Nursing to Acute, Chronical and Critical Ill Patients, Advanced Training and Simulation

Knowledge

• Describes the importance of the health assessment skills for the professional nurse to contribute to the patient's well-being.
• Describes a systematic approach to collecting and interpreting the health history and physical examination.
• Has knowledge of methods for observing and identifying symptoms, justifies nursing assessments and measures in the event of somatic disease.
• Uses critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills as it relates to interpreting the health assessment data.

Skills

• Collects appropriate health history from a patient using therapeutic communication skills during the interviewing process and interprets key elements to contribute to an accurate patient's problem list.
• Performs appropriate and accurate physical assessment skills for each body system accurately.
• Documents the findings of their health history and physical examination with accurate use of medical terminology.
• Can appropriate knowledge about complications of illness and suggest preventive, health-promoting, treating or palliative measures in relation to the patient's needs.

General Competencies

• Develops knowledge and skills eliciting clinical decision-making and holistic care of the patient.
• Can plan and carry out nursing for pre- and postoperative patients.