basics of anaesthesiology, the most common types of anaesthesia and anaesthesia medications
• multiprofessional collaboration
• patient guidance, continuity of care, care pathway

Further information

RPL 8/2025:
Recognition of prior learning is only possible if the student has a previous nursing degree or equivalent higher education studies leading to a nursing degree.