Nursing staff are closest to the person – they often notice changes first. This course (approx. 10 teaching units of 45 minutes each) turns this closeness, across 12 modules, into a core competence: systematic patient observation. It teaches how to measure and assess the vital signs reliably (pulse, blood pressure, breathing, temperature, consciousness), how to deal with blood glucose and other parameters, how to observe skin, elimination and pain, the early recognition of emergencies and warning signs (e.g. stroke, sepsis, delirium) and structured documentation and passing on of information. Each module offers learning objectives, solid learning text, an in-depth section, a case study and a transfer-to-practice exercise. At the end: self-reflection, checklists and confirmation of participation. Reference values serve as a guide; what is decisive is the individual assessment and medical evaluation.
Course objectives:
- Understand patient observation as a central nursing competence
- Measure and assess vital signs reliably
- Interpret blood glucose and other parameters correctly
- Observe skin, elimination, pain and consciousness systematically
- Recognise emergencies and warning signs early
- Document observations in a structured way and pass them on (SBAR)
Self-study without supervision, assignments or assessment of learning progress by instructors; the voluntary self-reflection is for your own orientation only. Your confirmation of participation becomes available once you have marked all modules as done yourself.