Function and Functional Impairment 1
Students understand the causes, symptoms, diagnoses, prognoses, DMP and treatments for selected illnesses and disorders of the musculoskeletal system, cardiovascular disease and diseases of the endocrine and metabolic system. They acquire knowledge of aspects and disorders relating to obstetric and gynaecological issues and the related diagnostic and treatment procedures. Students know the basics of neonatology and congenital disease. They are able to apply this knowledge in health care and nursing and use this in a nursing context.
Health and Illness in Old Age
Building on their knowledge of demographic development, students focus on findings in age research, theories of ageing and the psychology of ageing. The particular features of geriatric medicine are discussed in connection with nursing challenges and contextualised with special geriatric assessments and care concepts.
Students know and understand the position, structure and function of the structures in the respiratory, vascular, circulatory, digestive, urinary, genital, nervous, sensory and endocrine systems, the skin and the musculoskeletal system. They are familiar with the processes in the physiological state of rest and the related changes in the state of awareness.
Pharmacology and Toxicology 1
Students know the basics of pharmaceutics and can understand the health care context and factual connections of general groups of active ingredients such as vitamins, medication for sleep disorders and pain. They can also cite complementary forms of treatments and know their positive and negative aspects.
Complementary Methods in Nursing
Students understand the possibilities and limitations of the complementary health care offers for all stages of life and can justify their use. They are able to apply various evidence-based findings of complementary methods in practical situations.
Health Care and Nursing 2
The nursing interventions detailed below are explained in theory and practical-based sessions, incorporating the skills acquired to date and various learning types and forms, until the students can carry out the interventions themselves. Based on the health care process and all stages of life, students learn to apply prophylactic nursing interventions in relation to bedsores, contractures, intertrigo, pneumonia, aspiration and thrush according to the relevant situation and influencing factors. They learn to observe the health care aspect of ‘respiration’ and its pathological changes and transfer supporting measures to practical situations. Students have knowledge of pre-operative care. They can carry out puncture procedures, take blood samples from the veins and capillaries, insert and change peripheral venous cannulas and carry out injections and infusions in accordance with the legal regulations…
Students acquire fundamental knowledge of forms of care present in palliative care and hospices. They understand this stage of life in relation to the particular challenges of pain and symptom management and caring for patients and their environment and learn about their role, tasks and importance in intra or inter-professional collaboration.
Students acquire in-depth knowledge of the concepts of the kinaesthetic model through a certified kinaesthetic trainer and learn special positioning techniques for nursing practice. They gain insight into ergonomic activities in cases of pathophysiological changes to the musculoskeletal system and expand their knowledge of preventative and health promotion care.
Students implement the theory-based knowledge they have acquired (theory-practice transfer) according to the ‘from simple to complex’ model (stage ‘beginner’) in all practical areas necessary to achieve the required competence level. Students recognise and react to health risks and resources and implement appropriate measures as part of the nursing process. They use self-study to develop and expand knowledge relevant to the disorders they encounter at their place of internship. Students can also compile a learning portfolio to document and reflect on their practical training.
Students understand the organisation and processes involved in the internship, they are familiar data protection provisions and confidentiality obligations, objectives of the internship, internship documentation, meetings with self and external assessments on site, internship evaluations and learning support. They can independently carry out the required stages of the nursing process. Reflection and supervision enables them to handle stressful practical situations and to draw on personal resources and coping strategies.
Skills training and simulation 2
Based on the practical lessons, manual skills and abilities can be refined in skill training. Realistic, practical and complex simulation scenarios are offered to enable theory-practice transfer. The learning scenarios are adapted to the content of the respective semester and increase in complexity as skills are acquired. In addition to the implementation and implementation of practical nursing interventions, the simulation also enables skills to be acquired in the areas of communication, organization, interdisciplinarity and the ability to reflect, and thus represents an important link between the individual modules.
Students gain insight into the history of health care and nursing (national and international) from antiquity to the present day. They are able to make the connection with developments in nursing against the backdrop of historic and socio-political developments. They also learn about the pillars of professional development (vocation – profession – professionalism – science). They acquire knowledge about professional socialisation and derive a professional understanding of their role.
Legal Fundamentals of Nursing
Students understand the legal fundamentals from relevant fields (e.g. professional law, sanitary law, employment law, employee protection law, social insurance law, patient law, care allowance and social welfare law, medicinal devices law, the Federal Hospitals Act, the Nursing Home Residence Act, the Hospitalisation Act, custodianship) and can place them within a logical context, taking account of the Health Care and Nursing Act and implement them in practice. In particular, they learn about the scope of competence of advanced nursing practice in complex care situations and the legal specifications with regard to intra and inter-professional collaboration (nursing care, social care professions, occupational therapists, physiotherapists etc.).
Nursing Sciences and Research 1
Students learn about the tasks, goals and subject areas of nursing sciences and research. They acquire insight into the research process and become familiar with the effects of professionalisation, terminology and classification systems on the target groups and the professional environment. Students also learn about the basics of literature research and scientific methodology.
