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BASICS OF NURSING WITH PHILOSOPHY

1. INTRODUCTION TO NURSING:
a. The patient’s environment (definition, purpose, equipment, maintenance)
b. Life activities and assisting the patient in maintaining/performing life activities (recognition of healthy/pathological patterns or symptoms/signs related to life activities)
c. Patient within the healthcare system (admission, discharge, transfer and continuity of nursing care)
d. The concept of safety (from the perspective of the patient, environment, staff and work processes)
2. HISTORY OF NURSING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE IN NURSING:
a. Characteristics of individual periods in the development of nursing
b. The changing image and role of the nurse throughout history
c. Theories and conceptual models – meaning and practical application
3. MODERN (CONTEMPORARY) NURSING:
a. Conceptual starting points of modern nursing
b. The patient as a subject of nursing
c. Nursing professionalization process
d. Elements of modern nursing
e. Process method of work
f. Nurse as carrier and provider of nursing care
g. Nurse professional development
h. Nursing as an integral part of the health care system
i. Challenges for nursing in the present and future
4. PRACTICAL TRAINING IN SIMULATION LABORATORIES as preparation for entering the clinical environment – nursing interventions for adult patients from:
a. Personal hygiene
b. Movement
c. Urination and stool (faeces) output
d. Eating and drinking fluids
e. Drug preparations and applications
f. Collection of biological material (urine, stool, blood, swab)
g. Wound management
h. Observations of the patient’s condition / abilities and measurements of vital functions

PREVENTION AND INFECTION CONTROL IN HEALTHCARE

1. INFECTIONS IN HEALTHCARE AND PATIENT SAFETY
a. The importance of infection prevention in health care, the results of measures in the field of nursing care
b. Implementation of standard hygiene measures for infection control in healthcare, organization of infection prevention services and the role of nursing
2. HYGIENE TIMELINE – A LEADING MEASURE IN THE PREVENTION OF INFECTIONS IN HEALTHCARE
a. hands as a source of infections in healthcare
b. principles of hand hygiene – 5 steps WHO
c. hand washing – hygienic, surgical, mistakes
d. hand disinfection – how, why, when, mistakes
e. the importance of hand skin care
f. use of gloves – principles, errors
3. USE OF STANDARD PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
a. types, principles of use, effectiveness
4. HYGIENE MAINTENANCE OF THE PATIENT’S DIRECT SURROUNDINGS IN THE HOSPITAL ROOM, IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
a. cleaning and disinfecting the surroundings
b. work with hospital linen
5. REPROCESSING OF MATERIALS AND ACCESSORIES
a. disposal of disposable items
b. the process of cleaning and disinfecting utensils
c. cleaning and disinfecting the patient’s surroundings
d. disinfectants, types, effectiveness, preparation
e. sterilization
6. PREVENTION OF INJURIES BY SHARP OBJECTS
a. measures to prevent incidents
b. measures in case of an incident – injury with a sharp object that is contaminated with blood or other potential infectious matter
7. MEASURES FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND CONTROL OF THE CROSSING OF CLEAN AND UNCLEAN ROUTES, OBJECTS, MATERIALS AND PEOPLE
8. PREPARATION, IMPLEMENTATION AND CONTROL OF ISOLATION MEASURES, IMPLEMENTATION AND CONTROL OF DECOLONIZATION
a. types of insulation and measures
b. preparation of room for isolation
c. work in isolation and protective equipment depending on the mode of transmission
d. withdrawal of control fees
9. MANAGEMENT OF WASTE IN HEALTHCARE
a. types of waste in healthcare
b. waste management in accordance with applicable regulations and legislation
10. HEALTH EDUCATIONAL WORK
a. the importance of education and control in the prevention of infections in health care
b. teaching patients and visitors about behavior and prescribed hygiene measures in the field of infection prevention and control